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657744

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date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made to introduce personal, health and social education in all (1) state schools, (2) academies, and (3) free schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL4063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We want schools to provide all young people with a curriculum that equips them for success in adult life.</p><p> </p><p>High quality PSHE teaching has an important role to play in this, helping young people understand the world around them, building resilience and helping them to make positive choices and stay safe. We have made it clear in the introduction to the national curriculum that all schools should make provision for PSHE, drawing on examples of good practice. Academies and free schools are encouraged to teach PSHE as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Sex education is already compulsory in secondary maintained schools, and the Government is clear that all schools should make provision for high quality, age-appropriate sex and relationship education (SRE) which is a vital part of preparing young people for life in modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State agrees that we need to look again at the case for further action on PSHE and SRE provision, with particular consideration to improving quality and accessibility. We are actively considering what steps we could take, including whether to update the existing SRE guidance and will give a view soon.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL4064 question first answered 20/12/2016 15:42:09 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

657745

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to introduce compulsory sex and relationship education in schools; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL4064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We want schools to provide all young people with a curriculum that equips them for success in adult life.</p><p> </p><p>High quality PSHE teaching has an important role to play in this, helping young people understand the world around them, building resilience and helping them to make positive choices and stay safe. We have made it clear in the introduction to the national curriculum that all schools should make provision for PSHE, drawing on examples of good practice. Academies and free schools are encouraged to teach PSHE as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Sex education is already compulsory in secondary maintained schools, and the Government is clear that all schools should make provision for high quality, age-appropriate sex and relationship education (SRE) which is a vital part of preparing young people for life in modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State agrees that we need to look again at the case for further action on PSHE and SRE provision, with particular consideration to improving quality and accessibility. We are actively considering what steps we could take, including whether to update the existing SRE guidance and will give a view soon.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL4063 question first answered 20/12/2016 15:42:09 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

657759

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the proposal to drop the 50 per cent cap on religious selection in faith schools, what consideration they have given to the finding of the Education Policy Institute, in its report <i>Faith Schools, Pupil Performance and Social Selection</i>, published in December, that the average faith school admits fewer pupils from poor backgrounds than the average non-faith school.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The EPI report fails to recognise the fact that the government’s proposals are about creating more good school places for more parents in more parts of the country by giving them more choice. Our proposals to expand the number of good school places available to parents will help more young people have the chance to go as far as their talents will take them.</p><p>Faith schools are among the highest performing schools in the country, with more primary and secondary faith schools judged good or outstanding than their non-faith counterparts[1]. Faith schools are popular with parents and the removal of the 50% faith cap will enable the establishment of even more good schools.</p><p> </p><p>[1]<em>Ofsted official statistics: Maintained schools and academies inspections and outcomes as at 31 March 2016</em> shows faith schools are more likely to be <em>good</em> or <em>outstanding</em> as compared to non-faith schools (89% as compared to 86% at primary; 81% as compared to 75% at secondary).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/12/2016 17:20:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

657776

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Contracts: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to negotiate for the UK's continued participation in those aspects of the Rome I Regulation which require a contract between a business and a consumer to be governed by the law of the country where the consumer lives; and if so, whether they will convert the rules set out in Rome I into domestic law by including them in the legislation required to withdraw from the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL4095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) has responsibility for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and the EU. The Ministry of Justice, which has responsibility for civil law instruments such as the Rome I Regulation, has been working closely with DExEU to consider options for the future relationship between the UK and the EU. We will work to ensure the best outcome for the UK, including its consumers and businesses. answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/12/2016 11:53:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

657398

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the current ranking of UK schools in the Programme for International Student Assessment survey; and whether they intend to propose measures to improve the performance of UK schools in the survey.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL4031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to raising standards of achievement in English, mathematics and science. The pupils who sat the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment in England were born around the year 2000 and have therefore experienced only some of the changes we have introduced since 2010, and none of the changes to primary education. We have introduced rigorous new English, maths and science curricula and new qualifications to match expectations set in the highest performing jurisdictions internationally.</p><p> </p><p>For mathematics, we are providing £41m over the next four years to introduce mathematics ‘mastery’ in primary schools, based on successful teaching approaches from south-east Asia. We are funding the networks of Science Learning Partnerships and Maths Hubs to improve the quality of science and maths teaching in primary and secondary schools. We also offer significant financial incentives to attract top science and mathematics graduates into teaching and are investing up to £67m over four years to train up to an additional 2,500 maths and physics teachers and upskill 15,000 existing teachers in these subjects by the end of this parliament.</p><p>In English we have introduced a phonics check at the beginning of compulsory schooling which aims to ensure all pupils acquire the basics in literacy before the end of primary school.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2016 15:57:11 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

655756

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Swimming: Primary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of primary schools do not have access to a swimming pool and are therefore not able to provide swimming lessons to their pupils.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We want all children to leave primary school able to swim. Swimming is not only an excellent form of physical activity but also a life-saving skill. This is why swimming and water safety is compulsory in the national curriculum for PE at key stages 1 and 2.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the percentage of primary schools without access to swimming pools. While many schools enjoy excellent links to local facilities we do know that some primaries struggle to access local pools.</p><p> </p><p>To help look into this and other issues that hinder the teaching of high quality swimming lessons, the Government has established a working group to advise on how to ensure no child leaves primary school unable to swim. The group is supported by the Amateur Swimming Association and includes sector experts, and will be presenting their recommendations in the new year.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2016 15:55:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

655761

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have conducted or commissioned research into the reasons for the increase in the number of teaching assistants hired by schools in the period 2000–10; and if so, where this can be obtained.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL4003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2008 the Department for Children, Schools and Families published the research report Deployment and Impact of Support Staff in Schools and the Impact of the National Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The report considers reasons for the increase in teaching assistant numbers as part of wider research into their deployment. The report was produced by the Institute for Education. A copy of the report is attached.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2016 15:58:38 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Deployment_and_impact_of_support_staff_in_schools.pdf title Deployment and impact of support staff in schools
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

655762

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have conducted or commissioned research into the determinants of schools’ overall staffing decisions, and the balance they strike between hiring administrative and teaching staff.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL4004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department continually reviews information about schools’ staff deployment; for example through the School Workforce Census.</p><p> </p><p>A wide range of complex factors determine deployment decisions, including school type and curriculum priorities.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2013, the Department published the Review of efficiency in the schools system, which identified effective workforce deployment as one of the key characteristics of efficient schools and set out examples of school practice. The review has been attached to this answer.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also published information for schools to enable them to compare their expenditure with other similar schools. This includes tools on the School Financial Health and Efficiency collection available on gov.uk to support schools in carrying out financial reviews and self-assessments.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2016 15:56:29 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL4004 attachment 1.pdf title The_Review_of_efficiency_in_the_schools_system
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

654727

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that education policy relates to learners of all ages and backgrounds.
tabling member printed	Baroness Shephard of Northwold
uin	HL3973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made a series of changes to help ensure education policy better supports all ages. In the 2016 Budget, the Government announced that it would conduct a review into the gaps in support for lifetime learning, including for flexible and part-time study. The review is on-going and the Government will announce its next steps shortly.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2016 15:26:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	132 label Biography information for Baroness Shephard of Northwold

654274

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to include female genital mutilation as a mandatory element in the personal, social, health and economic programme of study in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>There is no mandatory programme of study for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE). Schools have the autonomy to tailor their PSHE to reflect the needs of their pupils, including teaching about female genital mutilation (FGM), drawing on the resources, tools and evidence provided by experts such as the PSHE Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked with the PSHE Association to develop a section of their website focusing on FGM and including a range of guidance and resources for teachers and schools to use.</p><p> </p><p>The non-statutory programme of study for PSHE includes giving young people the opportunity to learn about taking care of their body, understanding that actions such as FGM constitute abuse and are a crime under British law and universal human rights, and develop the skills and strategies required to get support if they have fears for themselves or their peers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the statutory ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance, updated in September 2016, includes information for schools on the issue of FGM and reminds schools of their duty in relation to reporting cases of FGM. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/12/2016 15:41:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Keeping_children_safe_in_education.pdf title Keeping children safe in education
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath