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443231

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which children's services departments are rated as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requiring improvement and (d) inadequate; and which such departments are subject to intervention measures.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>Ofsted have run a number of pilot inspections since 2010:</p><ul><li>5 multi-agency child protection inspection pilots;</li><li>2 joint (with CQC) children looked after inspection pilots;</li><li>2 Integrated inspection pilots; and</li><li>1 Joint targeted area inspection, undertaken in November/December 2015.</li></ul><p>Following the pilot in November/December 2015, Ofsted intends to conduct up to six Joint Targeted Area Inspections by the summer of 2016.</p><p>There are 152 local authority children’s services departments. Of these three are rated ‘outstanding’, 53 are rated ‘good’, <del class="ministerial">39</del> <ins class="ministerial">36</ins> are rated ‘adequate’, <del class="ministerial">75</del> <ins class="ministerial">39</ins> are rated ‘Requires improvement’ and 21 are rated ‘Inadequate’. A table that has been attached to this answer sets out the most recent Ofsted rating for each local authority and indicates whether the authority is subject to intervention for its children’s social care services. All local authorities rated as ‘Inadequate’ are subject to intervention measures.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/01/2016 17:58:50 question first ministerially corrected 23/03/2016 11:45:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 21474 and 21475 appendix Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11.01.2016.docx title Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11 1 2016 previous answer version 38541 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name PQ21474 and PQ21475 appendix Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11 01 2016.doc title Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11 1 2016
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

443235

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which children's services departments have been subject to multi-agency inspections since 2010; and what the results were of each such inspection.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>Ofsted have run a number of pilot inspections since 2010:</p><ul><li>5 multi-agency child protection inspection pilots;</li><li>2 joint (with CQC) children looked after inspection pilots;</li><li>2 Integrated inspection pilots; and</li><li>1 Joint targeted area inspection, undertaken in November/December 2015.</li></ul><p>Following the pilot in November/December 2015, Ofsted intends to conduct up to six Joint Targeted Area Inspections by the summer of 2016.</p><p>There are 152 local authority children’s services departments. Of these three are rated ‘outstanding’, 53 are rated ‘good’, <del class="ministerial">39</del> <ins class="ministerial">36</ins> are rated ‘adequate’, <del class="ministerial">75</del> <ins class="ministerial">39</ins> are rated ‘Requires improvement’ and 21 are rated ‘Inadequate’. A table that has been attached to this answer sets out the most recent Ofsted rating for each local authority and indicates whether the authority is subject to intervention for its children’s social care services. All local authorities rated as ‘Inadequate’ are subject to intervention measures.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/01/2016 17:58:50 question first ministerially corrected 14/01/2016 15:09:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 21474 and 21475 appendix Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11.01.2016.docx title Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11 1 2016 previous answer version 38539 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name PQ21474 and PQ21475 appendix Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11 01 2016.doc title Table of Ofsted Inspection Ratings as at 11 1 2016
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1002538

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of teachers on the (a) main, (b) upper, and (c) leadership pay scales at school level.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department holds information on the number of teachers in England in each pay range at a school level.</p><p>The following table provides the number of regular teachers in service in state funded schools who are on the (a) main, (b) upper and (c) leadership pay ranges in England in November 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Number of regular teachers in service in state funded schools who are on the main, upper and leadership pay ranges in England in November 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Leadership <br>Pay Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Main <br>Pay Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upper <br>Pay Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other [1]</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong>[2]</p></td><td><p>69,521</p></td><td><p>170,910</p></td><td><p>177,941</p></td><td><p>45,470</p></td><td><p>36,070</p></td><td><p>499,912</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census</em></p><p> </p><p>Academies are not obliged to use the pay ranges required in LA-maintained schools, though many academies use similar pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes leading practitioner and unqualified pay ranges.</p><p>[2] Excludes centrally employed staff.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/11/2018 14:26:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 84554 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348024

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Teach First teachers in each (a) subject and (b) parliamentary constituency (i) began teaching and (ii) left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The first table below shows the number of Teach First teachers in each subject that began teaching in each of the last five years. The number of trainees starting is increasing annually including to STEM subjects, and the geographical spread is widening.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Qualified Teacher Status Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Art</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Studies</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citizenship</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geography</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>History</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICT</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maths</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MFL</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Primary</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Primary EYFS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RE</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of Teach First teachers in each subject that left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Qualified Teacher Status </strong><strong> Subject</strong></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Art</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Studies</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19</del><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citizenship</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16</del><ins class="ministerial">8</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">345</del><ins class="ministerial">120</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geography</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">53</del><ins class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>History</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">64</del><ins class="ministerial">22</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICT</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22</del><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maths</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">333</del><ins class="ministerial">107</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MFL</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">115</del><ins class="ministerial">43</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Music</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16</del><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Primary</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">285</del><ins class="ministerial">94</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Primary EYFS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19</del><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RE</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">27</del><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">256</del><ins class="ministerial">87</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Data for those in the second table gives a summary of those who left teaching either when on, or after completing, the Teach First Leadership Development Programme. This includes all those who have completed the Teach First programme since the first cohort in 2003. The data also includes those who have left more than once – for example an individual who leaves the profession in one year, returned, and then left the profession once more – for example someone taking career breaks and/or maternity leave.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please see detailed tables in Appendix 1 (separate excel file) for data on Teach First teachers in each parliamentary constituency that began teaching in each of the last five years as well as those that left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/06/2015 11:49:39 question first ministerially corrected 08/07/2015 14:43:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 853 Appendix- teach first teachers entering and leaving B.xlsx title Teach First teachers entering and leaving by PC previous answer version 3497 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 853 Appendix- teach first teachers entering and leaving.xlsx title Teach first teachers entering and leaving by PC
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418413

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's review into the status and professionalism of teaching assistants announced in October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have considered the latest evidence on the effective deployment and professional development of teaching assistants, together with a summary of the call for evidence and the draft teaching assistant standards submitted by the expert panel.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of this evidence, the Government believes that schools are best placed to decide how they use and deploy teaching assistants, and to set standards for the teaching assistants they employ. The Secretary of State has therefore decided not to publish the draft standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2015 09:40:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 21854 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

422591

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: West Sussex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that schools in West Sussex are delivering educational excellence.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Provisional information on the latest Key Stage 2 results in West Sussex and other local authorities is published as part of the “National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2015 (provisional)” release[1].</p><p>These indicate that 77% of pupils in West Sussex local authority achieved level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics, below the national average of 80%. This is down from 78% in 2013/14.</p><p>In the same year, 21% of pupils in West Sussex local authority achieved level 5 or above in reading, writing and mathematics, below the national average of 24%. This is down from 22% in 2013/14.</p><p>Since the phonics check was introduced in West Sussex, the proportion of children who achieve the expected standard has risen each year to 73% in 2015. This remains, however, below the national average of 77%.</p><p>Standards in some West Sussex schools are currently too low. I have therefore written to West Sussex County Council, asking them to set out their plans to improve results, so that more children in West Sussex receive the standard of education to which they are entitled.</p><p>This is part of our national plan to raise standards, by setting higher expectations in our curriculum and qualifications; creating a self-improving school system; and promoting strong school governance through academies and free schools. We are also committed to making sure schools are funded fairly so all pupils have access to a good education – a key part of our core mission ensure every child reaches their full potential.</p><br /><p>[1] 2014/15 provisional local authority level tables can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/456135/SFR30_2015_KS2_LA_Tables.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/456135/SFR30_2015_KS2_LA_Tables.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 12681 question first answered 23/10/2015 14:26:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 25505 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

422592

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National Curriculum Tests: West Sussex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of Key Stage 2 results in West Sussex.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Provisional information on the latest Key Stage 2 results in West Sussex and other local authorities is published as part of the “National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2015 (provisional)” release[1].</p><p>These indicate that 77% of pupils in West Sussex local authority achieved level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics, below the national average of 80%. This is down from 78% in 2013/14.</p><p>In the same year, 21% of pupils in West Sussex local authority achieved level 5 or above in reading, writing and mathematics, below the national average of 24%. This is down from 22% in 2013/14.</p><p>Since the phonics check was introduced in West Sussex, the proportion of children who achieve the expected standard has risen each year to 73% in 2015. This remains, however, below the national average of 77%.</p><p>Standards in some West Sussex schools are currently too low. I have therefore written to West Sussex County Council, asking them to set out their plans to improve results, so that more children in West Sussex receive the standard of education to which they are entitled.</p><p>This is part of our national plan to raise standards, by setting higher expectations in our curriculum and qualifications; creating a self-improving school system; and promoting strong school governance through academies and free schools. We are also committed to making sure schools are funded fairly so all pupils have access to a good education – a key part of our core mission ensure every child reaches their full potential.</p><br /><p>[1] 2014/15 provisional local authority level tables can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/456135/SFR30_2015_KS2_LA_Tables.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/456135/SFR30_2015_KS2_LA_Tables.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 12680 question first answered 23/10/2015 14:26:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 25507 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

432976

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded schools require pupils to wear a burqa or jilbab as part of their uniform.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	902428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools’ uniform policies.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities legislation and act reasonably, fairly and flexibly in the interests of all their children.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools’ uniform policies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our guidance to schools on school uniform is clear that schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities law, and act reasonably and fairly in the interests of all their students.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We would expect all schools to act flexibly in response to reasonable requests to vary their uniform policy.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department's guidance on school uniform is available online: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/11/2015 17:15:11 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2015 14:18:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 32754 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

432979

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	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 provide parents of summer-born children with flexibility to decide in which year group their children start school.
	tabling member constituency	Horsham
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Quin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	902431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We recognise the vital importance of early intervention, particularly for the most disadvantaged members of society and the crucial role played by education and children’s services in promoting good outcomes for children and families. The latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2014-to-2015</a> show that the proportion of children achieving a good level of development in relation to the most deprived areas, SEN, free school meal eligibility, term of birth, first language and ethnicity is improving. The proportion of children eligible for FSM has increased from 45% in 2014 to 51% in 2015 and the gap between FSM and other children has narrowed from 18.9 percentage points in 2014 to 17.7 in 2015</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are concerned that some parents of summer born children either feel forced to send their children to school before they are ready, and before compulsory school age, or risk missing the reception year at school where the essential teaching of early reading and arithmetic takes place.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Subject to parliamentary approval, we have therefore decided to amend the School Admissions Code to ensure that summer born children can be admitted to the reception class at the age of five, where this is what their parents want, and can remain with that cohort as they progress through school, including through to secondary school. We will conduct a full public consultation in due course. </ins><br /><ins class="ministerial">I recently set out this policy intent in an open letter to parents, schools and local authorities. The letter is available here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-born-children-nick-gibbs-letter-about-school-admissions.</ins></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/11/2015 17:10:57 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2015 14:17:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 32746 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin

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	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Baccalaureate
	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 consult the teaching profession before implementation of the English Baccalaureate.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Peter Heaton-Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate.[1] The consultation will run until 29 January 2016.</p><br /><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/01/2016 16:59:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 37625 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4524 label Biography information for Peter Heaton-Jones