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date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of teachers accredited by initial teacher training (ITT) providers in the academic years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 will be accredited to deliver ITT courses in academic year 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	200589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The number of places and trainees changes each year. The table below shows the number of initial teacher training (ITT) providers and total new entrants to ITT over the past four years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of ITT providers</p></td><td><p>Total number of ITT new entrants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>33,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>40,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>36,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>28,991</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>179 providers have been accredited to deliver reformed ITT from September 2024, following an accreditation process designed to drive up the quality and consistency of ITT leading to Qualified Teacher Status. This number includes 155 existing ITT providers. Together, these providers will cover all regions of the country. Where appropriate, the Department is encouraging accredited providers to consider partnering with those who were unsuccessful in gaining accreditation to bring together high-quality provision with local expertise, connections and experience.</p><p>The Department will continue to monitor the availability of provision across England to ensure that the ITT market is ready and able to deliver teacher training programmes in every part of the country from September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/10/2023 15:07:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1662144

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date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers: Pay
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 the adequacy of pay for supply teachers employed through education recruitment agencies.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	200588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Schools have the freedom to make staffing decisions that meet their circumstances. This means schools, academies and Local Authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their workforces, including whether to use supply agencies for supply staff.</p><p>If a supply teacher is employed by a private employment agency, the agency can decide their salary. As this is a commercial arrangement between the school or Local Authority and the agency, the Department is unable to intervene in matters concerning the terms of their employment or their pay. Supply teachers are free to register with multiple agencies to find the best pay and conditions to meet their own circumstances.</p><p>Under the Agency Workers Regulations, an agency supply teacher is entitled to receive the same pay and conditions of employment as teachers employed by the school or the Local Authority after 12 weeks in the same role with the same school or Local Authority. Guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agency-workers-regulations-2010-guidance-for-recruiters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agency-workers-regulations-2010-guidance-for-recruiters</a>.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the Department for Education launched the agency supply deal. The deal supports schools with getting value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary staff.</p><p>The deal has established a list of preferred suppliers that schools can access, all of which:</p><ul><li>Will be transparent with schools about the rates they charge.</li><li>Will agree to not charge finder’s fees for workers who have been in post for 12 weeks, when four weeks’ notice is given.</li><li>Will conduct consistent, rigorous background screening checks in line with the Department’s statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.</li><li>Will be accredited by an approved accreditation body, that will audit suppliers for compliance with robust recruitment principles and the terms of the framework.</li></ul><p>Details of the deal can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>Education is a devolved matter, meaning the devolved administrations set their own policy on supply teacher pay and conditions.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/10/2023 10:51:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1662147

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date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to reduce the number of music education hubs; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	200585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>In June 2022, the Department for Education and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published the National Plan for Music Education, setting out a commitment to high quality music education for all children and young people.</p><p>As part of the Plan, the Department announced its intention to work in partnership with Arts Council England to re-compete the role of Music Hub lead organisations and see a reduced number of lead organisations establishing partnerships across wider geographical areas. The Department wants lead organisations to become more strategic, building a wider range of strong partnerships with schools, academy trusts, Local Authorities and others for children and young people to receive high-quality support in every local area, including those where provision may currently be limited.</p><p>Working in partnership with the Department, Arts Council England undertook a two stage consultation at the beginning of the year to inform the competition and reform of the geography of the Music Hub network. The findings of the consultation were announced, as well as the change from 117 to 43 lead organisations. Arts Council England subsequently launched the Music Hub Investment Programme to compete the role of lead organisations, with newly completed organisations starting in September 2024. This is a significant reform that should result in more partnerships at a local level working with each Music Hub lead organisation, to support schools, children and young people to improve quality and access to high quality music education.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/10/2023 10:50:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan