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100694

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in light of the announcement that a new set of standards is to be established for teaching assistants in England, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved administrations on ensuring consistency in standards for teaching assistants across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	211668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>School staffing policy is a matter for the devolved administrations. A review of teacher assistant standards for schools in England was launched recently. It is led by Kate Dethridge who is being supported by a panel of experts. A public call for evidence will be initiated shortly which will explore good practice across schools. The Department for Education also plans carry out a public consultation once the standards have been agreed by the expert panel. Use of the standards will be voluntary.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 29/10/2014 12:53:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

101107

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Brigg and Goole
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding schools in Brigg and Goole constituency received under the pupil premium in 2013-14; and what estimate she has made of how much funding those schools will receive in pupil premium in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	212068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Schools and academies in Brigg and Goole constituency have been allocated £2.231 million through the pupil premium for financial year 2013 to 2014, and £2.851 million for financial year 2014 to 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This includes funding through the deprivation and service child elements for financial year 2013 to 2014, and also the children adopted from care element for financial year 2014 to 2015, but excludes the looked-after children element in both years as this is not available at a parliamentary constituency level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/10/2014 15:26:56 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

101372

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers are no longer in service in the English publicly-funded schools sector and did not receive a pension in 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	212180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the specific data requested. However, the scheme administrator for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) holds data on the number of individuals who have participated in the scheme in the past but are now deferred (have ceased to be in pensionable service but have not yet accessed benefits).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While the TPS data includes teachers whose last recorded service was in a publicly funded school in England, it also covers those whose last service was in Wales or in other establishments covered by the Scheme (for example further and higher education establishments). I have asked the TPS administrator to provide a breakdown of the data on deferred members that excludes those whose last service was in Wales, or in a non-publicly-funded school sector establishment, or where the member reached their normal pension age by 2012, and will place a copy of the final results in the library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 13:14:06 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

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

100692

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the actual and percentage change in pay for school support staff has been in each of the last 15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	211755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The requested 15 year time series is not available. The Department for Education now collects data on school support staff pay through the annual School Workforce Census but, to date, the pay data has been too incomplete to publish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 30/10/2014 15:28:45 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101094

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will reinstate references to child wellbeing in the Ofsted inspection framework.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	211946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. A copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 13:16:46 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

100359

	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	Further Education: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students who completed further education in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West went on to (i) university, (ii) a full-time job and (iii) an apprenticeship in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	211558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Destination measures were produced for students who entered an A level or other Level 3 qualification in June 2014 for the 2010/11 cohort, showing their destinations in 2011/12. This was the first time that the data had been compiled separately for Further Education (FE) students – those in FE Colleges, Sixth Form Colleges and FE providers – and those in school sixth forms</p><p>The table below shows data for Pendle, Lancashire and the North West for FE students (students in FE Colleges, Sixth Form Colleges and FE providers). Separate figures for full-time employment are not available.</p><p>The published tables, which include comparable data for school sixth forms, are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-2011-to-2012" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-2011-to-2012</a></p><p>The figures for 2011/12 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Destination Measures for key stage 5: 2010/11 cohort<sup>1</sup> from further education going into a 2011/12 destination.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Percentage going into a sustained<sup>2</sup> destination</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>Number<sup>3</sup> <br>of further <br>education<sup>4</sup> <br>students</p></td><td><p>Higher<sup>5</sup> <br>Education</p></td><td><p>Employment <br>and/or Training<sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>Apprenticeships</p></td><td><p>Other<sup>7</sup> <br>sustained<sup>2</sup> <br>destinations</p></td><td><p>Destination <br>not sustained<sup>2</sup>/NEET</p></td><td><p>Activity not captured <br>in the data<sup>8</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>31,820</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>5,390</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pendle</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: National pupil database</em></p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>All students who entered an A Level or other Level 3 qualification. This includes all level 3 qualifications i.e. general or applied A levels, AS examinations or other level 3 qualifications. These students are mostly academic age 17. There are also a number of students of academic age 16 and 18 in the cohort.</li><li>Sustained participation for the first two terms, October to March.</li><li>Number of students rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Further Education includes students from Further Education Colleges, Sixth Form Colleges and other Further Education providers; it excludes school sixth forms.</li><li>Higher Education includes students at Higher Education institutions or undertaking Higher Education provision at a Further Education college.</li><li>This includes all young people who were recorded as having been in employment and/or training for at least 5 months for the sustained period, October to March.</li><li>Other sustained destinations include school sixth forms, sixth form colleges, further education colleges, other further education providers, independent schools and specialist providers.</li><li>‘Activity not captured in data' means the young person was not found in an education, employment or a recorded NEET destination. Possible reasons for this could be that the young person was attending an independent college or school that was not captured in the awarding body data, a Scottish or Welsh college or school, they have left the country, are in custody or their whereabouts are not known.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/10/2014 17:43:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

100798

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2014 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools to the Earl of Listowel, Official Report, House of Lords, column 553, what estimate she has made of the number of schools that do not prioritise looked-after children.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	211783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The School Admissions Code 2012 requires all state-funded schools to give admission priority to looked-after and previously looked-after children. [1]</p><p>In May this year the Department issued additional guidance to clarify its position for school admission authorities in relation to children adopted from local authority care. This was to ensure that all children adopted from local authority care in England and Wales should have the highest priority rather than restricting priority to those children adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002.</p><p>The most recent report of the Office of the Schools Adjudicator indicates that this requirement has been met in most of the arrangements seen by adjudicators (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307182/osa_annual_report_12-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307182/osa_annual_report_12-13.pdf</a>) but acknowledges there is more to be done to ensure that all schools comply fully with this requirement.</p><p>The Children and Families Act 2014 included a new provision to place the role of Virtual School Head (VSH) on a statutory footing. VSHs have a role in promoting the education of the children their authority looks after and that includes ensuring everyone understands the requirements in the Code.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Previously looked-after children are those who have been adopted from care and those who left care under a Special Guardianship Order or Residence (now Child Arrangements) Order.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 28/10/2014 17:41:31 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

100866

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	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, how many new school applications have been processed by regional school commissioners; how many such applications were (a) approved and (b) refused; and what the reasons for such approval or refusal were in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	211862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The regional schools commissioners (RSCs) have been involved in nine applications for new academies under the academy presumption (section 6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006). RSCs do not make the decision about whether a new school is needed or not. This decision lies with the relevant local authority, and arises from the basic need for more pupil places. The RSCs’ role is limited to deciding who would be the best proposer to establish the new school.</p><p>In six cases the RSC approved the proposer recommended by the local authority. In three cases a different proposer was approved. In each case this decision was taken based on an assessment of the capacity, capability and performance of all proposers.</p><p>RSCs do not currently make decisions about free school applications.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 29/10/2014 17:54:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

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