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1023892

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that children who need one on one classroom assistance are able to receive such assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	201592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of reasons why a child may benefit from one on one classroom assistance; for example a child might need extra support for a short period of time to help them catch up.</p><p>Teachers and head teachers are responsible for making decisions about how staff are deployed, based on their knowledge of children’s needs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/12/2018 17:23:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1023893

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	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, how many classroom assistant job positions have been removed in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	201593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The full time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants in state funded schools in England in each of the last 3 years is shown in the table 1 below.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Teaching assistants in all state funded schools in England, 2014 to 2017</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Census year</p></td><td><p>FTE number of teaching assistants</p></td><td><p>Difference in FTE from previous year</p></td><td><p>Percentage difference from previous year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>255,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>263,000</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>265,600</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>262,800</p></td><td><p>-2,800</p></td><td><p>-1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p><p>The School Workforce Census does not collect information on vacancies for teaching assistants.</p><p>The data above is taken from Table 2b of the publication, School Workforce in England 2017. This publication includes underlying data at school level and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/12/2018 17:19:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1023894

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much central government funding has been spent on school transport in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	201594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The majority of central Government funding for home to school transport is made available to local authorities through the local Government finance settlement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is not ring fenced. It is for local authorities to decide how they spend the total amount of funding available to them, through this and other sources.</p><p> </p><p>Data showing how much local authorities spend on home to school transport during 2017-18 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2017-to-2018-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2017-to-2018-financial-year</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data for previous years is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/section-251-materials" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/section-251-materials</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/12/2018 12:41:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1041461

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to provide counselling for students in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	208280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>School based counselling by well-qualified practitioners can play an effective role as part of a ‘whole school’ approach to supporting mental health and wellbeing. The Department’s England-wide representative survey of school provision, published in 2017, indicated that 61% of schools offer counselling services, with 84% of secondary schools providing their pupils with access to counselling support. To support more schools to do so, the Government has provided advice on how to deliver high quality school-based counselling, available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England will fund new mental health support teams, working in schools and colleges, which will be rolled out to between one fifth and a quarter of England by the end of 2023. This will start with 25 trailblazer areas which will be fully operational by the end of 2019. Next steps for this roll out are being considered as part of the NHS long term plan, published on 7 January, and will be informed by the evaluation of the initial trailblazers. These new teams should work closely with services which are already being provided in local areas, including other professionals who work closely with schools and colleges, such as school counsellors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/01/2019 12:13:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1041465

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students did not get a grade 9-4 in their GCSE results in the 2017-18 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	208284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>In 2018, pupils sat a combination of the 23 reformed GCSEs graded on a 9-1 scale and the remaining legacy GCSEs graded on an A*-G scale. The bottom of grade 4 is aligned with the bottom of grade C, so a grade 4 or above marks a similar achievement to the old grade C or above.</p><p> </p><p>The number of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018 who did not achieve any grades A*-C/9-4 across all their GCSE and equivalent subject entries[1], [2] are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018 who did not achieve any grades A*-C/9-4 across all their GCSE and equivalent subject entries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of school</p></td><td><p>Total number of pupils <br>at the end of Key Stage 4</p></td><td><p>Total number <br> of pupils not <br> achieving grades <br> A*-C or 9-4[3]</p></td><td><p>Percentage pupils not <br>achieving grades A*-C or 9-4 (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools[4]</p></td><td><p>585,377</p></td><td><p>94,436</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded school</p></td><td><p>523,757</p></td><td><p>76,168</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2017-to-2018-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2017-to-2018-provisional</a>.</p><p>[2] Cambridge International Certificates and Edexcel Level 1/2 Certificates were classed as GCSE equivalent awards in 2017/18. If GCSE equivalents were excluded from the analysis, the number not achieving any 9-4/A*-C passes would go up by 283 in all schools, and 121 in state funded schools.</p><p>[3] From 2017, new reformed GCSEs in English language, English literature and mathematics are graded using a new 9-1 scale. Unreformed subjects continue to be graded using the A* to G system. See the statistical first release (SFR) ‘Quality and methodology’ document for further information.</p><p>[4] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Only the first entry is counted, in all subjects, in line with the early entry guidance (see SFR 'Quality and Methodology' document).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/01/2019 12:24:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1063941

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle bullying in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	223113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has sent a clear message to schools that bullying is unacceptable and should not be tolerated.</p><p> </p><p>All schools are legally required to have a behaviour policy with measures to prevent all forms of bullying. They have the freedom to develop their own anti-bullying strategies appropriate to their environment and are held to account by Ofsted.</p><p> </p><p>The Department issues guidance to schools on how to prevent and respond to bullying as part of their overall behaviour policy. The guidance outlines the Government’s approach to bullying; the legal obligations and powers schools have to tackle bullying; and the principles which underpin the most effective anti-bullying strategies in schools. In our drive to tackle bad behaviour, we have strengthened teachers' powers to enforce discipline and promote good behaviour. Additionally, the Respectful School Communities tool supports schools to develop a whole-school approach which promotes respect and discipline.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also providing over £2.8 million of funding between September 2016 and March 2020, to four anti-bullying organisations to support schools to tackle bullying. This is in addition to £4 millon that the Government Equalities Office are providing, over the same period, to help schools prevent and respond to Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic bullying.</p><p> </p><p>The new mandatory subjects of Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, and Health Education, will enable schools to deliver high-quality teaching including about acceptable ways to behave, both off and online. The draft guidance sets out that pupils should know about the different types of bullying, the impact it has, the responsibility of bystanders and how to get help. The consultation closed on 7 November 2018 and we are currently analysing the responses, which will help to finalise the regulations and guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/02/2019 16:18:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1063942

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Stress
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has a policy to help tackle stress experienced by teachers.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	223114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that there are no great schools without great teachers.</p><p>In January 2019, the Department launched the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy. This includes commitments to radically simplify the accountability system, limit the amount of change that schools have to deliver, and provide extra support to tackle challenging pupil behaviour. The Department is also introducing an Early Career Framework for teachers, which includes mentor support so that newly qualified teachers receive the support they need. The strategy can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy</a>.</p><p>The strategy sets out the areas where Government can make the most difference as quickly as possible. It also marks the beginning of a conversation with headteachers about how the Department can support them to set a culture in their school that reduces unnecessary planning, marking and data requirements; supports teachers to deal with disruptive behaviour; and establishes a culture that values continued professional development and flexible working at all career stages.</p><p>The Department continues to work with unions, teachers and Ofsted to challenge and remove unnecessary workload and a joint letter from my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, and other key national organisations was sent to school leaders in January confirming their support to help reduce workload in schools.</p><p>The Department has accepted all the recommendations of the ‘Making Data Work’ report and published a workload reduction toolkit as part of an ongoing programme to tackle excessive workload in schools. The report and Government response can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-workload-advisory-group-report-and-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-workload-advisory-group-report-and-government-response</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/02/2019 16:16:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092710

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Counselling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides financial support to schools for student counselling following incidents of a tragic nature.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	235325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Schools need to respond to tragic incidents, which vary widely in nature. The Department’s Mental Health and Behaviour guidance includes links to sources of information and support, including on bereavement and other traumatic events. This includes MindEd, which provides online advice and training on mental health for all professionals working with children and young people. Where children need more specialist support, it is important that other services work together with schools to provide the right support. The NHS Long Term Plan sets out how specialist mental health support will be increased including through to access crisis care 24 hours a day by 2023/24, and support for at least an additional 345,000 children and young people who will be able to access support via NHS funded mental health services, including mental health support teams linked to schools and colleges.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government does not routinely provide additional funding to schools to respond to specific incidents, it will look at whether adequate support is available in specific cases. In response to incidents in Manchester and at the Grenfell Tower the government provided funding to enable local authorities to provide additional support to schools, colleges and children affected. The planning of mental health support across education, health, local authorities and the voluntary sector is a critical element in the response to such major incidents, such as the terrorist events in Manchester and London.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/03/2019 12:55:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092711

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in UK schools are EU nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	235326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on nationality in the school workforce census for teachers in England. In the Migration Advisory Committee’s European Economic Aarea (EEA) migration report, published in September 2018, it was estimated that there are 11,400 and 13,100 EEA-born primary and secondary school teachers, respectively, working in the UK. This accounts for 2.6% (primary) and 3.0% (secondary) of the total numbers. This compares to around 5% of the general population. The full report can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741926/Final_EEA_report.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741926/Final_EEA_report.PDF</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For the first time in the 2018-19 Initial teacher training (ITT): trainee number census, the Department published data on the nationality of ITT trainees. In academic year 2018-19, there were 28,570 postgraduate new entrants to ITT whose nationality was known. Of these, 93% were UK nationals (26,525), 5% were EEA nationals (1,405) and 2% were nationals of other countries (635). These are the same proportions as in academic years 2017-18 and 2016-17. The census results can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2019 10:16:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092712

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that teachers feel safe from violence at their schools.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	235327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>All schools should be safe environments in which staff and pupils feel happy and able to fulfil their potential. Any form of violence in schools is unacceptable and should not be tolerated. Where a violent incident constitutes a criminal offence, the school should report it to the police.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all teachers are equipped with the skills to tackle both the serious behavioural issues that compromise the safety and wellbeing of pupils or school staff. To support schools in ensuring that they remain safe and disciplined environments we have produced a range of guidance materials.</p><p>Guidance is provided to schools to help them develop behaviour policies to manage disruptive and poor behaviour within the classroom and, in doing so, reduce the likelihood of violent attacks on teachers or pupils.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance material includes guidance on controlling access to school premises. This helps schools understand that it is a criminal offence for a person who is on school premises without lawful authority to cause or permit a nuisance or disturbance and the action they can take in response.</p><p>Searching, screening, confiscation guidance for schools makes clear that staff can search pupils and their possessions, where they believe a pupil is carrying a dangerous item which could endanger pupils or staff.</p><p>In addition to current guidance, the Department has worked with the Home Office, and other key stakeholders, including the police, Ofsted and the Health and Safety Executive, to produce new school security guidance. New draft guidance includes references to help schools deal with violent crime and encourages them to develop policies and culture to help reduce and address violent related incidents in schools. A public consultation on the guidance closed last month and the guidance will be published later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/03/2019 13:00:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson