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100354

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will provide funding for schools and colleges providing education for young people under the age of 19 to meet the additional costs arising from the (a) additional employer contribution as set out in the Teachers' Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 and (b) higher national insurance contributions which will be paid from 1 April 2016 as a result of the Pension Act 2014; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	211581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is asking schools, like other employers across the public sector, to contribute more towards their employees’ pensions to ensure that the cost of public sector pension schemes do not fall unfairly on taxpayers. Our protection of the core schools budget in real terms means that schools are well-placed to cope with changes in their costs in 2015-16. The Department has also deferred the introduction of the increase to September 2015, giving schools an additional five months to plan how they will meet the additional pensions cost.</p><p>In addition, the Chancellor confirmed that the next spending review will take into account the cost to employers of the reforms to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and the implications for National Insurance.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 11:01:14 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100360

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
	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 20 October 2014 to Question 210122, what costs (a) have been and (b) will be incurred by her Department for the (i) design and (ii) editing of the British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	211549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not incurred any costs for the design or editing of the British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 28/10/2014 17:24:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

100363

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) male and (b) female teachers there are in state primary schools; and if she will take steps to increase the number of male teachers.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	211461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number and proportion of male and female regular teachers in service (full-time head count of regular teachers and FTE of part-time regular teachers) in publicly funded primary schools in England, November 2010 to 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>27,200</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>169,000</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>196,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>28,100</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>171,000</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>199,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>29,200</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>174,700</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>204,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>30,600</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>179,200</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>209,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Includes unspecified gender so will not equal the sum of the individual genders.</p><p>We value diversity in the workforce and want the best people in the classroom. The quality of teachers across the board is improving – the proportion of primary teachers with a 2:1 degree or better has increased from 62% in 2009/10 to 73% in 2013/14.</p><p>Nevertheless, we are keen to see more outstanding male teachers in primary schools and the trend is positive. The number of male teachers in primary schools has increased by 3,400 since 2010, whilst the proportion of male primary trainees starting programmes in 2013/14 is 21%, compared to 20% in 2012/13 and 19% in 2011/12. The proportion of male trainees starting School Direct (salaried) initial teacher training primary programmes is even higher at 28% in 2013/14, indicating that schools, when given the power to recruit their own trainees, are particularly successful in recruiting men.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 11:05:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

100950

	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	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has given to primary schools to ensure that they can provide sufficient places.
	tabling member constituency	Winchester
	tabling member printed	Steve Brine
	uin	905650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We are investing £5 billion over this Parliament to support local authorities in their duty to secure sufficient school places for their area.</p><p> </p><p>This has already enabled local authorities to create 260,000 additional pupil places between May 2010 and May 2013, including 212,000 primary places, with more in the pipeline for September 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 17:17:46 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine

100952

	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	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure there is an adequate number of school places; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	905641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>260,000 additional school places have been created between May 2010 and May 2013. We are on track to meet the extra pressures for places across the country.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 17:15:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

100951

	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	Sixth Form Colleges
	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 future funding of sixth form colleges.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	905648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We hope to provide stability in funding rates for sixth form colleges and other 16-19 provision in academic year 2015/16. We plan to announce the rates by the end of January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/10/2014 17:16:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

100141

	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, what assessment she has made of the quality of specialist education support services for children in (a) England and (b) Plymouth with low incidence needs.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	211273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to determine the support they arrange, including any specialist education services for children and young people with low incidence needs. The importance of making appropriate provision for children with low incidence needs and local authorities including information about specialist support in their local offer is set out in the new 0-25 special educational needs and disability code of practice. Under Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to keep under review the educational provision, training provision and social care provision made in their area for children and young people who have special educational needs.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:55:11 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

100352

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Rights
	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 14 October 2014 to Question 210316, if she will publish the outcome of considerations of the potential effect of government policy proposals and government proposals for legislation on the rights of children carried out by the Children's Commissioner under the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	211622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The approach the Department for Education has adopted is to make the assessment of children’s rights an integral part of policy and legislative development rather than a one-off exercise. The results of this approach are reflected in the equality impact assessment published for the Education Act 2011.[1]</p><p>Our consideration of children’s rights during the legislative process also takes account of advice from the Joint Committee on Human Rights.</p><p>The Office of the Children’s Commissioner is an independent non-Departmental public body and is responsible for publishing the reports it produces.[2]</p><p>The ECHR and UNCRC note on the Children and Families Act 2014.[3]</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https:/media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk</a></p><p>[3] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211621 question first answered 27/10/2014 17:53:40 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

100353

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Rights
	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 14 October 2014 to Question 210316, if she will publish the child rights impact assessments made in respect of the legislative proposals leading to the Education Act 2011 and the Children and Families Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	211621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The approach the Department for Education has adopted is to make the assessment of children’s rights an integral part of policy and legislative development rather than a one-off exercise. The results of this approach are reflected in the equality impact assessment published for the Education Act 2011.[1]</p><p>Our consideration of children’s rights during the legislative process also takes account of advice from the Joint Committee on Human Rights.</p><p>The Office of the Children’s Commissioner is an independent non-Departmental public body and is responsible for publishing the reports it produces.[2]</p><p>The ECHR and UNCRC note on the Children and Families Act 2014.[3]</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https:/media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130802140618/https://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/e/the%20education%20act%202011%20equalities%20impact%20assessment.pdf</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk</a></p><p>[3] <a href="http://www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill" target="_blank">www.webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140430083435/http:/www.education.gov.uk/dfe/b00221161/children-families-bill</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211622 question first answered 27/10/2014 17:53:40 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

100355

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's Research Report, Are free schools using innovative approaches?, published in September 2014, what the (a) longest and (b) shortest (i) terms and (ii) school years are in days, according to the responses from the free schools which submitted answers to her Department's questionnaire, referred to in that Report.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	211518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Our online survey of free schools asked only whether they were operating terms and school years that were different to other schools in the local area. It did not collect data on the actual lengths of terms and school years in the free schools or other local schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Two out of 74 (3%) of the free schools completing the survey stated that they do not offer personal, social, health and economic education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211517 211521 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:52:51 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman