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100146

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many special educational needs support staff have bid for funds from the National Scholarship Fund to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	211205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Scholarship Fund was introduced in 2011 following a commitment in the Importance of Teaching white paper to encourage teachers to deepen their subject knowledge. This year the priority subject area was special educational needs.</p><p>In round two, the National Scholarship Fund was expanded to include a scholarship for special educational needs (SEN) support staff to undertake a SEN related course or activity. There were 493 applications from SEN support staff and in round three of the National Scholarship Fund there were 225 applications from SEN support staff and in this year’s round (round 4) there were 215 applications from SEN Support Staff.</p><p>Of the £1 million made available for teachers and SEN Support staff in the National Scholarship Fund 2014-15, £792,652.63 was offered to applicants as awards.</p><p>Scholarships will only be awarded where applications are judged to be of sufficient merit. This will determine the number of scholarships awarded. We sought the assistance of colleagues from the sector to form an expert panel to judge the applications. The panel interrogated and ratified the internal assessment process. As impartial educational professionals they brought particular and relevant expertise to the process. They acted as independent external verifiers to ensure the rigour and consistency of the assessment process, and to endorse the scholarly nature of funded development activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211317 question first answered 24/10/2014 13:41:05 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

91146

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she issues to (a) maintained and (b) independent schools on recording instances where staff have verbally abused a special educational needs student.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	208631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2014 answer text <p>All schools have a duty to safeguard all children, particularly those in need of additional support which includes pupils with special educational needs. In April, the Department for Education issued ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (KCSIE) guidance which sets out what schools and colleges must do to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18.[1]</p><p> </p><p>KCSIE provides guidance to schools and colleges about managing allegations that a teacher or member of staff has:</p><p>1. behaved in a way that has harmed a child, or may have harmed a child;</p><p>2. possibly committed a criminal offence against or related to a child; or</p><p>3. behaved towards a child or children in a way that indicates he or she would pose a risk of harm if they work regularly or closely with children.</p><p> </p><p>KCSIE makes clear the importance of recording on the personnel file of the accused: a summary of the allegation; how the allegation was followed up and resolved; any action taken and what decision was reached.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are responsible for determining whether an allegation, including one that alleges that staff have verbally abused pupils, would meet any of the criteria and, where it appears to do so should discuss the matter with the Local Authority Designated Officer. In most serious cases the children’s social care services and/or the police should be consulted. Local arrangements should be followed for those cases that are judged to have not met the criteria.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 25/09/2014 13:32:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

90466

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 551W, on disadvantaged pupils, what research her Department has commissioned into the role of special educational needs co-ordinators in decisions on how to spend the Pupil Premium; and for what reason no guidance was issued to schools on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	208026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not commissioned any research to date specifically on the role of special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) in decisions on how to spend the pupil premium, just as the Department does not advise schools in any general sense on how they should spend the pupil premium. This is because schools are best placed to understand and respond to the needs of their disadvantaged pupils, and to develop their own processes for deciding pupil premium spending priorities. Schools will of course wish to involve SENCOs in reviewing the evidence on effective practice in raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs, and use their findings to inform spending decisions.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 08/09/2014 16:59:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

89547

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 551W, on pupils: disadvantaged, from which experts and organisations her Department received representations when drafting the 0-25 Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (a) in general and (b) on its recommendation that the SENCO, headteacher and governing body or proprietor of a school should consider their strategic approach to meeting special educational needs in the context of the total resources available to the school, including any resources targeted at particular groups, such as the Pupil Premium.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The individuals and organisations who responded to the consultations on the draft Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice are listed in the Government’s response to the consultations, which also summarises the key points made by respondents.</p><p> </p><p>This information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/319071/SEND_code_of_practice_0_to_25_years_response.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/319071/SEND_code_of_practice_0_to_25_years_response.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 04/09/2014 13:15:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

89557

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 551W, on pupils: disadvantaged, whether her Department holds records on how much of the Pupil Premium is used to fund support for those pupils with special educational needs who are economically deprived, looked after by the local authority or who have left care via adoption or other routes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The information requested could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 09/09/2014 16:22:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

89558

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to what additional vetting procedures special educational needs co-ordinators are subject.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>Schools are responsible for ensuring appropriate vetting procedures are carried out for their workforce, this includes special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).</p><p>In addition, mainstream schools must ensure that there is a qualified teacher designated as SENCO for the school. All newly appointed SENCO must be a qualified teacher and, where they have not previously been the SENCO at that or any other relevant school for a total period of more than twelve months, they must achieve a National Award in Special Educational Needs Coordination within three years of appointment. Further guidance is set out in the new 0-25 special educational needs Code of Practice which came into force on 1 September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 04/09/2014 13:16:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

89561

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her Department's policy to collate and record the numbers of special educational needs co-ordinators in maintained and independent schools.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has no plans to collate or record the number of special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) in schools. All state funded mainstream schools in England are already under legal duties to appoint a qualified teacher as a SENCO. School governing bodies or proprietors are responsible for ensuring their schools meet this requirement under the Children and Families Act 2014. Further guidance is set out in the new Code of Practice which came in to effect on 1 September.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 04/09/2014 13:18:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

89565

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department conducted a financial impact assessment of the effects of the most recent Education Financial Settlement on students with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>On 17 July, I announced changes to the way that school funding would be distributed next year. These included the allocation of £390 million extra schools funding to the least fairly funded local authorities, and some small improvements to the allocation of funds for pupils and students with special educational needs (SEN). The Department for Education consulted on how to allocate the additional funding, and carefully considered the impact of the funding distribution methodology on individual local authorities’ ability to meet the needs of such young people. No authority will be worse off as a result of the changes. All authorities should, therefore, be in a position to ensure that all pupils in their area with SEN get the level of support that they require.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/09/2014 09:18:49 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

65443

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2014, Official Report, column 83W, on special educational needs, how many local authorities have provided extra funding to assist schools with a disproportionate number of pupils with special educational needs in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally at this level of detail.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 08/07/2014 12:49:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

65444

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2014, Official Report, column 83W, on special educational needs, how much local authorities have spent on providing extra funding for schools with a disproportionate number of pupils with special educational needs in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	203834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally at this level of detail.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 08/07/2014 12:52:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe