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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-10more like thismore than 2016-03-10
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Social Work more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department provides for local authorities to share best practice on adult social work. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30675 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-15more like thismore than 2016-03-15
answer text <p>Raising the quality and consistency of social work practice remains a priority for the Department and for Government. We continue to provide local authorities with the tools and resources to enable them to share good practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Principal Social Workers are now in place in nearly every local authority and a number of National Health Service trusts, responsible for strong practice leadership in their organisations. They are supported by strong national and regional networks, with links to regional Association of Directors of Adult Social Services networks, helping to identify and share good social work practice. A statement on the role and the responsibility of local authorities to appoint a principal social worker in adult social care, has been included in revised statutory guidance accompanying the Care Act, which the Department published on 10 March.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is working with Skills for Care and the Social Care Institute for Excellence to assist local authorities in the implementation of the Care Act and the sharing of best practice across the whole of the adult social care sector, including social work.</p>
answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-03-15T16:50:26.26Z
answering member
1201
label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
458994
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Social Workers: Training more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2016 to Question 29760, how many students from which universities were represented in the Frontline programme's 2014 and 2015 cohorts. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30513 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-14more like thismore than 2016-03-14
answer text <p>The universities attended by Frontline participants on the 2014 and 2015 cohorts are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>University (first degree)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014 cohort </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 cohort</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff University</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham University</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falmouth University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goldsmiths, University of London</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kings College London</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Metropolitan University</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool Hope University</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool John Moores University</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London School of Economics</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London School of Theology</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loughborough University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester Metropolitan University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesex University</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria University</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford Brookes University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Mary, University of London</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roehampton University</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Holloway, University of London</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School of Oriental and African Studies</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield Hallam University</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea University</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University College London</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Bath</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Birmingham</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Bristol</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Cambridge</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Central Lancashire</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of East Anglia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Essex</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Exeter</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Glasgow</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Greenwich</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Hull</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Kent</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Leicester</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Liverpool</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Manchester</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Nottingham</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Oxford</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Sheffield</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Southampton</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of St Andrews</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Surrey</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Sussex</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Warwick</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Westminster</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of York</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Universita di Roma la Sapienza</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Queensland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Victoria</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p>
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-14T16:41:52.9Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-14T16:41:52.9Z
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
458996
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Mathematics: Teachers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers from China who will teach in Maths Hubs in England will be selected; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30515 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-14more like thismore than 2016-03-14
answer text <p>The government is committed to raising standards in mathematics to reflect the best practice in the world. The mathematics teacher exchange between England and China has been in place for two years to support this aim. The exchange is facilitated by our 35 Maths Hubs – school-led centres of excellence in the teaching of mathematics with a role to drive the transformation of mathematics teaching in England. Maths Hubs select teachers to take part in the exchange. Over the past 2 years, the hubs have arranged for 127 teachers from Shanghai to teach in English schools for 3 weeks, and 131 teachers from England to observe teaching practice in Shanghai.</p><p> </p><p>The exchange has proved to be an overwhelming success. The network of Maths Hubs is establishing effective mathematics teaching for ‘mastery’ approaches from south-east Asian countries including China and Singapore.</p><p> </p><p>Enhancing pupils’ attainment in mathematics by embedding mastery teaching will raise our standards to match those in the highest performing jurisdictions in the world and challenge pupils to realise their potential in an increasingly competitive global market.</p><p> </p><p>This work has been supported by the use of high quality adapted versions of Singapore textbooks both to aid pupils’ understanding and to support teachers’ planning and professional development and 140 Primary Mathematics Teaching for Mastery Experts who will complete their training next month.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-14T15:23:21.647Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-14T15:23:21.647Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
458997
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Teachers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for which subjects there is the greatest need for additional teachers; and what steps she is taking to recruit such teachers. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30514 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-14more like thismore than 2016-03-14
answer text <p>The Department for Education uses the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to estimate the national requirements for the primary phase and each individual secondary subject for the number of postgraduate Initial Teacher Training (ITT) places to meet future demand.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016/17 version of the TSM, which was used to inform the 2016/17 ITT recruitment process, along with a user guide explaining the methodology in detail, is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The need for additional teachers will not only be met by new entrants to teaching as they only account for about half of all entrants. We are encouraged that the number of former teachers coming back to the classroom has continued to rise year after year – in 2014 we welcomed back more than 14,100 teachers, up from 11,700 in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to offer a range of generous financial incentives – including training bursaries of up to £30,000 tax-free – to trainee teachers in the subjects where there is the greatest need. Between now and 2020, we will invest a total of £1.3 billion in attracting and training new teachers.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Prime Minister announced a package to improve teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, worth up to £67 million over five years. This will train an additional 2,500 maths and physics teachers, and will improve the skills of a further 15,000 teachers in those subjects. We are making it easier for schools to play a leading role in selecting and training new teachers, including through the School Direct route, which this year will train over 10,000 new teachers.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-14T15:18:19.2Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-14T15:18:19.2Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
459022
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Social Workers: Training more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities were represented in each cohort of Set Up participants in each year since its establishment. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30516 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-14more like thismore than 2016-03-14
answer text <p>There were six universities represented in the first cohort of the Step Up programme, which began in 2010; there were seven in the second; ten in the third cohort; and twelve in the fourth cohort.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-14T14:39:58.06Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-14T14:39:58.06Z
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
459066
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment and Support Allowance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants of employment and support allowance in the work related activity group moved off benefits in each quarter since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30517 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-14more like thismore than 2016-03-14
answer text <p>The information requested regarding Employment and Support Allowance caseload and off-flows is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportions can be calculated using the caseload figures with the number of off-flows.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Witham more like this
answering member printed Priti Patel more like this
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less than 2016-03-14T14:04:28.993Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-14T14:04:28.993Z
answering member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
458453
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to school budgets of (a) pupil mobility, (b) staff turnover, (c) pupils not speaking English at home and (d) pupils with special educational needs. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30215 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-11more like thismore than 2016-03-11
answer text <p>We recently published our consultations on national funding formulae for schools and high needs funding. A national funding formula will put an end to currently unfair arrangements where children with the same needs attract different amounts of money simply because of where they live. We believe that the national funding formula should target funding to pupils who are likely to face additional barriers in realising their potential and are proposing to include additional needs factors including for English as an additional language. For pupils with special educational needs (SEN), we propose that mainstream schools should continue to be responsible for the first £6,000 of costs in respect of each of their pupils with SEN, and receive top-up funding from the local authority for costs in excess of £6,000. Local authorities reported that they will allocate £750m to primary and secondary schools in 2015-16 in the form of top-up funding for pupils with SEN.</p><p>Under current local funding formulae, the total amount allocated to school budgets in relation to pupil mobility is £24m for 2015-16 and for English as an additional language, it is £267m. It is for school leaders to determine how best to use their full budget so that all pupils, including mobile pupils, pupils with English as an additional language and those with special educational needs, can reach their full potential.</p>
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-11T13:12:04.303Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-11T13:12:04.303Z
answering member
3980
label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
458459
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Jobcentre Plus: Schools more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2016 to Question 29565, what extra training has been provided to Jobcentre Plus staff to enable them to participate in the Jobcentre Plus support for schools initiative. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30365 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-11more like thismore than 2016-03-11
answer text <p>Comprehensive training for all Jobcentre Plus staff participating in the Jobcentre Support for Schools initiative has been arranged. This includes instruction facilitated by the Careers Development Institute (experts in the careers sector) covering:</p><p /><p /><p /><p> </p><ul><li>How careers work in schools is organised, the respective roles of different partners and how schools operate; and</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Insights and key skills required for working with groups of learners in a classroom environment.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Witham more like this
answering member printed Priti Patel more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-11T12:07:50.417Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-11T12:07:50.417Z
answering member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
458461
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Teachers: Re-employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many qualified teachers returned to the teaching profession in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30338 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-14more like thismore than 2016-03-14
answer text <p>The full-time equivalent number of qualified teachers returning to the state funded sector in each year from 2011 to 2014 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Returners to publicly funded sector[1][2]</p></td><td><p>11,710</p></td><td><p>12,940</p></td><td><p>13,990</p></td><td><p>14,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data can be found in Table C1b of the additional tables in the statistical first release ‘School Workforce in England, November 2014’, available at the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>[1] Entrants with prior experience of teaching in the state funded sector.</p><p>[2] Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-14T15:46:36.173Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-14T15:46:36.173Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
458462
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Jobcentre Plus: Schools more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2016 to Question 29565, what criteria will be applied to determine whether the Jobcentre Plus support for schools initiative should be rolled out more widely. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 30366 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-11more like thismore than 2016-03-11
answer text <p>To determine the wider roll out of Jobcentre Plus Support for Schools, DWP will undertake an evaluation of the pathfinder activity in Autumn 2016 using programme data and a qualitative research study.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The evaluation criteria will include assessing the demand for JCP support from schools, the level of employer engagement with schools being generated, work experience opportunities being brokered through the programme and schools perceiving the programme to have value in providing a more rounded career guidance offer to pupils - in particular those at highest risk of becoming NEET.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Witham more like this
answering member printed Priti Patel more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-11T12:02:41.11Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-11T12:02:41.11Z
answering member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this