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771197

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Dyslexia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average cost to dyslexic students who received their diagnosis before they were 18 of the assessment required to allow them to be eligible for Disabled Students' Allowance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>All students applying for Disabled Students’ Allowances must provide medical evidence to confirm their eligibility.</p><p>Students with dyslexia must have an assessment or review assessment undertaken after their 16<sup>th</sup> birthday.</p><p>We do not hold information on costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/10/2017 16:27:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

771198

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Dyslexia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken or commissioned any study on the impact on those students applying for higher education of requiring dyslexic students to pay for a second assessment and to make a £200 contribution to the cost of computing equipment necessary to carry supportive software.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken any research on diagnostic assessments for dyslexia for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) purposes. DSAs continue to provide funding to dyslexic higher education students for assessed IT equipment costs in excess of £200, as well as for software and other support. DSAs funding is not provided to enable students to confirm their eligibility for support.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the numbers of students requiring a first or review assessment to confirm their eligibility for DSAs.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/10/2017 17:44:16 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

769194

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where a disabled student can find information about legally required levels of support available in higher education institutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published an ‘easy read’ for students of higher and further education that explains the rights students have under the Equality Act 2010 and gives clear, specific advice for disabled students. This can be found in the attached Annex A or via the following link: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/your-rights-if-you-are-further-or-higher-education-easy-read" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/your-rights-if-you-are-further-or-higher-education-easy-read</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The EHRC also provides comprehensive advice on its website regarding disabled people’s rights when using a service. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/guidance-service-users" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/guidance-service-users</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Disabled Students’ Sector Leadership Group’s (DSSLG) ‘Inclusive Teaching’ guidance aims to share practical approaches and interventions to developing inclusive practice in higher education, and makes helpful suggestions for a strategic approach to making ‘reasonable adjustments’ under the Equality Act 2010. Further information is available in the attached Annex B or via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-teaching-and-learning-in-higher-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-teaching-and-learning-in-higher-education</a>.</p><p>The Office of the Independent Adjudicator in Higher Education (OIA) has published a framework for complaints and academic appeals. It recently held a public consultation on supporting disabled students, which makes particular reference to removing obstacles to learning for all disabled students. The OIA plans to issue revised guidance shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Other groups such as that National Union of Students also publish advice for disabled students: <a href="https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/liberation/disabled-students" target="_blank">https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/liberation/disabled-students</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A detailed guidance document on ‘What Equality Law Means for You as an Education Provider’ is available from the EHRC via the attached Annex C as well as via the below link: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/what-equality-law-means-you-education-provider-wales" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/what-equality-law-means-you-education-provider-wales</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published general guidance on the Equality Act at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance</a>. This is supported by further specific guidance to higher education providers (HEPs) regarding their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, which is published by the EHRC at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/higher-education-providers-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/higher-education-providers-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Challenge Unit, which has a specific role to support equality and diversity for staff and students in HEPs across the UK, also publishes specific advice for providers. This includes guidance on accessibility on campus to help providers understand barriers created by the physical environment, and how to alleviate them: <a href="http://www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance-resources/inclusive-environment/accessible-campus/" target="_blank">http://www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance-resources/inclusive-environment/accessible-campus/</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Annex A- your_rights_if_in FE or HE -EHRC guidance - HL1928, Hl1929.pdf title Annex A 2 file name Annex B - Inclusive_Teaching_and_Learning_in_Higher_Education_as_a_route_to-excellence - Hl1928, HL1929.pdf title Annex B 3 file name Annex C - what_equality_law_means_for_you_as_an_education_provider_in_wales_schools - HL1928, HL1929.pdf title Annex C grouped question UIN HL1929 question first answered 26/10/2017 16:49:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

769195

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where higher education institutions can find a definitive guide to their legal duties and responsiblities to disabled students.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published an ‘easy read’ for students of higher and further education that explains the rights students have under the Equality Act 2010 and gives clear, specific advice for disabled students. This can be found in the attached Annex A or via the following link: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/your-rights-if-you-are-further-or-higher-education-easy-read" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/your-rights-if-you-are-further-or-higher-education-easy-read</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The EHRC also provides comprehensive advice on its website regarding disabled people’s rights when using a service. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/guidance-service-users" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/guidance-service-users</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Disabled Students’ Sector Leadership Group’s (DSSLG) ‘Inclusive Teaching’ guidance aims to share practical approaches and interventions to developing inclusive practice in higher education, and makes helpful suggestions for a strategic approach to making ‘reasonable adjustments’ under the Equality Act 2010. Further information is available in the attached Annex B or via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-teaching-and-learning-in-higher-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-teaching-and-learning-in-higher-education</a>.</p><p>The Office of the Independent Adjudicator in Higher Education (OIA) has published a framework for complaints and academic appeals. It recently held a public consultation on supporting disabled students, which makes particular reference to removing obstacles to learning for all disabled students. The OIA plans to issue revised guidance shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Other groups such as that National Union of Students also publish advice for disabled students: <a href="https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/liberation/disabled-students" target="_blank">https://www.nusconnect.org.uk/liberation/disabled-students</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A detailed guidance document on ‘What Equality Law Means for You as an Education Provider’ is available from the EHRC via the attached Annex C as well as via the below link: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/what-equality-law-means-you-education-provider-wales" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/what-equality-law-means-you-education-provider-wales</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published general guidance on the Equality Act at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance</a>. This is supported by further specific guidance to higher education providers (HEPs) regarding their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, which is published by the EHRC at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/higher-education-providers-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/higher-education-providers-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Challenge Unit, which has a specific role to support equality and diversity for staff and students in HEPs across the UK, also publishes specific advice for providers. This includes guidance on accessibility on campus to help providers understand barriers created by the physical environment, and how to alleviate them: <a href="http://www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance-resources/inclusive-environment/accessible-campus/" target="_blank">http://www.ecu.ac.uk/guidance-resources/inclusive-environment/accessible-campus/</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Annex A- your_rights_if_in FE or HE -EHRC guidance - HL1928, Hl1929.pdf title Annex A 2 file name Annex B - Inclusive_Teaching_and_Learning_in_Higher_Education_as_a_route_to-excellence - Hl1928, HL1929.pdf title Annex B 3 file name Annex C - what_equality_law_means_for_you_as_an_education_provider_in_wales_schools - HL1928, HL1929.pdf title Annex C grouped question UIN HL1928 question first answered 26/10/2017 16:49:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

769196

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how a student entitled to Disabled Students' Allowance can ensure that the higher education institution at which they are studying fulfils its support equality duties sufficiently to allow them to benefit fully from that allowance, before they start attending the institution.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Higher education students eligible for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) should contact the disability advisor at their higher education provider (HEP) to discuss what support is available to them alongside that available through DSAs. If students are not satisfied with what is available from their HEPs they should seek to resolve this through internal complaints procedures; if they remain not satisfied they can ask the Office of the Independent Adjudicator to review their complaints.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2017 16:49:24 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

769197

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Dyslexia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why students with previously assessed dyslexia have to undergo a second assessment before becoming entitled to Disabled Students' Allowance when students with other disabilities do not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Diagnostic assessments for Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) conducted from the age of 16 are used for assessing eligibility for Disabled Students’ Allowances.</p><p> </p><p>If the diagnosis was before the age of 16, the student will require an updated diagnostic assessment, which specifically addresses the likely impact of the SpLD on study at a higher education level.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2017 16:51:04 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

769198

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the impact on the take-up of Disabled Students' Allowance of the introduction of a £200 contribution for IT equipment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department asked Student Finance England (SfE) in January 2017 to conduct a Customer Insight Survey to identify whether the introduction of the £200 contribution towards the cost of a computer was preventing students from ordering IT equipment if recommended. In March 2017, the results were included in an SfE report ‘Student Finance England Disabled Students’ Allowance Equipment Use and Improvements’. This report showed that 6% of respondents considered that the £200 contribution had prevented them from taking up the IT equipment recommendation.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2017 16:51:39 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

769199

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether students who take up their full entitlement to Disabled Students' Allowance have higher completion rates and final grades than those disabled students who do not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL1933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>There are no data available that differentiate completion and attainment rates between students in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) who have taken up their full DSAs entitlement and those who have not. There are, however, completion and attainment data that are differentiated between disabled students in receipt of DSAs (regardless of level of entitlement take-up) and disabled students not in receipt of DSAs. The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published analysis of the non-continuation rates and degree outcomes for disabled students in receipt of DSA and disabled students who are not in receipt of DSA here: <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/HEinEngland/students/disability/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/HEinEngland/students/disability/</a>.</p><p>A document containing the same information is also attached.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/10/2017 16:44:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL1933 attachment.pdf title HL1933 attachment
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

732103

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in ensuring that those going through Initial Teacher Training have received adequate training on dealing with pupils with Special Educational Needs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>We believe that all children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) should be supported in schools, so they achieve well in their early years, at school and in college.</p><p>The Government does not prescribe the content of initial teacher training (ITT) courses. It is for ITT providers to use their professional judgement to determine the content and structure of courses, but they must be designed so that teacher trainees can demonstrate that they meet all of the Teachers' Standards at the appropriate level.</p><p>The Standards set out the key elements of effective teaching and the minimum expectations for the professional practice and conduct of teachers. In order to be awarded Qualified Teacher Status, trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards which include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs (SEN) and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them. ‘A Framework of core content for Initial Teacher Training’, published in July 2016 states that providers should ensure special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) training is integrated across the ITT programme. Additional information on the framework can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-government-response-to-carter-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-government-response-to-carter-review</a>.</p><p>Additional information on The Teachers’ Standards can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/07/2017 16:59:59 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

625795

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Equality and Human Rights Commission was asked to prepare specific guidance on managing reasonable adjustments in higher education.
	tabling member printed	Lord Addington
	uin	HL2814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission published guidance for further and higher education providers on how to avoid unlawful discrimination in 2014. The guidance – “What equality law means for you as an education provider – further and higher education” includes guidance and information about reasonable adjustments in higher education.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 14/11/2016 16:45:35 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington