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731933

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on a new right to request (a) paid and (b) unpaid leave for training for teachers.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Requests relating to any circumstances of paid or unpaid leave are a matter for teachers’ employers – in the case of maintained schools this would be for head teachers, based on policies agreed with the Local Authority. For academies, this would be for the head teacher to agree with the academy governing board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/06/2017 16:58:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731324

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training the Government is providing for teachers on the new GCSE grades system.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The independent exams regulator Ofqual, the awarding organisations and the Department for Education (DfE) have been providing, since 2014, a full range of information including guidance to teachers on the new 9 to 1 grading scale for reformed GCSEs in England. All awarding organisations must comply with Ofqual’s General Conditions of Recognition, which include rules related to the provision of effective guidance to schools and colleges (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-the-general-conditions-of-recognition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-the-general-conditions-of-recognition</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Ofqual’s information campaign on the changes to GCSEs and the new grading scale has included speaking events, regular newsletters as well as blogs, postcards, webinars and advertising on social media and catch up television. Additionally, in July 2016 and March this year all schools and colleges were sent a joint DfE/Ofqual slide pack which provides teachers with a single source of information about the changes to GCSEs, and also to AS and A levels. This can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/march-2017-ofqual-letter-to-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/march-2017-ofqual-letter-to-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More recently, on 20 and 21 June, we launched a new webpage (<a href="https://newgcses.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://newgcses.campaign.gov.uk/</a>) and fact sheets (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-new-grading-scale-factsheets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-new-grading-scale-factsheets</a>) which provide information for teachers, and also for students, parents, employers, and others who work in education.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/06/2017 16:06:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

731579

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the repayment of student loans by teachers.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing its approach ‎to the financing of teacher training and its relationship to wider student support. We will announce our conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 678 679 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:29:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

713786

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the change was in the rate of acceptances onto teacher training courses in (a) Sheffield, (b) Yorkshire and (c) the UK from 2015-16 to 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	69109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) administer applications to initial teacher training (ITT) and publish data about applications and acceptances. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-releases" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-releases</a>.</p><p>The Department’s ITT Census provides the number of new entrants who started in postgraduate initial teacher training for academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17. Figures for all of the requested areas are contained in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>New entrants to postgraduate initial teacher training</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Location of ITT provider</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2015/16</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2016/17</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Percentage change</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>1,012</p></td><td><p>988</p></td><td><p><em> - 2.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,794</p></td><td><p>2,940</p></td><td><p><em>5.2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>27,761</p></td><td><p>27,053</p></td><td><p><em>- 2.6%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: ITT Census</p><ul><li>Figures for 2016/17 are provisional and subject to change</li><li>Figures exclude forecasted trainees</li><li>Location of ITT provider does not necessarily reflect the location of the trainee</li><li>Identification of Sheffield ITT providers based on the registered postcode of the provider.</li></ul><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/03/2017 15:51:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

705570

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) formal and (b) informal consultation her Department conducted to inform the criteria determining which universities are awarded a (i) multi-year and (ii) single year allocation of initial teacher training places.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	65627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The criteria used to determine the allocations universities received are set out on pages 7-8 of the 2017/18 allocations methodology, published in September 2016. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) actively engaged with stakeholders, including relevant sector bodies, in open and constructive dialogue while building the policy on multi-year allocations. Last year the NCTL held 42 Initial Teacher Training Advisory Group (ITTAG) and regional network meetings and will continue to do so to improve the allocations process.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/03/2017 16:46:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

705827

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 30 January (HL Deb, col 972), what level of funding has been spent on subject enhancement courses every year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>Spend on subject knowledge enhancement courses for each year since 2010 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Subject Knowledge Enhancement Courses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£14,604,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£16,096,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£18,092,321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£16,633,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15[1]</p></td><td><p>£13,930,199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£20,678,828</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Low spend in FY 2014-15 can be attributed to the transition from allocations to a claims-based system during AY 2013/14, which overlapped with the early stages of FY 2014-15, meaning that significantly fewer claims were processed.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/03/2017 12:38:58 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

693196

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department uses to determine which universities are awarded a multi-year allocation of initial teacher training places and which are awarded a single-year allocation.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	65215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The criteria used to determine the allocations universities received are set out on pages 7-8 of the 2017/18 allocations methodology, published September 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/02/2017 14:17:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

693205

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether weightings were applied to the criteria which her Department uses to determine which universities were awarded a multi-year allocation of initial teacher training places and which were awarded a single-year allocation.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	65214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>We did not apply different weightings to the criteria – they all have equal weighting. The criteria on how we determined three-year allocations is outlined on pages 7-8 of the 2017/18 allocations methodology, published September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/02/2017 14:13:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

693206

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish details of which universities were awarded multi-year initial teacher training allocations and which were awarded single-year allocations.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	65213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>We intend to publish a full list of allocations and three-year allocations for 2017-18 in due course. This will be supported with a methodological and technical guide on how three-year initial teacher training allocations were determined.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/02/2017 14:15:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

693214

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on recruitment to initial teaching training courses of all university providers only recruiting applicants with a 2.1 degree or higher.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	65050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Teaching is a graduate profession. We do not stipulate a minimum degree class for trainee teachers; however, initial teacher training providers have the freedom to set their own entry requirements. Through the use of bursaries, we encourage those with a higher degree class to enter teaching. Details of bursaries for those beginning courses in 2017/18 can be found here: <a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-salary/overview" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-salary/overview</a></p><p>The degree class of current postgraduate trainees is provided in Tables 2 and 2a in the Main tables section on:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>It includes a breakdown by subject and route.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 65051 question first answered 28/02/2017 17:46:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods