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747467

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Barnsley East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the new school funding formula on each school in Barnsley East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	2654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.</p><p>We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. We are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 16:42:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

747468

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent per pupil on improving the condition of school buildings in (a) Barnsley East constituency and (b) the UK on average in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	2655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold data on condition funding for schools by constituency, and has responsibility for schools in England only. The Department has allocated over £9 billion in school condition funding nationally from 2011-12 to 2017-18. Allocations total £1.4 billion a year in every year from 2011-12 to 2017-18. In addition, the £4.4 billion Priority School Rebuilding Programme is rebuilding or refurbishing those school buildings in the worst condition across the country.</p><p>Barnsley East is part of Barnsley local authority, which received condition funding (including Devolved Formula Capital, provided directly to schools) of over £24 million from the 2011-12 to 2017-18 financial years, an average of £3.5 million per year. This totals £4.7 million in 2011-12, £4.1 million in 2012-13, £3.5 million in 2013-14, £2.7 million in 2014-15, £2.8 million in 2015-16, £3.4 million in 2016-17 and £3.5 million in 2017-18. Local authorities decide how allocations are distributed to maintained schools in their areas. These amounts do not include allocations made to academies in the area. As academy trusts often allocate funding across local-authority boundaries, it is not possible to calculate condition funding per pupil for a local area.</p><p>Details on current and future school condition allocations are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations</a>.</p><p>A breakdown of Devolved Formula Capital funding by institution is available for 2017-18: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 17:57:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

752609

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Period Poverty
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 period poverty on young women and girls in schools.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	5159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>No girl should be held back from reaching her potential because of her gender. Current guidance to schools on Relationship and Sex Education encourages schools to make adequate and sensitive arrangements to help girls cope with menstruation and with requests for sanitary protection.</p><p> </p><p>The department has not conducted an assessment about the effect of period poverty on young women and girls in schools.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2017 15:41:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

754620

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Barnsley and (ii) the UK in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	6680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>At local authority level, average class size figures are calculated and published annually for Key Stages 1 and 2, within primary level, for all authorities in England. The most recent figures can be found in local authority and regional table 11 of the statistical first release available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>. Local authority level data at secondary level is not available.</p><p>A UK figure is not available. As education is a devolved matter, statistics on schools are published separately by the four administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/09/2017 07:04:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

754622

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children was eligible for free school meals in (a) Barnsley and (b) the UK in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	6679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Figures on the proportion of children eligible for free school meals are published, for all authorities in England, annually. The most recent figures can be found in the statistical first release available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017</a>.</p><p>A table of figures for the last seven years has been provided below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Proportion of children eligible for free school meals, time series: percentages</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Nursery and primary schools</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Secondary schools</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Barnsley</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Barnsley</p></td><td><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p>17.0</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>19.4</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>18.7</p></td><td><p>13.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>21.3</p></td><td><p>17.0</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>14.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>21.5</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td><td><p>19.4</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>22.8</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>21.8</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td><td><p>14.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>source: school census</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A UK figure is not available. As education is a devolved matter, statistics on schools are published separately by the four administrations.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/09/2017 09:46:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

786355

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: GCSE
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 11 September 2017 to question 9014, on sign language: GCSE, for what reason it is not Government policy to include British Sign Language as a GCSE; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	112129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a number of recent changes to GCSEs and A levels in England that will affect schools in the coming years. We know that extensive changes need time to settle, and that school leaders will want stability to ensure the new qualifications are well taught. Therefore, at the present time, there are no plans to introduce any further GCSEs beyond those to which the Government has already committed.</p><p>There are existing accredited British sign language qualifications including a Level 1 award, Level 2, 3 and 4 certificates and a Level 6 NVQ certificate. The Level 1 and 2 qualifications, equivalent to GCSE grades A*-G or 9-1, have the highest take up. Schools are free to enter pupils for these awards at any point in their school career.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/11/2017 14:27:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

789030

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will continue to fund the Autism Education Trust to help ensure that teachers in England can access training in autism as part of their continuous professional development.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	112817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The department recognises the importance of ensuring that teachers are well equipped to support children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those with autism. We are unable to comment on continuing funding for the Autism Education Trust, as decisions about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities contracts for next financial year are still under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/11/2017 16:39:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816909

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: GCSE
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 17 September 2017 to Question 112129, on sign language: GCSE, whether a Level 2 qualification in British Sign Language would be accepted as equivalent to a GCSE for the English Baccalaureate.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the education of all children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those with a hearing impairment.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the GCSE reform process, which began in 2011, the Government carried out equality impact assessments at every stage of its review. We expect the reformed GCSEs to remain universal qualifications and therefore accessible for all, with good teaching and applying reasonable adjustments where appropriate. The Government has no current plans to consider new GCSEs.</p><p> </p><p>Qualifications which are not GCSEs or AS levels do not count towards the English Baccalaureate, which is a performance measure for schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 121337 121338 question first answered 15/01/2018 15:54:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816910

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: GCSE
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 17 September 2017 to Question 112129, on sign language: GCSE, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on disabled young people of there not being a GCSE available in British Sign Language.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the education of all children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those with a hearing impairment.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the GCSE reform process, which began in 2011, the Government carried out equality impact assessments at every stage of its review. We expect the reformed GCSEs to remain universal qualifications and therefore accessible for all, with good teaching and applying reasonable adjustments where appropriate. The Government has no current plans to consider new GCSEs.</p><p> </p><p>Qualifications which are not GCSEs or AS levels do not count towards the English Baccalaureate, which is a performance measure for schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 121336 121338 question first answered 15/01/2018 15:54:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816911

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: GCSE
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 17 September 2017 to Question 112129, on sign language: GCSE, when her Department plans to introduce new GCSEs.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the education of all children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those with a hearing impairment.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the GCSE reform process, which began in 2011, the Government carried out equality impact assessments at every stage of its review. We expect the reformed GCSEs to remain universal qualifications and therefore accessible for all, with good teaching and applying reasonable adjustments where appropriate. The Government has no current plans to consider new GCSEs.</p><p> </p><p>Qualifications which are not GCSEs or AS levels do not count towards the English Baccalaureate, which is a performance measure for schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 121336 121337 question first answered 15/01/2018 15:54:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock