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759066

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the retention of teachers.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	900755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 School Workforce Census shows teacher retention rates have remained stable for teachers over the first five years of their careers. We recognised the problem of unnecessary workload when we launched the Workload Challenge in 2014. Our responses to this and the 2016 Teacher Workload Survey set out comprehensive programmes of action to be taken. We continue our extensive work with the profession, teaching unions and Ofsted to support the retention of teachers.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2017 15:49:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757419

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children were eligible for free school meals in (a) Kirklees and (b) England in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	8653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Figures on the proportion of children eligible for free school meals are published, for all authorities in England, annually. The figures can be found in the statistical first releases, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/09/2017 16:16:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757420

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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 for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Colne Valley constituency, (ii) Kirklees, (iii) West Yorkshire and (iv) England in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	8654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Average class size figures for state-funded schools are calculated and published annually in the statistical first releases available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a>.</p><p>A national summary of average class sizes for key stages 1 and 2 and secondary is in the link to national tables, tables 6a and 6b respectively.</p><p>A summary at local authority and regional level is only available for key stages 1 and 2 and published in the link to local authority and regional tables, table 11.</p><p>Data is not summarised by parliamentary constituency, but data for each school providing key stages 1 and 2 and secondary is available via the link to underlying tables then the file ‘…Schools_Classes_UD’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/09/2017 16:09:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767468

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nationals of other EU member states work in schools in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	106754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/10/2017 16:28:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

768058

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Supply Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of the schools budget spent on supply teachers in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	106831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on spending specifically as a proportion of the school budget, but does hold information on the amount spent by schools on supply teaching staff (including such costs as insurance and agency fees) as a proportion of total expenditure by schools. We publish these data annually at:</p><p>Local authority maintained schools on the Department’s School and College Performance website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables</a>, and</p><p>Academies in the Department’s Statistical First Release <em>Income and expenditure in academies in England</em>: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-expenditure-in-academies-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-expenditure-in-academies-in-england-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>The published data are at school-level, including a filter to identify local authority such as Kirklees and those in West Yorkshire.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/10/2017 12:47:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

773951

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase the number of girls participating in STEM subjects after the age of 16.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	108751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of girls taking science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) A Levels has increased by 20% since 2010 and we are closing the gap between males and females in some subjects (chemistry, biology, mathematics and computing). The Department recognises that we need to do more to increase the number of girls participating in STEM subjects. The Department runs a number of projects to improve participation. For example, we are funding the Stimulating Physics Network to improve the take up of A level physics, particularly by girls. The Department announced a new Level 3 Maths Support Programme, worth £16m over two years, which will be required to raise the participation of girls in A level mathematics and further mathematics, and we continue to fund support to schools to improve the quality of teaching in mathematics, computing and science in primary and secondary schools.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is taking action to improve STEM participation throughout the education pipeline. For example, in Higher Education we have seen applications from women to engineering, computer science and maths degrees rise since 2013 but, we know there is more that we can do. From the 2018/19 academic year, we are introducing maintenance loans available for part-time undergraduate students to help with living costs, which we anticipate will help widen participation.</p><p> </p><p>We are raising awareness amongst children of the range of careers that science and technical qualifications offer, and providing stimulating scientific activities to increase their interest in STEM subjects. This includes the STEM Ambassadors programme, a nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers, 42% of whom are women, from a range of employers, who work with schools across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/10/2017 12:51:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

805330

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Colne Valley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals achieved school readiness standards at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stages in each year since 2010 in Colne Valley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	119002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Data has been provided for years 2013 to 2017 in the attached table. Data prior to 2013 is not readily available.</p><p>Following an independent review of the Early Years Foundation Stage, a revised profile was introduced in September 2012 with the first assessments taking place in summer 2013. The revised profile is very different to the previous profile which has led to a break in the time series as the results are not comparable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:31:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 119002 Table 15.12.17.docx title Data table for years 2013 to 2017
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

820744

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Colne Valley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in the Colne Valley constituency would be entitled to free school meals under the pre-universal free school meals system.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	122162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of pupils’ eligible for and claiming free school meals under the pre-universal free school meals system is published and can be found here: <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>Data is not summarised by parliamentary constituency, but data for each school is available in the Underlying data: SFR28/2017 of the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release, contained in file ‘SFR28_2017_Schools_Pupils_UD’. The figures can be filtered by parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/01/2018 10:53:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

823662

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education Maintenance Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has conducted on the effect of the removal of Education Maintenance Allowance on families where a child received that allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	123117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) was phased out from September 2011 with the final payments being made in August 2012. It was replaced with the 16-19 Bursary Fund which was available from September 2011. Students who began courses in 2010/11 and continued in 2011/12 could receive transitional support. Those from disadvantaged backgrounds who had received a full EMA award of £30 a week continued to receive EMA support at a lower level of £20 a week during 2011/12. Those in higher income brackets who had previously claimed a partial EMA award of £10 or £20 a week no longer received EMA, but all young people could apply for support from the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund.</p><p> </p><p>There was considerable research undertaken following the introduction of the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund to evaluate this new approach. The reports are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-16-to-19-bursary-fund-year-1-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-16-to-19-bursary-fund-year-1-report</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 24/01/2018 15:15:31 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

823653

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to review funding streams for children who are not of reception age to access additional support services whilst at nursery.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	123109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Funding for children’s services is part of the wider local government finance settlement. The Spending Review in 2015 made available more than £200 billion to councils for local services, including children’s services, up to 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>By 2019-20 we will be spending around £6 billion on childcare support. This includes, for example, the Disability Access Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Budgets after 2019-20 will be set at the next Spending Review.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/01/2018 15:41:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker