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registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Reading: Primary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary school children have daily reading lessons in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	117858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>We do not collect information about schools’ timetables and therefore we do not hold this information. We have placed phonics at the heart of the curriculum and introduced the phonics screening check at age six to help identify children that need additional help with their reading. In 2017, 81% of pupils nationally met the expected standard at the end of year 1, up from 58% in 2012. In Northamptonshire, the figure was also 81%, up from 55% in 2012. Thanks to our reforms and the hard work of teachers and pupils, an additional 154,000 six year olds across England are on track to become fluent readers.</p><p>In addition, the 2016 Progress in International Reading Study results, published last week, put the success of our increased emphasis on phonics and continued focus on raising education standards on a global scale. England rose up the rankings from joint 10<sup>th</sup> in 2011 to joint 8<sup>th</sup>, and achieved the highest performance since the study began in 2001, driven by an increase in the number of low-performing pupils reading well.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/12/2017 17:22:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

758139

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the levels of educational attainment in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	9274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department publishes information related to attainment at a national, regional and local authority level across Key stages 2 and 4 and for 16-18 year olds.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data can be found at the following links:</p><p>Key Stage 2:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-provisional</a></p><p>Key Stage 4 (GCSEs)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>and A-level and other 16 to 18 results</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2015-to-2016-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2015-to-2016-revised</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2017 14:40:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

713039

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will work with the Department for Education to draw up and enact an action plan to recruit and retain more male teachers in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	68626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>We value diversity in the workforce but want the most talented people in the classroom, regardless of their gender. Evidence shows that the quality of teaching is the single most important factor in determining how well pupils achieve.</p><p>Recent figures show that between 2011/12 and 2015/16 the number of male primary teachers (FTE) has increased from 28,000 to 33,400. As a percentage, this has increased from 14.1% in 2011 to 15.3% in 2015.</p><p>The proportion of male entrants to primary postgraduate initial teacher training has remained broadly stable since 2010/11.</p><p>There is more to do, and we have a range of measures in place to attract and retain excellent teachers, no matter what their gender, including:</p><ul><li><p>Offering a range of bursaries and scholarships worth up to £30,000 tax free to trainees in 2016/17.</p></li><li><p>Introducing pay flexibilities and putting schools in charge of teacher training through School Direct.</p></li><li><p>Expanding Teach First into every region of the country.</p></li><li><p>Supporting schools to retain good teachers by making significant policy interventions in areas such as improving pupil behaviour and tackling unnecessary workload for teachers.</p><p>It is the responsibility of schools and employers to comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. Guidance for schools on the Act is available online.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2017 13:42:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

584071

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Northamptonshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in educational standards in Northamptonshire; and what plans she has to improve such standards.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	46690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Key Stage 4 attainment data from 2009/10 to 2014/15 is published for Northamptonshire and at national level as part of the ‘Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England’ statistical first release[1].</p><p> </p><p>Key Stage 2 attainment data for 2016 is published for Northamptonshire and at national level as part of the ‘National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2016 (provisional)’ statistical first release[2].</p><p> </p><p>Due to reforms in 2016, Key Stage 2 data from previous years are not comparable.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is raising standards in all schools with world class exams, a focus on an academic core, and a new accountability system that rewards those schools which help every child to achieve their best.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2014-to-2015</a> (Local authority tables, Table LA2)</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2016-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2016-provisional</a> (National, local authority and regional tables, Table L1)</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/10/2016 16:43:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

445919

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Defence how the best examples of literacy and numeracy education carried out in initial basic training in HM Armed Forces can be introduced to assist underachieving pupils in attaining GCSE grade C in English and mathematics.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	23241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to raising standards of literacy and numeracy for all pupils. We have strengthened the teaching of reading through rigorous phonics methods and placed greater emphasis within the primary curriculum and assessment on secure grasp of the essentials such as grammar, punctuation and spelling and fluency in mental and written calculation. We provide funding to secondary schools to help pupils catch up quickly and have announced resits for year 7 pupils in reading and mathematics.</p><p>Our reforms to mathematics and English at GCSE offer greater assurance that pupils with these qualifications will have the literacy and numeracy skills they need in employment, and we now require every 16-19 year old without a good pass in GCSE English and maths to study these subjects as part of their 16-19 programme.</p><p>In every aspect of this work the Department for Education is active in looking for ways to improve literacy and numeracy. We will look with interest at the work of the Armed Forces in this area.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/01/2016 14:42:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

389804

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has allocated to (a) Northamptonshire and (b) the education authority with the highest spend per pupil in 2015-16; and what the national average is for such funding for each education authority.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	7138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on the schools block unit of funding (SBUF) for all local authorities and regions for financial year 2015 to 2016 can be found at this link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>The average spend per pupil in England in financial year 2015 to 2016 is £4,612.</p><p> </p><p>The SBUF does not cover funding for early years or high needs pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2015 12:53:44 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

349321

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former troops requalified as teachers between 2010 and 2015; and how many such teachers she plans to train by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	1669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Education does not hold information on how many service leavers have requalified as teachers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In June 2013, we introduced the Troops to Teachers programme for undergraduate service leavers. The numbers from the first cohort who achieve qualified teacher status and a degree will be available in January 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A further cohort of service leavers is being recruited to start training on the Troops to Teachers programme in September 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/06/2015 12:29:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

174306

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cluster academies there are in (a) Northamptonshire, (b) the Borough of Kettering and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	907056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>There are 124 academies and free schools in Northamptonshire of which 74% are in formal chain arrangements. Across the country, 57% of all academies and free schools are in a formal chain of 2 or more schools and new academies are increasingly choosing to join a chain.</p><p> </p><p>Research shows that 87% of academies support other schools through formal and informal partnerships and 72% support schools they did not before conversion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 19/01/2015 16:08:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

100363

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) male and (b) female teachers there are in state primary schools; and if she will take steps to increase the number of male teachers.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	211461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number and proportion of male and female regular teachers in service (full-time head count of regular teachers and FTE of part-time regular teachers) in publicly funded primary schools in England, November 2010 to 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>27,200</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>169,000</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>196,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>28,100</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>171,000</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>199,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>29,200</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>174,700</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>204,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>30,600</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>179,200</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>209,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Includes unspecified gender so will not equal the sum of the individual genders.</p><p>We value diversity in the workforce and want the best people in the classroom. The quality of teachers across the board is improving – the proportion of primary teachers with a 2:1 degree or better has increased from 62% in 2009/10 to 73% in 2013/14.</p><p>Nevertheless, we are keen to see more outstanding male teachers in primary schools and the trend is positive. The number of male teachers in primary schools has increased by 3,400 since 2010, whilst the proportion of male primary trainees starting programmes in 2013/14 is 21%, compared to 20% in 2012/13 and 19% in 2011/12. The proportion of male trainees starting School Direct (salaried) initial teacher training primary programmes is even higher at 28% in 2013/14, indicating that schools, when given the power to recruit their own trainees, are particularly successful in recruiting men.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 27/10/2014 11:05:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone