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100055

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of comments by the Secretary of State for Education, what they mean by "British values".
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State was referring to the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and the mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. These values were defined in the Government’s Prevent Strategy in 2011. All schools are now required to actively promote these values.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/11/2014 15:29:39 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

100058

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, which suggests child poverty reduction targets will not be met, what steps they will take to ensure that those targets are met.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain committed to our goal of ending child poverty by 2020.</p><p>The ‘2014-17 Child Poverty Strategy’, published in June this year, outlines our plans to tackle the root causes of poverty, by:</p><ol><li>Raising the incomes of poor children’s families by helping them get into work and making work pay.</li><li>Supporting the living standards of low-income families.</li><li>Raising educational outcomes of poor children.</li></ol><p>Work remains the best route out of poverty. That is why the Government is introducing Universal Credit which will lift around 300,000 children out of poverty due to increased entitlements. This Government is also focused on breaking the cycle of poor children going on to become poor adults. That is why the Government has introduced policies - such as the pupil premium, worth £2.5 billion in 2014-15, to support poor children to reach their full potential and close the attainment gap between them and their more advantaged peers.</p><p>The Government will publish a response to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission Report in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 27/10/2014 17:32:36 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

100059

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they use when distributing grants to groups offering mental health support to young people.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>On 16 October the Department for Education published a national prospectus setting out the key activities the Department wishes to promote through organisations working with children, young people and families. Children and young people's mental health is one of the seven priority areas on which applications are sought. Within that area, the Department is looking to support projects which work with education providers and children’s services to improve prevention, early identification and access to specialist interventions.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed process and criteria for applications to the Prospectus can be found online at: <a href="https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;NoticeId=1592512" target="_blank">https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;NoticeId=1592512</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/11/2014 17:59:44 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

100949

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure sixth form colleges can attract able maths teachers.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
uin	905649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We have increased the value of teacher training bursaries and scholarships for maths graduates entering teaching.</p><p> </p><p>The School Direct Training Programme enables sixth form colleges to recruit their own trainees and tailor training to meet their specific requirements.</p><p> </p><p>We fund Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses, which offer graduates and career changers with the right background the chance to develop the expertise needed to teach maths.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 27/10/2014 17:17:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

100950

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has given to primary schools to ensure that they can provide sufficient places.
tabling member constituency	Winchester
tabling member printed	Steve Brine
uin	905650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We are investing £5 billion over this Parliament to support local authorities in their duty to secure sufficient school places for their area.</p><p> </p><p>This has already enabled local authorities to create 260,000 additional pupil places between May 2010 and May 2013, including 212,000 primary places, with more in the pipeline for September 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 17:17:46 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine

100951

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on future funding of sixth form colleges.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	905648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We hope to provide stability in funding rates for sixth form colleges and other 16-19 provision in academic year 2015/16. We plan to announce the rates by the end of January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/10/2014 17:16:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

100952

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure there is an adequate number of school places; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	905641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>260,000 additional school places have been created between May 2010 and May 2013. We are on track to meet the extra pressures for places across the country.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 17:15:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

100953

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support young carers in school.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Simon Wright
uin	905652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Recent research shows that young carers have significantly lower educational attainment at GCSE level than their peers, equivalent to nine grades lower overall. That’s the difference between nine Bs and nine Cs.</p><p> </p><p>That shows why it is so important that schools are able to identify and support pupils who are young carers. However a legislative approach compelling them to do so is not in keeping with our drive to reduce burdens on schools. It is important that headteachers and governors have the freedoms they need to meet their responsibilities for the welfare of their pupils in the way they consider is most appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>I am very grateful for the support of the National Governors’ Association in raising awareness about the needs of young carers and sharing resources with governing bodies. Whilst there is a lot of good practice in schools, there remains much to do to make this more widely available.</p><p> </p><p>That is why I welcome two exciting new developments led by the voluntary sector. The Big Lottery Fund are financing The Children’s Society’s “Young Carers in Focus” programme to launch a national award scheme that allows schools to be recognised for the quality of support for their young carers. The Queen’s Trust too are funding Carers Trust to develop and test best practice on young carer support in schools. Both of these initiatives will build on the work my Department has been doing with The Children’s Society and Carers Trust since 2011 to share existing tools and good practice. This includes development of an e-learning module for school staff to increase awareness in schools of young carers’ needs. We are planning to update this soon to reflect the new legislation but the current version is available on The Children’s Society’s website: <a href="http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/Young-Carers-Web-Pub-v13/player.html" target="_blank">http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/Young-Carers-Web-Pub-v13/player.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health are also training school nurses to be champions for young carers. They will speak up on their behalf and help headteachers and governors decide how best to support them at school.</p><p> </p><p>At present we do not plan to extend the pupil premium eligibility criteria to cover young carers (or any other group). Our policy is to allocate pupil premium funding to those pupils who have experienced financial disadvantage but there is a significant cross-over between young carers and the current pupil premium target population. Research indicates that as many as 60 per cent of young carers could be eligible for free school meals, so already attract the pupil premium.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to encourage schools to use the resources that are already freely available to them and to make links to their local young carers support group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 04/11/2014 17:03:12 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4096 label Biography information for Simon Wright

93798

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	College of Social Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much central Government funding has been allocated to the College of Social Work from each Department in the 2014-15 financial year.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	210862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The total of £650,000 of central Government funding has been allocated to the College of Social Work in the current financial year. £200,000 has been provided by the Department for Education, with the Department of Health providing the remaining £450,000.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:18:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

93676

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current pupil to teacher ratio in (1) primary, and (2) post-primary, schools broken down by sector; and how that figure compares with 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p>Table: Pupil:teacher ratios and pupil:adult ratios in publicly funded schools.<br> November 2011-2013, England</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"><p>November</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED NURSERY </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>17.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED PRIMARY </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PRIMARY ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.3</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>21.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED NURSERY AND PRIMARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED SECONDARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SECONDARY ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED SECONDARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PUBLICLY FUNDED SPECIAL </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>2, 4</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall PAR</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School Census and School Workforce Census</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>The within-school PTR (Qualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. The within-school PTR (Qualified and unqualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the totalFTE number of qualified and unqualified teachers regularly employed in schools.</li><li>For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE.</li><li>The PAR is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of all teachers and support staff employed in schools, excluding administrative and clerical staff.</li><li>The overall PTR is based on the total FTE number of pupils on roll in local authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools and the FTE of all teachers in these schools (including: centrally employed; occasional teachers; those on employment based routes to QTS; others without QTS, those on paid absence and any notes to replacements).</li><li>November 2013 figures are calculated using the most current figures e.g. January 2014 pupil numbers and November 2013 teacher numbers.</li></ol><p>Sources used are School Census for pupils and School Workforce Census (for November 2011 to 2013 teachers and overall teachers).</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is also published in table 17 in the statistical first release‘School Workforce in England, November 2013’, which is published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 30/10/2014 12:14:50 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont