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1354492

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has has made of the number (a) secondary and (b) primary school-aged children who were not enrolled for education in a school or home setting in York in (i) September 2019 and (ii) September 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	46998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The department does not collect numbers of children missing education; this information is held by local authorities.</p><p>Local authorities have a duty to make arrangements to enable them to establish, as far as it is possible to do so, the identities of children in their area who are of compulsory school age but are not registered pupils at a school and are not receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school.</p><p>The department remains committed to a registration system for children not in school. Further details on a proposed registration system will be in the government response to the children not in school consultation, which we intend to publish in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2021 15:36:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354584

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education and 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 assessment he made of the effectiveness of the Wellbeing for Education Return scheme in academic year 2020-21; and how much funding been allocated to the city of York under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	46999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Wellbeing for Education Return programme ran from August 2020 to March 2021 and funded local authorities to provide free expert training, support, and resources for school staff to help them understand and respond to the mental wellbeing issues faced by children and young people as a result of the additional pressures they have faced in the last year. Formal reporting to the Department for Education was not a condition of the Section 31 Grant to local authorities. However, we asked local authorities to provide management information to understand their intended delivery of the programme, reach and impact and wider qualitative information.</p><p>From the information provided, it has been estimated that:</p><ul><li>Local experts from 96% of England’s local authority areas attended interactive training on delivering Wellbeing for Education Return support and resources into schools and colleges.</li><li>The training reached up to 12,000 schools and colleges[1] with free expert training, support and resources for staff dealing with children and young people experiencing additional pressures from the last year, including trauma, anxiety, or grief.</li></ul><p>Some local areas also conducted their own local evaluations of the programme and further information about specific areas delivery plans may be available by contacting the relevant local authority.</p><p>The Grant Determination Letter for Wellbeing for Education Return, including each local authorities funding allocation can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909607/LA_Grant_Determination_Letter.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909607/LA_Grant_Determination_Letter.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] This figure has been generated from our Wellbeing for Education Return (WER) Management Information 4 collection sent out to local authority WER leads in March 2021. The figure was calculated as a total of the estimated number of education settings each responding local authority said they had delivered training to as a result of, or using some materials provided by, WER. This includes both live and recorded sessions. The figure is based on a return rate of 80% which equates to 122 local authorities out of a total of 151 who were sent the Management Information Return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 47002 47003 question first answered 20/09/2021 16:04:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354585

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education and Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teaching staff and (b) support staff were trained in the city of York as a result of Wellbeing for Education Return scheme funding in academic year 2020-21; and what training those people received.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In August 2020, we provided £8 million for the Wellbeing for Education Return programme to support staff working in schools and colleges to respond to the additional mental health and wellbeing challenges as a direct result of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>National training materials were created with input from heath partners, mental health experts, local authorities, and schools and colleges. Funding was distributed to each upper tier local authority in England to recruit local experts to offer additional training and support to nominated staff in local schools and colleges. The national training resources can be found here: <a href="https://www.minded.org.uk/Catalogue/Index?HierarchyId=0_48943_49165&amp;programmeId=48943" target="_blank">https://www.minded.org.uk/Catalogue/Index?HierarchyId=0_48943_49165&amp;programmeId=48943</a>.</p><p>Local experts from 96% of England’s local authority areas, including the City of York, attended interactive training on delivering Wellbeing for Education Return materials and support into schools and colleges. It was then for local authorities to determine how best to use the training materials and funding in their local areas, and we do not hold information specifically on how many teaching staff, or support staff were trained in the City of York.</p><p>Overall, information from local authorities indicates that up to 12,000 schools and colleges[1] in England received additional free expert training, support and resources for staff dealing with children and young people experiencing additional pressures from the last year, including trauma, anxiety, or grief.</p><p>Most local areas also confirmed they tailored their support to meet the specific needs of local schools and colleges, offering interactive online training sessions and follow up support on key themes to support the mental health and wellbeing of staff, pupils and students.</p><p>[1] This figure has been generated from our Wellbeing for Education Return Management Information 4 collection sent out to local authority leads in March 2021. The figure was calculated as a total of the estimated number of education settings each responding local authority said they had delivered training to as a result of, or using some materials provided by, Wellbeing for Education Return. This includes both live and recorded sessions. The figure is based on a return rate of 80% which equates to 122 local authorities out of a total of 151 who were sent the Management Information Return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2021 16:10:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354586

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
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 recent estimate he made of the number and proportion of young people requiring mental health support at (a) primary school and (b) secondary school in (i) York and (ii) nationally.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Mental health and wellbeing are a priority for the government. Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, we have prioritised keeping schools open above all else, as long as it was safe to do so, because it is so vital for children and young people’s wellbeing, as well as their education.</p><p>We are working across government to understand the data and evidence on mental health support, as it emerges. Public Health England is publishing surveillance reports on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on children and young people’s mental health. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report/7-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report/7-children-and-young-people</a>.</p><p>We do not make local estimates of need. Nationally, in July 2020, our updated NHS mental health survey suggested that the proportion of 5-16s with a ‘probable diagnosable mental health [issue]’ had risen to 1 in 6 (from 1 in 9 in 2017) with an increase seen in both boys and girls and across age groups.</p><p>The support needs that these children will have will vary from case to case. We are taking action to increase specialist support and to support schools to understand and respond to need. This includes a £79 million boost to children and young people’s mental health support which we announced in March and will increase the number of Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges to around 400, covering approximately 35% of pupils in England by 2023.</p><p>We have put in place a wide range of training and guidance to help schools and colleges to understand the issues and how to respond effectively, including when to seek specialist support. We have invested £7 million into our Wellbeing for Education Recovery programme, enabling local authorities to continue supporting schools and colleges until the autumn, as they rethink their curriculum and pastoral care provision to meet ongoing mental health wellbeing needs. Backed by £9.5 million, from the autumn, we will be offering 7,800 schools and colleges in England grants to train a senior mental health lead in their setting. The training will equip senior mental health leads with the knowledge and skills to implement effective processes for identifying students, or specific groups, who need additional mental health support.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2021 15:57:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354587

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education and 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 indicators and metrics are used by his Department to monitor and evaluate the impact of the Wellbeing for Education Return scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Wellbeing for Education Return programme ran from August 2020 to March 2021 and funded local authorities to provide free expert training, support, and resources for school staff to help them understand and respond to the mental wellbeing issues faced by children and young people as a result of the additional pressures they have faced in the last year. Formal reporting to the Department for Education was not a condition of the Section 31 Grant to local authorities. However, we asked local authorities to provide management information to understand their intended delivery of the programme, reach and impact and wider qualitative information.</p><p>From the information provided, it has been estimated that:</p><ul><li>Local experts from 96% of England’s local authority areas attended interactive training on delivering Wellbeing for Education Return support and resources into schools and colleges.</li><li>The training reached up to 12,000 schools and colleges[1] with free expert training, support and resources for staff dealing with children and young people experiencing additional pressures from the last year, including trauma, anxiety, or grief.</li></ul><p>Some local areas also conducted their own local evaluations of the programme and further information about specific areas delivery plans may be available by contacting the relevant local authority.</p><p>The Grant Determination Letter for Wellbeing for Education Return, including each local authorities funding allocation can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909607/LA_Grant_Determination_Letter.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909607/LA_Grant_Determination_Letter.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] This figure has been generated from our Wellbeing for Education Return (WER) Management Information 4 collection sent out to local authority WER leads in March 2021. The figure was calculated as a total of the estimated number of education settings each responding local authority said they had delivered training to as a result of, or using some materials provided by, WER. This includes both live and recorded sessions. The figure is based on a return rate of 80% which equates to 122 local authorities out of a total of 151 who were sent the Management Information Return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 46999 47003 question first answered 20/09/2021 16:04:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354588

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education and 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 comparative assessment he has made of the demand and availability of mental health and wellbeing support under the Wellbeing for Education Return scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Wellbeing for Education Return programme ran from August 2020 to March 2021 and funded local authorities to provide free expert training, support, and resources for school staff to help them understand and respond to the mental wellbeing issues faced by children and young people as a result of the additional pressures they have faced in the last year. Formal reporting to the Department for Education was not a condition of the Section 31 Grant to local authorities. However, we asked local authorities to provide management information to understand their intended delivery of the programme, reach and impact and wider qualitative information.</p><p>From the information provided, it has been estimated that:</p><ul><li>Local experts from 96% of England’s local authority areas attended interactive training on delivering Wellbeing for Education Return support and resources into schools and colleges.</li><li>The training reached up to 12,000 schools and colleges[1] with free expert training, support and resources for staff dealing with children and young people experiencing additional pressures from the last year, including trauma, anxiety, or grief.</li></ul><p>Some local areas also conducted their own local evaluations of the programme and further information about specific areas delivery plans may be available by contacting the relevant local authority.</p><p>The Grant Determination Letter for Wellbeing for Education Return, including each local authorities funding allocation can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909607/LA_Grant_Determination_Letter.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909607/LA_Grant_Determination_Letter.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>[1] This figure has been generated from our Wellbeing for Education Return (WER) Management Information 4 collection sent out to local authority WER leads in March 2021. The figure was calculated as a total of the estimated number of education settings each responding local authority said they had delivered training to as a result of, or using some materials provided by, WER. This includes both live and recorded sessions. The figure is based on a return rate of 80% which equates to 122 local authorities out of a total of 151 who were sent the Management Information Return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 46999 47002 question first answered 20/09/2021 16:04:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354590

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Broadband and ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school children have access to (i) IT equipment and (ii) broadband (A) in York and (B) nationally.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom runs an annual survey which publishes data on children’s access to technology, available here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/childrens" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/childrens</a>. This data informed the Department for Education’s COVID-19 response through the Get Help with Technology programme.</p><p>The department has invested over £400 million to support access to remote education and online social care. Over 1.35 million laptops and tablets have been distributed to schools, colleges, academy trusts and local authorities, supporting disadvantaged children and young people who would not otherwise have access to a digital device.</p><p>The department has provided support for over 110,000 families to get online through uplifts in mobile data and 4G wireless routers. This included partnering with the UK’s leading mobile operators to provide free data to help over 33,000 disadvantaged children get online and delivering over 77,000 4G wireless routers for pupils without connection at home.</p><p>The department has recently announced new funding to support schools and colleges in providing internet access for disadvantaged pupils whose face-to-face education is disrupted during the autumn term. We have continued to enable ordering of 4G wireless routers for pupils without internet access.</p><p>The department supports the role of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in leading digital inclusion across government. We are working closely with DCMS to improve broadband connections in schools. DCMS has powers to address some affordability issues for some telecoms services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 47005 47006 question first answered 20/09/2021 16:27:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354593

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: ICT and Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) primary school and (b) secondary school pupils who have access to (a) IT and (b) internet outside of school.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom runs an annual survey which publishes data on children’s access to technology, available here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/childrens" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/childrens</a>. This data informed the Department for Education’s COVID-19 response through the Get Help with Technology programme.</p><p>The department has invested over £400 million to support access to remote education and online social care. Over 1.35 million laptops and tablets have been distributed to schools, colleges, academy trusts and local authorities, supporting disadvantaged children and young people who would not otherwise have access to a digital device.</p><p>The department has provided support for over 110,000 families to get online through uplifts in mobile data and 4G wireless routers. This included partnering with the UK’s leading mobile operators to provide free data to help over 33,000 disadvantaged children get online and delivering over 77,000 4G wireless routers for pupils without connection at home.</p><p>The department has recently announced new funding to support schools and colleges in providing internet access for disadvantaged pupils whose face-to-face education is disrupted during the autumn term. We have continued to enable ordering of 4G wireless routers for pupils without internet access.</p><p>The department supports the role of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in leading digital inclusion across government. We are working closely with DCMS to improve broadband connections in schools. DCMS has powers to address some affordability issues for some telecoms services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 47004 47006 question first answered 20/09/2021 16:27:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354596

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: ICT and Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he take steps to ensure that all pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary school have access (i) home IT equipment and (ii) an internet connection.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom runs an annual survey which publishes data on children’s access to technology, available here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/childrens" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/media-literacy-research/childrens</a>. This data informed the Department for Education’s COVID-19 response through the Get Help with Technology programme.</p><p>The department has invested over £400 million to support access to remote education and online social care. Over 1.35 million laptops and tablets have been distributed to schools, colleges, academy trusts and local authorities, supporting disadvantaged children and young people who would not otherwise have access to a digital device.</p><p>The department has provided support for over 110,000 families to get online through uplifts in mobile data and 4G wireless routers. This included partnering with the UK’s leading mobile operators to provide free data to help over 33,000 disadvantaged children get online and delivering over 77,000 4G wireless routers for pupils without connection at home.</p><p>The department has recently announced new funding to support schools and colleges in providing internet access for disadvantaged pupils whose face-to-face education is disrupted during the autumn term. We have continued to enable ordering of 4G wireless routers for pupils without internet access.</p><p>The department supports the role of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in leading digital inclusion across government. We are working closely with DCMS to improve broadband connections in schools. DCMS has powers to address some affordability issues for some telecoms services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 47004 47005 question first answered 20/09/2021 16:27:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354598

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of pupils who had received free school meals by the end of the 2020-21 summer term in York; and how many of those pupils were in receipt of food support during the 2021 school summer holidays through their (a) school and (b) local authority.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The number of pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) in England is published as part of the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2021</a>.</p><p>The number of pupils eligible for and claiming FSM in the York local authority in January 2021 is 3,349.</p><p>This data includes pupils at state-funded nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, pupil referral units, alternative provision academies and free schools.</p><p>The Department for Education funded Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, which has provided healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children, has been expanded to every local authority across England this year, backed by up to £220 million. It builds on previous programmes, including last summer’s, which supported around 50,000 children across 17 local authorities.</p><p>York Council has been allocated a maximum of £436,010 to deliver HAF programmes over Easter, summer and Christmas 2021.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions have also distributed further funding through the Covid Local Support Grant which supports the hardest hit families and individuals with food and essential utility costs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/09/2021 16:13:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell