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1737604

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support children diagnosed with dyslexia in Ashford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Sojan Joseph
uin	11534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia and other neurodiverse conditions.</p><p>Early identification of need and support is critical to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND, including those with dyslexia. There is already a number of measures to help teachers do this, including the phonics screening check and statutory assessments at the end of key stage 2.</p><p>Measures have also been introduced to support the effective teaching of reading, including for those at risk of falling behind. This includes the English Hubs programme, the publication of the Reading Framework and an updated list of high quality phonics programmes for schools.</p><p>The English Hubs programme is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading, with a focus on supporting children making the slowest progress in reading. As part of the continuous professional development provided by the English Hubs, the Reading Ambition for All programme has been launched to improve outcomes for children who need additional support with reading, including those with SEND.</p><p>Ashford’s local English Hub is Kingsnorth. Further information is available here: <a href="https://www.kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk/english-hub" target="_blank">https://www.kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk/english-hub</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 31/10/2024 11:00:09 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5247

1737187

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out research into the impact of AI in education settings on children's wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
tabling member printed	Laura Kyrke-Smith
uin	11217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Artificial intelligence (AI) represents an opportunity to give our schools’ leaders and teachers a helping hand with classroom life, but only if the technology is safe and reliable and risks are managed appropriately.</p><p>The department has undertaken a range of research and engagement to understand the risks and opportunities posed by AI in education. The call for evidence on generative AI in education sought views and experiences from practitioners across all stages of education, as well as the education technology sector and AI experts. The report highlights the opportunities and risks of AI, including consideration of the impacts on pupils and concerns around the quality and reliability of tools.</p><p>In partnership with The Responsible Technology Adoption Unit within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the department commissioned research to understand parent and pupil attitudes to the use of AI in education. This research can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-on-parent-and-pupil-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education/research-on-public-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-on-parent-and-pupil-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education/research-on-public-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education</a>.</p><p>Parents and pupils were found to be supportive of opportunities for teachers to use AI to help reduce workload and allow them to focus on face-to-face interactions with pupils, but had concerns about pupil use of AI, including the impacts on wellbeing through over-reliance on technology and privacy and safeguarding risks.</p><p>The department’s approach to AI in education is informed by these insights. We have committed to publish expectations for the safety of generative AI products used in education to address concerns around safeguarding and privacy. Our project to develop a store of educational content optimised for use with AI aims to drive up the reliability and quality of tools. We are providing funding for innovation to develop tools which will help to reduce everyday feedback and marking workload for teachers, whilst avoiding AI use for high stakes marking, responding to parent and pupil views.</p><p>The department will continue to gather feedback and evidence on AI in education to inform the policy direction and remains committed to working in partnership with the sector to respond to technological developments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 31/10/2024 16:11:36 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	5341

1736920

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE: Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the requirement for under 18s to retake (a) English and (b) Maths GCSE on children with complex SEND.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	11060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The department knows that English and mathematics brings significant gains to all students, including children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by improving their employment prospects and access to qualifications at Level 3 and beyond. The mathematics and English condition of funding supports students who do not attain Level 2 English and mathematics qualifications at 16 by requiring them to continue to study these subjects as part of their 16-19 study programme or T Level. Where a student is not able to study GCSE or Functional Skills, they should be supported to achieve a stepping-stone qualification at an appropriate lower level. As the mathematics and English condition of funding is a study requirement, the focus is on supporting students to continue studying and learning these skills.</p><p>If a student wishes to re-take their Level 2 English and/or mathematics exam, they should do so when they and their institution think they are ready. The department will continue to assess the impacts of the condition of funding policy to understand where improvements can be made, including talking to lead sector bodies to understand the impacts on students with SEND. In parallel, the Curriculum and Assessment Review will look at ensuring all young people aged 16-19 have an excellent foundation in English and mathematics and how best to support 16 to 19 year olds who currently do not achieve a Level 2 qualification in these subjects by 16.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 30/10/2024 11:32:53 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1736978

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Written Statement of 22 October 2024 on Mainstream Free Schools, HCWS150, what the 44 centrally delivered, mainstream projects are on which her Department will engage with local authorities and trusts.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	11051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The government wants to ensure children thrive in education, whatever type of school they are in, including free schools. Capacity varies from place to place, so the department will continue to open new schools where they are needed.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials are working with local authorities, academy trusts and other partners to take work forward on the review of mainstream free school projects over the autumn and have written to them, setting out next steps in relation to individual projects. The department will publicly communicate the outcomes of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan grouped question UIN 11052 question first answered 29/10/2024 15:09:28 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1736983

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 October 2024, HCWS150 on Mainstream Free Schools, what her policy is on opening free schools approved under the last Government.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	11052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The government wants to ensure children thrive in education, whatever type of school they are in, including free schools. Capacity varies from place to place, so the department will continue to open new schools where they are needed.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials are working with local authorities, academy trusts and other partners to take work forward on the review of mainstream free school projects over the autumn and have written to them, setting out next steps in relation to individual projects. The department will publicly communicate the outcomes of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan grouped question UIN 11051 question first answered 29/10/2024 15:09:28 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1736995

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Ashfield School: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of when the re-build of Ashfield School will take place.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	11047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Ashfield Comprehensive School is currently in the feasibility stage of the School Rebuilding Programme. The feasibility will determine the scope of the project, programme and the budget. Once the feasibility is concluded the department will procure a contractor to undertake the detailed design of the scheme and secure planning permission.</p><p> </p><p>The department currently anticipates appointing a contractor in spring 2025, with construction beginning from autumn/winter 2025.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 31/10/2024 11:10:34 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1737044

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Swanley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 October 2024 on Mainstream Free Schools, UIN HCWS150, if the proposed new special educational needs school in Swanley is one of the schools to have their funding reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Laura Trott
uin	11050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The department is reviewing mainstream free school projects, to ensure that they continue to meet localised need for places, offer value for money and are not to the detriment of the other schools in the local area. The review covers mainstream, centrally delivered projects.</p><p>Work on special and alternative provision (AP) free schools is continuing. As with all government investment, special and AP free school projects will be subject to value for money consideration through their development, in line with the government’s vision for the special educational needs system.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 30/10/2024 11:08:22 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott

1736477

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	First Aid: Education
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 the implementation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in schools.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Noah Law
uin	10831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>All state-funded schools in England are required to teach first aid as part of statutory health education, which is taught as part of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). This includes basic first aid training and how to deal with common injuries. Pupils in secondary schools are taught further first aid, including, for example, how to administer CPR and the purpose of defibrillators. Schools can teach topics beyond those covered in the statutory guidance and have flexibility to respond to local issues.</p><p>The department is currently reviewing the RSHE statutory guidance. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has been clear that children’s wellbeing must be at the heart of this guidance for schools. As such, the government will look carefully at the consultation responses, discuss with stakeholders and consider the relevant evidence before setting out next steps.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 28/10/2024 13:53:18 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5302

1736503

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2024 to Question 4283 on Schools: Admissions, what steps her Department is taking to issue guidance to Local Planning Authorities on appropriate levels of section 106 contributions from developers to meet future demand for school places.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Josh Newbury
uin	10842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>In August 2023, the department published two non-statutory guidance documents for local authorities planning for education, local planning authorities (LPAs) and other stakeholders involved in the delivery of schools.</p><p>The guidance on 'Estimating pupil yield from housing development’ sets out the department’s recommended approach to calculating pupil yield from housing development to inform local plans and planning decisions and to help local authorities and LPAs justify developer contributions towards education. This guidance can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64d0f71be5491a00134b5940/Estimating_Pupil_Yield_from_Housing_Development.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64d0f71be5491a00134b5940/Estimating_Pupil_Yield_from_Housing_Development.pdf</a>.</p><p>The guidance on ‘Securing developer contributions for education’ promotes good practice on evidencing the impacts of development, engaging with LPAs and delivering expanded or new facilities with funding from housing development. This document can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64d0f70d7a5708001314485f/Securing_Developer_Contributions_for_Education.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64d0f70d7a5708001314485f/Securing_Developer_Contributions_for_Education.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 31/10/2024 14:46:46 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5034

1736510

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the central costs of academy trusts on the budgets of academy schools.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Josh Newbury
uin	10845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The primary responsibility for the financial oversight of academy trusts rests with the trustees themselves, who are supported by the financial management and governance requirements set by the department in academy trusts’ funding agreements, the academy trust handbook and academies accounts direction. The department expects academy trustees to deliver strong governance and monitor the financial health of their trust or school. It is with strong financial management and governance that schools are able to operate most effectively and deliver high quality teaching and learning that prepares our children for the future.</p><p>Academy trusts can take a cut from their funding to pay for central services for their schools. This can be more efficient and cheaper than individual schools running or procuring the functions themselves.</p><p>Where academy trusts take a cut to pay for central services, they must be transparent by disclosing the basis and value in their published, audited, annual accounts. They must also include additional disclosures in their accounts about the services they deliver centrally and the charging policy they apply. They must also identify the share against each academy.</p><p>The government is clear that strong accountability is non-negotiable. That is why the government has committed to bring multi-academy trusts into the inspection system, to make the system fairer and more transparent, and to enable intervention when schools and trusts are not performing to the required standards.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell grouped question UIN 10846 question first answered 31/10/2024 13:59:39 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5034