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416682

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Small Schools Taskforce report.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	8706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>No decision has yet been made on the publication of the taskforce report.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/09/2015 12:07:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

416681

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Physical Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the quality of provision of physical education and school sport in secondary schools.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	8705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The government is providing primary schools with over £150 million per year of ring-fenced funding, paid directly to head teachers to improve PE and sport.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a public consultation to inform the development of a new sports strategy and solicit views on how the government can ensure the continued engagement and participation of primary school pupils as they progress to secondary level. The consultation closes on Friday 2 October and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-new-strategy-for-sport-consultation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-new-strategy-for-sport-consultation</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January 2015, the Department for Education published revised content for PE GCSEs and A levels. We have reformed the qualifications to ensure they are high-quality, demanding and academically rigorous and prepare students for further and higher education, and employment. The new qualifications will be taught from 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over 4,000 secondary schools across the country are taking part in the Sainsbury’s School Games - the government’s framework for competitive sport. Over three quarters of children aged 11-15 years old (77.6%) played sport against other people in PE or games lessons. Half (49.8%) played sport in their school in organised competitions. There are currently 6,890 satellite clubs on education sites. These are community sports clubs based predominantly on school or college sites which provide new opportunities for young people. They aim to increase participation as students progress through education. Young people aged over 11 can also take part in Sportivate which offers six to eight weeks of free or subsidised coaching in a range of sports. A total of 518,860 young people aged 11-25 have been engaged in Sportivate to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/09/2015 16:22:37 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

416680

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Physical Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school children are receiving more than two hours of physical education per week.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	8704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The government is providing primary schools with over £150 million per year of ring-fenced funding, paid directly to head teachers to improve PE and sport. The funding goes directly to primary schools to improve PE and sport. We published a research brief in September 2014 about how schools used the primary PE and sport premium and the impact of the fund on PE and sports provision. The findings from this independent research show that the mean amount of time spent on curricular PE in primary schools increased by 13 minutes from 109 to 122 minutes a week from 2012/13 to 2013/14. The full report will be published later in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 09/09/2015 16:30:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348139

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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 amend her Department's Governors' handbook and the Academy Converter Checklist for Schools to better highlight the requirements of regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations)(England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035).
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Academy Orders for Prendergast, Prendergast Vale and Prendergast Ladywell Schools were approved at the South East and South London Headteacher Board meeting on 26 February 2015. The Headteacher Board advises the Regional Schools Commissioner on the strength of all schools that apply to become academies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with relevant requirements at the point that they make their application. We will amend the application form and update associated guidance to highlight the requirements of regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035) for federated schools wishing to become academies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 814 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:37:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348193

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Lewisham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advice the Regional Schools Commissioner for the South East and South London gave to the Head Teacher Board on the statutory requirements on applications on behalf of federated schools for academy status in regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035) before approving the Academy Orders Prendergast, Prendergast Vale and Prendergast Ladywell Schools in Lewisham on 26 February 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Academy Orders for Prendergast, Prendergast Vale and Prendergast Ladywell Schools were approved at the South East and South London Headteacher Board meeting on 26 February 2015. The Headteacher Board advises the Regional Schools Commissioner on the strength of all schools that apply to become academies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with relevant requirements at the point that they make their application. We will amend the application form and update associated guidance to highlight the requirements of regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035) for federated schools wishing to become academies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 815 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:37:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

389510

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Sports
	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 effect of Primary School Sport Partnerships on participation in sport.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	6815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information on the effect of primary school sport partnerships on sport participation. The last school sport survey was published in September 2010 and is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pe-and-sport-survey-academic-year-2009-to-2010" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pe-and-sport-survey-academic-year-2009-to-2010</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The report measured take-up of PE and sport by young people in schools and colleges over the period in which school sport partnerships were centrally funded. The survey contained a number of key findings which included information across years 1-11, and found that 84% of pupils were spending at least 120 minutes a week taking part in curriculum PE. Since we introduced the Primary PE and Sport premium, time spent on curricular PE at primary level has increased by 13 minutes from 109 to 122 minutes, from 2012/13 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for school sports partnerships ceased in 2011 as too little money reached the school directly and the programme did not have the intended impact on participation in sport.</p><p> </p><p>It is for this reason that the government is committed to supporting primary school sport with £150 million a year, paid directly to headteachers. Through the primary PE and sport premium, over £300 million of ring-fenced funding was paid direct to schools across academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15. The government has committed to continuing to support this until 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know from the interim findings of our independent research of the Primary PE and sport premium that it is having a positive impact on PE and school sport. A research brief was published in September 2014 and can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The final report will be published in the autumn. 91% of schools reported an increase in the quality of PE teaching thanks to the funding and 96% of schools reported improvements in pupils’ physical fitness. Schools reported wider improvements in behaviour, healthier lifestyles for their pupils, increased pupil engagement with PE during school time and an increase in participation in after school clubs. A third of schools used the premium to reduce the costs of after school clubs, while a fifth made some clubs completely free to attend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 16/07/2015 16:20:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

389502

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools are engaged in Primary School Sport Partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	6679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information on the number of school sport partnerships in each local authority. Schools are free to work in partnership with each other to deliver PE and sport for their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to continuing to support primary school sport with £150 million a year, paid directly to headteachers, until 2020. This builds on the funding that we provided since 2010 to improve the quality of PE and sport provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our vision is for a measurable and sustained improvement in school PE and sport, underpinned by high-quality teaching that increases participation levels in physical activity, and leads to healthier pupils who are more engaged across the whole curriculum. In order to achieve this we have given schools the autonomy to make decisions on how they spend the primary PE and sport premium that will secure sustainable benefits for schools. The primary PE and sport premium is given directly to primary schools to spend on what they think will most benefit their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know from the interim findings of our independent research of the Primary PE and sport premium that it is having a positive impact on PE and school sport. A research brief was published in September 2014 and can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The final report will be published in the autumn. Since the funding was introduced, time spent on curricular PE at primary level has increased by 13 minutes from 109 to 122 minutes, from 2012/13 to 2013/14. 91% of schools reported an increase in the quality of PE teaching thanks to the funding and 96% of schools reported improvements in pupils’ physical fitness. Schools reported wider improvements in behaviour, healthier lifestyles for their pupils, increased pupil engagement with PE during school time and an increase in participation in after school clubs. A third of schools used the premium to reduce the costs of after school clubs, while a fifth made some clubs completely free to attend.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 6605 question first answered 16/07/2015 16:06:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

389503

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Primary School Sport Partnerships there are in each local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	6605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information on the number of school sport partnerships in each local authority. Schools are free to work in partnership with each other to deliver PE and sport for their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to continuing to support primary school sport with £150 million a year, paid directly to headteachers, until 2020. This builds on the funding that we provided since 2010 to improve the quality of PE and sport provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our vision is for a measurable and sustained improvement in school PE and sport, underpinned by high-quality teaching that increases participation levels in physical activity, and leads to healthier pupils who are more engaged across the whole curriculum. In order to achieve this we have given schools the autonomy to make decisions on how they spend the primary PE and sport premium that will secure sustainable benefits for schools. The primary PE and sport premium is given directly to primary schools to spend on what they think will most benefit their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know from the interim findings of our independent research of the Primary PE and sport premium that it is having a positive impact on PE and school sport. A research brief was published in September 2014 and can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The final report will be published in the autumn. Since the funding was introduced, time spent on curricular PE at primary level has increased by 13 minutes from 109 to 122 minutes, from 2012/13 to 2013/14. 91% of schools reported an increase in the quality of PE teaching thanks to the funding and 96% of schools reported improvements in pupils’ physical fitness. Schools reported wider improvements in behaviour, healthier lifestyles for their pupils, increased pupil engagement with PE during school time and an increase in participation in after school clubs. A third of schools used the premium to reduce the costs of after school clubs, while a fifth made some clubs completely free to attend.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 6679 question first answered 16/07/2015 16:06:33 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

347781

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	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, how many Academy Orders made on behalf of a federated school have been made on or after 1 September 2012; and how many such applications (a) she has approved and (b) have an Academy Agreement in place.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Guidance and an application form are available on GOV.UK for all maintained schools that are considering applying to convert to academy status - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools</a>.</p><p>It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with relevant requirements at the point they make their application. We are exploring if there is a need to revise Regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 and whether additional guidance is needed to support federations of schools wishing to convert. The Department does not hold data on federated schools that have already changed their status and are now open as academies. There are currently 30 federated schools with an approved academy order. These schools will open as academies in due course, subject to them conducting a consultation, and satisfying the Department that they have completed the necessary legal checks and processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 646 647 648 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:50:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

347780

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	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 assessment she has made of comments by a spokesman from her Department in Schools Week of 29 May 2015 that there is a technicality which needs resolving in the process of applying for an Academy Order on behalf of a federated school; and if she will revise Regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Guidance and an application form are available on GOV.UK for all maintained schools that are considering applying to convert to academy status - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/convert-to-an-academy-information-for-schools</a>.</p><p>It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with relevant requirements at the point they make their application. We are exploring if there is a need to revise Regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 and whether additional guidance is needed to support federations of schools wishing to convert. The Department does not hold data on federated schools that have already changed their status and are now open as academies. There are currently 30 federated schools with an approved academy order. These schools will open as academies in due course, subject to them conducting a consultation, and satisfying the Department that they have completed the necessary legal checks and processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 646 647 649 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:50:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan