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1005793

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date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Disability
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 ensure the inclusion of physically disabled children in schooling.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	190487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The government takes seriously its role in promoting inclusion and equality in education settings and the Equality Act 2010 (together with Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014) is a foundation stone on which our special educational needs (SEN) and disability system sits. The Equality Act requires all schools (whether maintained or academy) to produce an accessibility plan. These plans are about ensuring that all aspects of school life are accessible to disabled pupils. The Act also requires local authorities to produce accessibility strategies with the same aims as the school-level plan, but with different coverage.</p><p>We have funded the Schools Development Support Agency, working with pdnet to deliver a contract to improve knowledge, skills and capability of the school workforce. Pdnet standards have been developed for the early years, schools and post 16 settings, along with level 1 training for schools raising awareness of physical disabilities. Further information about pdnet is available on <a href="http://pdnet.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://pdnet.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/11/2018 15:59:49 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1005907

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Standards
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 reduce the attainment gap in early years education.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	190437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has set out his ambition to halve by 2028 the proportion of five-year-olds who do not achieve the communication and reading skills they need to thrive. On 14 November 2018, he hosted a summit on the ‘home learning environment’, bringing together nearly 100 businesses, charities and public sector organisations to explore longer term opportunities to support parents with early learning at home. At the summit he announced £6.5 million for voluntary and community sector organisations who work with families of young children to support early language development, helping to address and support concerns when they can have the most impact; and to improve the early years education of children with special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>This builds on the ambitious social mobility action plan ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’, published in December 2017, which set out £100 million of investment. This includes £50 million to develop more high quality school-based nursery provision to increase the number of good early years places for disadvantaged children; and a £50 million investment in professional development through English Hubs, professional development for early years practitioners, and a dedicated what works fund.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/11/2018 15:57:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1005912

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Hearing Impairment
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 the provision of education services to children with a hearing impairment.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	190441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I am determined that all children and young people, including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, receive the support they need to achieve the success they deserve. I am meeting with the National Deaf Children’s Society in November to find out more about their concerns.</p><p>In April, the Whole School special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) consortium, led by the National Association for Special Educational Needs, were awarded a two-year contract for a new programme of work which will focus on building the skills of teachers working in mainstream and special schools and ensuring the schools’ workforce are equipped to identify and meet their training needs in relation to SEND. The National Sensory Impairment Partnership are part of the consortium.</p><p>Local authorities play a key role in providing support to children and young people with sensory impairment. They are best placed to determine local priorities and make funding decisions in consultation with local people and having regard to the range of statutory responsibilities placed on them. High needs funding, for children and young people with more complex SEND, increased from £5 billion in 2013 to just under £6 billion this year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/11/2018 16:23:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1003585

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from bodies in the education sector on the potential effect of the ending of supplementary funding in 2019-20 on the number of maintained nursery schools.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	189793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. In the last three months, there have been nine representations led by MNS, one by an education trade union and two by education charities.</p><p>Representations made include the case for future funding and the sharing of research findings.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 17:23:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1003614

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Bury North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) children and (b) children eligible for free schools meals reached a Good Level of Development at age five in Bury North in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	189795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The requested data is shown in the attached table<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Results for academic year 2017/18 are due to be published on Thursday 29 November.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 17:58:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 189795_Bury_North_FSM_pupils_good_level_development.pdf.xlsx title 189795_Bury_North_FSM_pupils_good_level_developmen
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1003744

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of looked after children in private education in each of the last 10 years to date.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	189699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of looked after children in independent schools is available from 2011 to 2018.</p><p>Table: Number of looked after children in independent schools (including independent special schools) in England, 2011 to 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of pupils</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3019</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Level Annual School Census, 2011 to 2018</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 16:49:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1003841

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Healthy Pupils Capital Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is monitoring how the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund is being spent by schools.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	189627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The healthy pupils capital fund (HPCF) is a one year fund of £100 million in 2018-19.</p><p>Existing mechanisms for school condition funding have been used to allocate and monitor the HPCF. Local authorities and large multi-academy trusts have received an allocation from the HPCF (£62 million). The funding can only be used for capital projects and responsible bodies are required to report on how they have spent their HPCF in the same way they report on, and alongside, their school condition allocation.</p><p>Single and small academy trusts and sixth-form colleges were able to bid for a share of £38 million of the HPCF through the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2018 to 2019. All responsible bodies are required to sign up to terms and conditions which state that funding can only be spent on what was applied for before the first payment is released. Once underway, all CIF projects are required to submit regular monitoring reports to the Department for Education. At the end of the project, a final completion certificate is required before the final payment is released.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 16:45:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003842

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Healthy Schools Rating Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to implement the healthy rating scheme for schools.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	189628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the publication of the childhood obesity plan, we have met with a range of stakeholders to discuss the best way to deliver the healthy schools rating scheme. This is a complex and wide-ranging project, and we are taking the time necessary to ensure we deliver a successful resource.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently testing delivery models as we continue to explore the most effective way to deliver the scheme, building on successful resources that are already available to schools. We will come forward with proposals shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 16:47:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003844

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many contested adoptions have taken place in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	189539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The department does not collect data on specific adoption circumstances.</p><p>Information on those children placed for adoption where consent is dispensed by the court is published annually in Table D1 of the statistical release, ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’ at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the year ending 31 March 2018 will be published on 15 November 2018. These are circumstances where the court can dispense without the consent of a parent, to the placement and adoption of their child if the welfare of the child requires it. This may be a decision in some situations that is not in accordance with the parents’ wishes.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare of a child is paramount and local authorities have a statutory duty to intervene to undertake child protection enquiries and to take action to safeguard and promote the child’s welfare. However, decisions on adoption are ultimately taken by an independent judge based on the evidence presented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 17:24:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1003900

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what minimum standard of dyslexia support his Department requires local authorities to provide.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	189630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities, working with schools and other partners, are required by the Children and Families Act (2014) to set out a local offer of the support normally available to children and families affected by a disability and special educational needs (SEN).</p><p>Schools are also required under the act and the accompanying Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice to identify and address the SEN of the pupils or students they support. We expect schools to be monitoring closely the progress of all pupils. The first response when any child is falling behind is good quality teaching. When this does not produce expected progress, the school should consider whether the child has a learning difficulty. The school should assess the child, plan an intervention if a learning difficulty is identified, implement the intervention and then review the outcome and progressively repeat this cycle until the child’s learning difficulty is properly supported. This is called SEN support and the cyclical process is referred to as a ‘graduated approach’ to meeting children’s needs. Where children and young people have needs that can’t be met through this process, they could get support through an Education, Health and Care plan.</p><p>We have in place training and specific resources designed to provide teachers with the necessary skills to identify and support children with dyslexia.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/11/2018 17:47:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson