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454657

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times since 2006 government-commissioned reports have recommended that more teacher training is necessary in the field of special educational needs to satisfy the duty to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>All initial teacher training (ITT) courses must ensure that trainee teachers can meet the teachers’ standards at the appropriate level. This includes having a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs (SEN). Teachers must also be able to adapt teaching to the needs of all pupils and have an understanding of the factors that can inhibit learning and how to overcome them.</p><p> </p><p>An independent review of ITT, carried out by Sir Andrew Carter, and published in January 2015, found that there is considerable variability in ITT course content across the system, and cites SEN among areas where there are gaps in a range of courses.</p><p>In response to the Carter Review, the Government has commissioned an independent working group made up of expert representatives from the sector, including an SEN specialist, to develop a framework of core ITT content. The group is expected to report to Ministers in spring 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance on teacher’s standards is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 01/03/2016 17:53:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452249

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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 whether they are aware of any evidence that being taught by teachers trained in inclusive pedagogy is of benefit to pupils both with and without special educational needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In order to be awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards, which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them. The most important factor, as recognised by Ofsted, in supporting the best outcomes for all pupils with and without SEND, is the quality of teaching. All students benefit from high quality teaching supported by rigorous monitoring and good assessment, with specialist teachers where required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6151 question first answered 23/02/2016 15:16:39 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452250

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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 whether they are aware of any evidence that being taught by teachers specifically trained in support and identification of special educational needs has a negative impact on pupils who do not have a special educational need.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In order to be awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards, which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them. The most important factor, as recognised by Ofsted, in supporting the best outcomes for all pupils with and without SEND, is the quality of teaching. All students benefit from high quality teaching supported by rigorous monitoring and good assessment, with specialist teachers where required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL6150 question first answered 23/02/2016 15:16:39 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452251

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the most commonly occurring learning difficulties with which a teacher is expected to deal in the classroom.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department uses the School Census to assess the prevalence and type of special educational need (SEN) in schools. In January 2015, moderate learning difficulty was the most common type of SEN recorded by schools. Autistic spectrum disorder was the most common need for those with a statement or Education Health and Care (EHC) plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:11:14 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452252

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of pupils in an average class who will have some form of special educational need.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The percentage of children with special educational needs is collected in the January schools census.</p><p>In January 2015, 14.4% of pupils attending state funded primary schools and 14.3% attending state funded secondary schools were identified as having some form of special educational need. These figures include pupils with a statement of special educational needs, an Education, Health and Care plan, or children who receive SEN support<em>. </em>This figure does not include pupils who attend special schools or pupils who attend independent schools. Nationally, 15.4% of all pupils were identified as having special educational needs in January 2015.</p><p>There has been a decline in the proportion of children with SEN since 2010 when 21.1% of pupils had SEN. This has occurred because the number of pupils with SEN without statements/ EHC plans has declined, due to more accurate identification of those with SEN following implementation of the SEND reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:12:10 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

452253

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the minimum required number of trained special educational needs support staff within a school.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL6154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In order to be awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), all teacher trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards, which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.</p><p>Schools are responsible for deciding what external support to seek and for setting their own priorities for the continuous professional development of their staff. The SEN and Disability code of practice makes it clear that high quality teaching, differentiated for individual pupils, is the first step in responding to pupils who have or may have SEN. Schools should review, and, where necessary, improve teachers’ understanding of strategies to identify and support vulnerable pupils and their knowledge of the SEN more frequently encountered.</p><p>The SEN and disability local offer, published by each local authority, must include arrangements in schools for securing expertise among teachers and other professionals to support pupils with SEN or disabilities. This should include professional development to secure that expertise.</p><p>All mainstream schools, including Academies and free schools, and mainstream nursery schools are required to designate a member of staff, a SENCO, to co-ordinate provision for pupils with special educational needs. That person must be a qualified teacher. If that person has been a SENCO for less than twelve months, he or she must achieve a National Award in Special Educational Needs Co-ordination within three years of appointment.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:20:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450605

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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 what is the timetable for the publication of the recommendations of the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE, on improving the quality of initial teacher training courses in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministers of the Department for Education are awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group on the content of initial teacher training, which is expected this spring. The Government will consider the group’s recommendations carefully and determine how they should be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5907 question first answered 18/02/2016 13:47:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450606

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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 whether they intend to enact in full the recommendations from the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministers of the Department for Education are awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group on the content of initial teacher training, which is expected this spring. The Government will consider the group’s recommendations carefully and determine how they should be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5906 question first answered 18/02/2016 13:47:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450460

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which body or bodies establishes the final criteria for qualified teacher status; what are those criteria; and where they are made available.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership publishes the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) criteria. These set out entry, training, management and quality assurance criteria with which all accredited providers of ITT must comply with.</p><p> </p><p>The Teachers’ Standards were published in 2011 and apply to all teachers regardless of their career stage. They define the minimum level of practice expected of teachers. For the purpose of the award of qualified teacher status (QTS), they constitute the ‘specified standards’ within the meaning given to the phrase in Schedule 2 of The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations. As such, they are used by accredited providers of ITT to assess trainee progress and attainment during, and the end of, a training programme.</p><p> </p><p>The ITT criteria and Teachers’ Standards have been attached to this answer.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 18/02/2016 17:05:47 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450461

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Education (School Teacher Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003, and in particular Schedule 2, remain in force; and if not, when they were amended, and by what Act or statutory instrument.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The Education (School Teacher Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003, including Schedule 2, remain in force.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 18/02/2016 17:04:37 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington