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1014654

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received representations from the Independent Schools Council about the forthcoming increase in the employer’s contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme; and if so, what reply they have given.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL11790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The government has received a number of representations from employer representatives including the Independent Schools Council, to both the Department for Education (DfE) and to Her Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury), about the proposed increase in employer contributions and the impact this would have on their schools. HM Treasury and the DfE will be responding imminently.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/12/2018 11:51:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

818601

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Private Education: Special Educational Needs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that funding is made available as quickly as possible for pupils accepted by independent schools approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL4478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The conditions of grant attached to the dedicated schools grant for local authorities requires authorities to treat those placed in maintained, non-maintained and independent provision on a fair and equivalent basis when making arrangements for the funding of young people with high needs. Under the conditions of grant, local authorities must also make payments of high needs funding in a timely fashion, on a basis agreed with the institution. Further information can be found in paragraph 12 of the DSG conditions of grant 2017-18, which is attached and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579306/DSG_Conditions_of_Grant_2017-18_-_Final_GH.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579306/DSG_Conditions_of_Grant_2017-18_-_Final_GH.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/01/2018 17:51:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name DSG_Conditions_of_Grant_2017-18_-_Final_GH.pdf title DSG - Conditions of Grant 2017-18
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

838360

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Private Education: Radicalism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to subject those independent schools that are outside the ambit of the Independent Schools Council to more stringent and frequent inspection in order to counter teaching of extremist views.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL5485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Independent schools that are not under the membership of an association belonging to the Independent Schools Council are either inspected by Ofsted or the School Inspection Service. In either case, schools are inspected at least every three years against the Independent School Standards.</p><p>There are no plans at present to increase the frequency of inspection, although the department is able to commission inspections of independent schools where there are concerns that the standards may not be met. The standards were strengthened significantly in 2014 and 2015 to include more stringent requirements to prevent extremism, including the requirement that schools must actively promote the fundamental British values. A summary of these changes, entitled ‘Revised independent school standards’, is attached. It is important that all schools are inspected rigorously against these standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/02/2018 14:56:45 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL5485 - attachment.docx title Revised independent school standards
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

904268

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	International Schools: Teachers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to allow British international schools to award qualified teacher status.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL7844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no plan to allow British international schools to recommend individuals for qualified teacher status (QTS).</p><p>The regulations, which set out the various routes to QTS, require courses of initial teacher training (ITT) to be completed at an accredited institution in England. In addition, practical teaching experience for the purpose of ITT must be undertaken wholly or mainly in England.</p><p>There may be circumstances where part of the training could take place outside England. For example, trainees specialising in modern foreign languages may benefit from time in schools abroad, but this must be in partnership with an accredited provider in England, which would make the recommendation for QTS.</p><p>These requirements can be found in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to The Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/05/2018 13:22:56 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

916586

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities are denying funding to parents of children with special educational needs who seek places at independent schools with appropriate provision for them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL8292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to assess whether children and young people have complex special educational needs requiring an education, health and care (EHC) plan. When drawing up an EHC plan, the child’s parents or (from age 16) the young person has a statutory right to request that a particular institution be named on the EHC plan. If the institution is one of those specified in Section 38(3) of the act, the local authority is under a qualified duty to name the institution, and the institution must admit the child or young person.</p><p> </p><p>Independent special schools may choose to bring themselves in scope of this duty by asking to join the Secretary of State’s approved list (under Section 41 of the act). 155 independent special schools have chosen to do so.</p><p> </p><p>A parent or young person may request a placement in an independent school that is not on the Section 41 list. The local authority is not under the same conditional duty to name the provider, but must have regard to the general principle in Section 9 of the Education Act 1996 that children should be educated in accordance with their parents’ wishes, so long as this is compatible with the provision of efficient instruction and training and does not mean unreasonable public expenditure. The local authority should be satisfied that the institution would admit the child or young person before naming it in a plan, since these providers are not subject to the duty to admit a child or young person even if named in an EHC plan. If a local authority names an independent school, independent special school or special post-16 institution in an EHC plan, then they must secure a place and fund any fees, including any boarding and lodging where relevant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/06/2018 12:02:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

926468

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Boarding Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to help more children in care to secure places in state and independent boarding schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL8723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>This government wants every child, whatever their background and no matter what challenges they face, to have access to a world-class education that prepares them for life in the modern world. This is particularly important for looked-after children who start with the disadvantage of their pre-care experiences and who may also have special educational needs.</p><p>It is for this reason that we launched the Boarding School Partnerships (BSP) Information Service which is aimed at both independent and state boarding schools. This will give local authorities the tools and information they need to consider boarding as an option for children in their care. We believe that this could be beneficial for some children in or on the edge of care.</p><p>The BSP Information Service, in partnership with the Norfolk County Council and the Norfolk Boarding School Partnership, recently published research on positive outcomes for vulnerable children following placements in boarding. This research identified a number of benefits including reducing the likelihood of a child going into care and improved educational outcomes. While this is not suitable for all children, we would urge local authorities to consider boarding as an option if it is suitable for the child in question.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/06/2018 14:15:04 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden