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91065

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	208479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The current outbreak of Ebola poses a serious public health risk to West Africa and is deeply concerning. The UK is taking a leading role in working with the countries affected and with the international community to ensure that the current Ebola outbreak is contained and help reaches those in need. In total, over £25 million of British funding is supporting the global effort to contain this disease. This includes £5 million of new direct funding to help partners working on the ground like the WHO, Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières‎ to treat victims and prevent the spread of Ebola. As announced by the Secretary of State for International Development on 8<sup>th</sup> September, British military and humanitarian experts will set up a medical treatment centre for victims of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, to provide vital treatment to victims of the disease including health workers and medical volunteers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 11/09/2014 11:00:13 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79032

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	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, what audit arrangements apply to schools in receipt of School Direct funding; and what steps her Department takes to ensure that such funding is used only to support teacher trainees.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	206762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>School Direct funding is paid to schools by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) on behalf of the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL). EFA gains assurance on all funding transferred, including the NCTL funds. This is done using external auditors, audits and reviews of statutory annual accounts.</p><p> </p><p>NCTL has a grant funding agreement in place with all grant recipients, including lead schools that deliver School Direct, under which schools are bound to spend funds for the purpose intended, i.e. initial teacher training.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 12:05:40 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79033

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	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, in which subject areas School Direct places have been relinquished.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	206763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>This year, as we have done every year, we allocated more initial teacher training (ITT) places than the number of required trainees estimated by the teacher supply model to take account of the likely level of recruitment in each subject.</p><p> </p><p>As is normal, both lead schools and ITT providers have relinquished places since our initial allocation. Lead schools have relinquished places to train teachers in all subject areas with the exception of applied science.</p><p> </p><p>This is based on an analysis of our records using data extracted on 22 July 2014. We intend to publish full detail of the final allocations for the 2014/15 academic year in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 12:03:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79037

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	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, how many initial teacher training places originally allocated to School Direct were offered to higher education providers in June 2014; and how many additional places have been allocated to those providers compared to their original allocations.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	206810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>No places originally allocated to lead schools for School Direct have been offered to higher education providers. Earlier this year, we made a number of places available for those schools that have proven popular with applicants and recruited well. We extended this offer to higher education providers in June.</p><p> </p><p>Since they were initially agreed, we have agreed increases to higher education institution (HEI) allocations for a number of reasons. For example, we allocated more places in physics and mathematics throughout the year and we also allowed transfers between particular subjects. The additional places allocated as a result of our offer in June are just part of changes agreed to HEI allocations. We will publish data showing allocations by university and subject in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 12:05:23 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79340

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	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, what estimate she made for planning purposes of the number of initial teacher training (ITT) places that would be offered by all ITT providers in (a) early years, (b) primary and (c) specialist subjects in 2014-15; and what estimate she has made of the number of people who will take up ITT places in those categories in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	206928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>We use the teacher supply model (TSM) to estimate the optimum number of teacher trainees required to start in any academic year. The TSM models trainees across the primary phase; it does not distinguish between early years, primary specialists and other individual primary courses. A technical description of the TSM is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model-a-technical-description" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model-a-technical-description</a></p><p>The number of places allocated is not a target and should not be regarded as one. This year, as we do every year, we have over-allocated initial teacher training (ITT) places above the number of required trainees estimated by the TSM. This helps us to ensure we train enough teachers, taking account of the likely level of recruitment in each subject.</p><p>We have published data showing the number of places allocated in each subject. This is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>UCAS has published recruitment information for the 2014/15 academic year by subject. This includes data on primary courses and is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases" target="_blank">www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases</a></p><p>It is important to note that the UCAS Teacher Training scheme is new this year and it is not possible to make a direct comparison with recruitment data from previous years.</p><p>Recruitment figures from the 2013/14 ITT Census are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-allocations-for-academic-year-2013-to-2014-final</a></p><p>We will publish statistics from the census of 2014/15 trainees in November.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 01/09/2014 11:36:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

58134

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what dates he has met the Secretary of State for the Home Department to discuss extremism in schools since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	198882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has regular discussions with ministerial colleagues and others on a wide range of subjects.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2014 15:56:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

58135

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he was first informed about concerns relating to extremism in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	198883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, established a dedicated Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division within the Department for Education in October 2010 in order to tackle the threat of extremism in schools. The Government's revised <em>Prevent</em> strategy, published in June 2011, set out a general assessment of the threat. The Government has always been very clear that there is no place for extremist views in any school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2014 16:08:19 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

58136

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish his correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Home Department relating to extremism in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	198881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>In line with long-standing precedent, the government does not normally publish internal correspondence between departments.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2014 16:10:57 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

60789

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Statement of 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 269, on Birmingham schools, when Ministers of his Department were first made aware of allegations of extremism in schools in Birmingham.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	199816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education received the ‘Trojan Horse' letter in December 2013. The Secretary of State has asked the Permanent Secretary to investigate how the Department dealt with warnings both since the formation of this Government in 2010 and before.</p><p> </p><p>Since receiving a copy of the Trojan Horse letter, the Department has been working closely with agencies such as Birmingham City Council, the police and Ofsted. Based on the Department's evidence-gathering, the Secretary of State commissioned inspections by Ofsted and appointed Peter Clarke as Education Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/06/2014 14:18:08 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

79027

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that teachers, pastoral leaders, special educational needs co-ordinators and others working to support children in schools are able to support the identification and management of children with mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	206792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>In June 2014 the Department for Education published advice on behaviour and mental health in schools which aimed to help schools support all pupils’ mental health and wellbeing so that they can succeed in school. The guidance, which is published online[1] provides case studies, information and links to organisations that can be approached for advice including on making referrals to specialist services.</p><p>The guidance also includes the new Mind Ed e-portal which is funded by the Department of Health and was launched earlier this year to provide training and information on mental health for all adults working with children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>The new 0-25 Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice, due to be implemented from September, make it clear that schools should seek to identify underlying mental health conditions that their pupils have. The Code requires education, health and care services to jointly commission services for children and young people with SEND. It also requires the publication of a local offer in each local authority area, setting out all the services for children and young people with SEND, including mental health services. These should help schools to access the specialist support that they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has funded a wide range of support for the implementation of the SEND reforms from local authorities and the voluntary and community sector. This includes Nansen’s new SEND Gateway which brings together a wide range of practical information, advice and training for school staff and others working with pupils with SEND. This information can be found online at: <a href="http://www.sendgateway.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.sendgateway.org.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/09/2014 13:34:33 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan