Requests relating to any circumstances of paid or unpaid leave are a matter for teachers\u2019 employers \u2013 in the case of maintained schools this would be for head teachers, based on policies agreed with the Local Authority. For academies, this would be for the head teacher to agree with the academy governing board.<\/p>
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The independent exams regulator Ofqual, the awarding organisations and the Department for Education (DfE) have been providing, since 2014, a full range of information including guidance to teachers on the new 9 to 1 grading scale for reformed GCSEs in England. All awarding organisations must comply with Ofqual\u2019s General Conditions of Recognition, which include rules related to the provision of effective guidance to schools and colleges (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-the-general-conditions-of-recognition<\/a>).<\/p> <\/p> Ofqual\u2019s information campaign on the changes to GCSEs and the new grading scale has included speaking events, regular newsletters as well as blogs, postcards, webinars and advertising on social media and catch up television. Additionally, in July 2016 and March this year all schools and colleges were sent a joint DfE/Ofqual slide pack which provides teachers with a single source of information about the changes to GCSEs, and also to AS and A levels. This can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/march-2017-ofqual-letter-to-schools<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> More recently, on 20 and 21 June, we launched a new webpage (https://newgcses.campaign.gov.uk/<\/a>) and fact sheets (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-new-grading-scale-factsheets<\/a>) which provide information for teachers, and also for students, parents, employers, and others who work in education.<\/p>"}
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<\/p><\/td> | New entrants to postgraduate initial teacher training<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Location of ITT provider<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015/16<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td> Percentage change<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sheffield<\/p><\/td> 1,012<\/p><\/td> 988<\/p><\/td> - 2.4%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 2,794<\/p><\/td> 2,940<\/p><\/td> 5.2%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/p><\/td> 27,761<\/p><\/td> 27,053<\/p><\/td> - 2.6%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: ITT Census<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the change was in the rate of acceptances onto teacher training courses in (a) Sheffield, (b) Yorkshire and (c) the UK from 2015-16 to 2016-17.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/705570/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The criteria used to determine the allocations universities received are set out on pages 7-8 of the 2017/18 allocations methodology, published in September 2016. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) actively engaged with stakeholders, including relevant sector bodies, in open and constructive dialogue while building the policy on multi-year allocations. Last year the NCTL held 42 Initial Teacher Training Advisory Group (ITTAG) and regional network meetings and will continue to do so to improve the allocations process.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) formal and (b) informal consultation her Department conducted to inform the criteria determining which universities are awarded a (i) multi-year and (ii) single year allocation of initial teacher training places.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/705827/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Spend on subject knowledge enhancement courses for each year since 2010 are as follows:<\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Spend on Subject Knowledge Enhancement Courses<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> £14,604,659<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> £16,096,848<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> £18,092,321<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-14<\/p><\/td> £16,633,862<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014-15[1]<\/p><\/td> £13,930,199<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015-16<\/p><\/td> £20,678,828<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> [1] Low spend in FY 2014-15 can be attributed to the transition from allocations to a claims-based system during AY 2013/14, which overlapped with the early stages of FY 2014-15, meaning that significantly fewer claims were processed.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4270", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Nash"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 30 January (HL Deb, col 972), what level of funding has been spent on subject enhancement courses every year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether weightings were applied to the criteria which her Department uses to determine which universities were awarded a multi-year allocation of initial teacher training places and which were awarded a single-year allocation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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