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347288

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines her Department has issued on how a consultation under sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 should be undertaken.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s document, <em>Convert to an academy: guide for schools</em>, provides advice to schools on how to pursue conversion to academy status, including information on conducting a statutory consultation. The guidance can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:42:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347289

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
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 policy that when a significant proportion of (a) parents and (b) staff oppose a proposed conversion of a school to academy status, that proposal should fall.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Governing bodies are required to consult parents and staff as part of the conversion process. The governing body is already expected to take account of the outcome of the consultation when deciding whether to enter into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:54:53 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347290

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many countries currently conduct testing of four year olds.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on how many countries currently conduct testing of four-year-olds.</p><p> </p><p>There is a variety of international sources on Early Years. Information on this subject has been published online by the European Commission:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/key_data_series/166EN.pdf" target="_blank">eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/key_data_series/166EN.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2015 14:43:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347291

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will issue directions to the governing bodies of schools planning to convert to academy status to require them to publish the outcome of their consultation on that proposal before they make a decision on the proposal.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The conduct of the consultation and how it is followed up is a matter for the governing body of the school. As public bodies they are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and members of the public are free to request information on the outcome of the consultation from them.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:47:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347292

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is of her Department's assessment that testing of four year olds is beneficial to a child's education and development.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>All schools currently do some form of assessment of pupils on entry to school to support planning of teaching.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The optional reception baseline assessment which was announced in March 2014 is intended to form part of this broader assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/06/2015 14:44:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347293

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what grounds parents can object to a consultation process on converting a school to academy status when they do not consider that the consultation is posing relevant questions or adequately seeking opinion; and by what process such an objection can be made.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the governing body of the school to conduct the consultation in a reasonable and lawful manner. If parents wish to object to the conduct of the consultation they should do so by contacting the governing body of the school.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:43:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347297

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are circumstances in which a consultation under Sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 would not occur during pre-election purdah.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The timing and conduct of the consultation are the responsibility of the governing body of the school. Maintained school governing bodies are not subject to the same restrictions as Government during the pre-election period and would not be prohibited from conducting a statutory consultation during it.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:44:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347298

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the academy funding agreement was signed for (a) Millthorpe School, (b) Scarcroft Primary School and (c) Knavesmire Primary School in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>These three strong primary schools in York applied to convert and were granted academy orders on 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to governing bodies to decide when they consult; it can be done before or after academy order but must have been completed prior to entering into the funding agreement (the legal contract establishing the academy) with the Secretary of State. The schools are consulting until 19 June 2015. The academy conversion support grant of £25,000 is paid to schools after the academy order has been issued and is not linked to completion of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about grants for academies is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 442 443 444 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347299

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the academy order was signed for (a) Millthorpe School, (b) Scarcroft Primary School and (c) Knavesmire Primary School in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>These three strong primary schools in York applied to convert and were granted academy orders on 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to governing bodies to decide when they consult; it can be done before or after academy order but must have been completed prior to entering into the funding agreement (the legal contract establishing the academy) with the Secretary of State. The schools are consulting until 19 June 2015. The academy conversion support grant of £25,000 is paid to schools after the academy order has been issued and is not linked to completion of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about grants for academies is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 441 443 444 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347300

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the stakeholder consultation was completed in order for the academy funds to be released for (a) Millthorpe School, (b) Scarcroft Primary School and (c) Knavesmire Primary School in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>These three strong primary schools in York applied to convert and were granted academy orders on 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to governing bodies to decide when they consult; it can be done before or after academy order but must have been completed prior to entering into the funding agreement (the legal contract establishing the academy) with the Secretary of State. The schools are consulting until 19 June 2015. The academy conversion support grant of £25,000 is paid to schools after the academy order has been issued and is not linked to completion of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about grants for academies is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academy-funding#support-grant</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-academy-chain-development-grant-forms</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 441 442 444 question first answered 04/06/2015 12:02:09 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell