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1243937

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	104165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>I have been working very closely across Government on my Department's contribution to the Integrated Review, including with the Prime Minister and my colleagues in the National Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/10/2020 12:55:39 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1387890

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Initial Teacher Training Market Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's Initial teacher training (ITT) market review, published on 5 July 2021, how many providers responding to that consultation did not support the proposed reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The majority of the 823 respondents did not express universal opposition to, or universal support for the proposals, but indicated positive views towards some of the recommendations, while raising points about the potential impact of others.</p><p>The government response to the consultation is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review</a>. The response includes detailed analysis of the consultation responses. This analysis describes the main themes found across the responses to each question of the consultation and sets out how the feedback informed the government’s response to the recommendations from the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market review.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/12/2021 17:21:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1387891

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	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 guidance his Department has issued to teacher training providers on the criteria they must fulfil as part of the reaccreditation process to provide an evidence-based curriculum.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The government response to the review accepted the recommendation that all initial teacher training (ITT) courses that lead to qualified teacher status should be centred on an evidence-based trainee curriculum, delivering as a minimum all aspects of the core content framework. However, it is the responsibility of providers to determine the shape of their training curriculum to suit their local circumstances and the needs of their trainees, such as subject-specific knowledge.</p><p>The response sets out new quality requirements, including a section focused on curriculum, which will become part of the ITT criteria from academic year 2024/25.</p><p>Alongside the response, the government has also published documentation for current providers wishing to apply for reaccreditation and new organisations wishing to become accredited ITT providers from the academic year 2024/25, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review-overview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review-overview</a>. This consists of updated ITT criteria 2024/25, ‘How to Apply’ guidance, an Expression of Interest form, assessment questions and marking criteria, and FAQs.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/01/2022 14:54:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1387892

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that the number of trainee teachers is protected in the event that numerous teacher training providers fail the re-accreditation process launched by the Initial Teacher Training Market Review.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The department wants all high-quality providers to continue to deliver initial teacher training leading to qualified teacher status. We will be proceeding carefully to maintain enough training places in all parts of the country to continue meeting teacher supply needs and will monitor this throughout the accreditation process.</p><p>We reserve the right to run additional accreditation rounds if this is needed.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/12/2021 17:26:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1387893

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that teacher training providers will be given clear explanations as to why their re-accreditation application was rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>We are holding two application rounds in 2022 for organisations seeking accreditation to deliver initial teacher training (ITT) from the 2024/25 academic year. Following assessment, moderation and, where necessary, due diligence checks of all applications submitted in the first round, applicants will be informed in writing of the outcome of their accreditation application. This will include some feedback about the application. If unsuccessful, feedback will outline how the applicant has not met the required standard for accreditation. If an organisation is unsuccessful in the first round, they can reapply in the second, or alternatively decide to join a partnership with a successful provider. We reserve the right to run additional accreditation rounds if this is needed.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/01/2022 14:56:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1403060

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Languages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the £15,000 tax-free bursary on the number of new modern foreign language teachers.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	104383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The bursaries the department offers for initial teacher training (ITT) are intended to incentivise applications to ITT courses. The department reviews the bursaries on offer each year to take account of several factors, including historic recruitment, forecast economic conditions and teacher supply need in each subject. This provides flexibility to respond to the need to attract new teachers, and means the department is spending money where it is needed most.</p><p>To support the recruitment of modern-foreign language (MFL) teachers, the department has increased the languages bursary to £15,000 for the 2022/23 academic year. This is to incentivise candidates to train to teach MFL as the department recognises that recruiting languages trainees will remain challenging. The department will review the need for financial incentives across all subjects before announcing the bursaries for the 2023/24 academic year.</p><p>All MFL trainee teachers on tuition fee-funded ITT routes are also able to apply for a tuition fee loan and maintenance loan to support their living costs. Additional student finance is also available depending on individual circumstances, such as the Childcare Grant.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/01/2022 15:51:25 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1403065

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with third-party organisations in setting up the Overseas Teachers acclimatisation service in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	104388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The overseas teacher acclimatisation service is piloting support for newly recruited overseas trained teachers in priority subjects.</p><p>Officials from the department discussed proposals for an overseas teacher acclimatisation service with external organisations, including holding a formal market engagement day in July 2021. The procurement opportunity and formal market engagement event were listed on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK. Based on this market insight, services were procured from an existing framework. Eligible framework suppliers, and the wider market engaged, were notified of this decision ahead of running the procurement process in autumn 2021.</p><p>The contract was published on Contracts Finder and is available here: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2541b800-1e4c-45c8-a953-c050f45c9787" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2541b800-1e4c-45c8-a953-c050f45c9787</a></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/01/2022 13:46:21 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1403067

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the validity of the scientific guidance on the risks of transmission of covid-19 during face-to-face teaching.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	104390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The department regularly considers advice from a number of different sources, including the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), to ensure our policies are guided by the most up to date scientific evidence. The current COVID-19 operational guidance for schools balances the government’s priority to deliver high quality face-to-face education to all pupils with the need to retain measures to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19. The evidence is clear that being out of education causes significant harm to educational attainment, life chances, mental and physical health.</p><p>The department has published its own evidence summaries at three points during the COVID-19 outbreak, bringing together high quality evidence from government commissioned research as well as research published in academic journals. The evidence summary can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evidence-summary-covid-19-children-young-people-and-education-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evidence-summary-covid-19-children-young-people-and-education-settings</a>.</p><p>Public Health England (now the UKHSA) previously published a rapid review of available evidence relevant to interventions to reduce transmission in schools, which remains relevant, although precedes the full rollout of vaccinations since April 2021 until now: <a href="https://ukhsa.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=9adedb17d5622f9cd7e42febcadb19ad" target="_blank">https://ukhsa.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=9adedb17d5622f9cd7e42febcadb19ad</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/01/2022 12:12:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1418211

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Absenteeism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of absences of (a) staff and (b) pupils in English schools in (i) October 2021, (ii) November 2021, (iii) December 2021 and (iv) January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	114881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The daily Education Setting survey asks schools and colleges to report data such as on-site attendance and COVID-19 absence.</p><p>The most recent published data for staff and pupil absences at national level is 20 January 2022 and can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 07/02/2022 15:51:57 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1418212

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Absenteeism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of Ofsted on the viability of inspections during a period of acute staff and pupil absence.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	114882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The department engages regularly with Ofsted on a range of matters, including inspection arrangements in the changing context of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>Ofsted inspection continues to play an important role in providing independent assurance as providers respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. It is right though that these arrangements are kept under review, and adjustments made where appropriate.</p><p>At the start of this term Ofsted temporarily halted use of part time inspectors who are also front-line leaders. Since 31 January Ofsted has been inviting those who are able to inspect again to do so. Ofsted’s deferral policy has provided reassurance to schools, colleges and early years providers that have been significantly impacted by staff absence in recent weeks. That policy remains in place and Ofsted will continue to remind providers about it for the remainder of this half term.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 07/02/2022 16:21:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western