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58286

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date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sexualisation of Young People Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the review Sexualisation of Young People by Dr. Linda Papadopoulos.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	199353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>In December 2010 the Government commissioned Reg Bailey, the Chief Executive of Mothers' Union, to carry out a review of the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood. Mr Bailey drew upon the review by Dr Papadopoulos and its evidence base in making his recommendations in his report, ‘Letting Children be Children', published in June 2011. The Government welcomed Mr Bailey's analysis and the thrust of all the recommendations he made, and there has been progress on many of these.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/06/2014 08:50:19 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

58287

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce the teaching of the dangers of pornography into the school syllabus.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	199200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>Teaching about sex and relationship education (SRE) is already compulsory in maintained secondary schools, and academies are expected to provide SRE as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>When teaching SRE, all schools must have regard to the Secretary of State's statutory guidance, which sets out that SRE should be age-appropriate. Schools should ensure SRE supports young people to develop positive values and a moral framework that will guide their decisions, judgments and behaviour. Schools are encouraged to develop their SRE practice with the support of specialist organisations and expert professionals who are best placed to provide schools with up-to-date materials and advice on changing technologies.</p><p>Schools will welcome the new supplementary advice, ‘Sex and relationships education (SRE) for the 21st century', published recently by the PSHE Association, the Sex Education Forum and Brook. This addresses changes in technology and legislation since 2000, and will equip teachers to help protect children and young people from inappropriate online content, including the dangers of pornography, and from online bullying, harassment and exploitation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/06/2014 16:21:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

58288

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Newspaper Press: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on the easy visibility and access for children to overly sexualised and graphic magazines and periodicals in retail stores.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	199203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>In December 2010 the Government commissioned Reg Bailey, the Chief Executive of Mothers' Union, to carry out a review of the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood. He published his report, Letting Children be Children in June 2011. The Government welcomed Mr Bailey's analysis and the thrust of all the recommendations he made, including that newspapers and magazines with sexualised images on their covers should not be displayed in easy sight of children. We welcome the action taken by publishers, distributors and retailers to promote the observance of the industry code of practice on the display of these magazines.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/06/2014 08:48:14 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

58317

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Swimming: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to swimming lessons for schoolchildren.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Mr Aidan Burley
uin	199325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Swimming is part of the national curriculum, and all pupils must be taught to swim at least 25 metres unaided and be able to use recognised swimming strokes by the end of key stage 2 (age 11). It remains compulsory in the national curriculum following the curriculum review.</p><p>The Government has committed over £450 million of ring-fenced funding up to and including 2015/16 for primary schools to improve their provision of Physical Education and sport. Schools have the freedom to use the funding for additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements.</p><p>The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) is the national governing body for swimming in England. Their ‘Learn to Swim' programme and award scheme has helped millions of children to swim and they provide a range of resources for schools to support high quality swimming instruction.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/06/2014 08:46:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3937 label Biography information for Mr Aidan Burley

58388

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence his Department holds or has assessed on the effects of conversion to academy status on the test results of children in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	199446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, the percentage of pupils in converter academies that achieved level 4 or above in reading, writing (teacher assessment) and mathematics was 81%.[1] This was an improvement of one percentage point from 2012, and compares with 76% of pupils that achieved the same threshold in local authority maintained mainstream schools. Furthermore, the percentage of pupils in converter academies that exceeded this threshold was 25%, compared with 21% in local authority maintained mainstream schools.</p><p>[1] Table 5, National Tables, SFR51/2013: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-assessments-at-key-stage-2-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-assessments-at-key-stage-2-2012-to-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 12/06/2014 15:41:56 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

58409

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department gives local authorities on the suspension of school staff.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Gavin Williamson
uin	199180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 require local authority-maintained schools to establish procedures to regulate the conduct and discipline of staff, including the suspension of staff. This requirement is set out in the Department's guidance on Managing Staff Employment in Schools. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) also provides detailed advice for all employers including self-governing schools and local authorities on the suspension of school staff.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 11/06/2014 14:34:25 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

58431

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) headteachers, (b) deputy headteachers and (c) teachers in Bolton Local Education Authority took early retirement on the grounds of ill-health in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Between April 2010 and March 2013 there were seven teachers who retired on ill-health grounds from publicly-funded schools in Bolton local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Given the very small number of people involved, the statistics provided have not included a grade or year split to avoid disclosing data on specific individuals.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 11/06/2014 14:25:51 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58469

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 656W, what change there has been in the proportion of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving five or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A*-C including English and maths in those (a) schools and (b) academies that have established a sixth form since September 2011.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	199349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Key stage 4 results for individual schools, including academies, are published online in Performance Tables[1]. A copy of the list of schools and academies that established a sixth form since 2011, with their current details, has been placed in the House Library.</p><p>[1]<a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 12/06/2014 16:00:01 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

58470

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Student Numbers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 637W, on sixth form education: student numbers, how the approximate total net cost of unfilled student places in school sixth forms, academy sixth forms and 16 to 19 free schools was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	199347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The net cost of unfilled places referred to in my previous answer was based on the funding per student for each individual institution and the number of students recruited in that institution above or below the allocated number as appropriate. This figure was then adjusted to take into the account the sixth form element of funds recovered by the Education Funding Agency from those academies which are funded on the basis of estimated pupil numbers but which educated fewer pupils than had been provided for in those estimates.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 199348 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:44:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

58471

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Student Numbers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 637W, on sixth form education: student numbers, what these costs were per student.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	199348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The net cost of unfilled places referred to in my previous answer was based on the funding per student for each individual institution and the number of students recruited in that institution above or below the allocated number as appropriate. This figure was then adjusted to take into the account the sixth form element of funds recovered by the Education Funding Agency from those academies which are funded on the basis of estimated pupil numbers but which educated fewer pupils than had been provided for in those estimates.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 199347 question first answered 12/06/2014 14:44:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins