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228953

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Stress
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of stress levels among teachers in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises that work-related stress is an important issue to address.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>School employers are responsible for the health of their workforce. It is vital that they have systems in place that identify and tackle the cause of stress in their staff and provide appropriate support for them. Headteachers also have a duty to lead and manage a healthy workforce with a proper regard for their wellbeing. This includes the expectation of achieving a sensible balance between work and other commitments outside the school.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/03/2015 16:23:18 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

228956

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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 steps they are taking to ensure that the speed of education reform does not compromise the assessment of school performance.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>We are introducing new performance measures for primary and secondary schools in 2016. The reforms were announced in March 2014 for primary and October 2013 for secondary schools to give sufficient time to respond to the new measures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new measures will make the school accountability system fairer by using progress to measure performance. By focusing on progress, we will be able to identify high and low performing schools more accurately; coasting schools will be identified and schools making good progress with more challenging intakes will be recognised. This will ensure every child can reach their potential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The speed of reforms has been carefully managed. The department consulted on both primary and secondary accountability reforms before finalising plans and notified schools of the changes in advance to give them time to prepare. The department plans to provide primary schools with the information they need to complete teacher assessments before September and has made guidance and information available to secondary schools on Progress 8 to help them prepare for the reforms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government response to the Primary Assessment and Accountability Consultation was published on 27 March 2014. This is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-national-curriculum-primary-assessment-and-accountability" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-national-curriculum-primary-assessment-and-accountability</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government response to the Secondary Accountability Consultation was published on 14 October 2013. It is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/secondary-school-accountability-consultation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/secondary-school-accountability-consultation</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/03/2015 16:21:57 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

228960

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have (1) to afford sixth form colleges the same funding protection as schools in any future spending allocation, and (2) to allow sixth form colleges zero VAT on new capital programmes as currently applies to the school sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL5925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Decisions about how 16-19 institutions will be funded in 2016/17 will be subject to the outcome of the next cross-government spending round.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Current capital allocations paid to sixth form colleges are in many cases already funded at 100% of the total project cost including VAT, where it is payable. This means that although colleges have to pay VAT on some building works they are not necessarily disadvantaged because of the VAT rules on Education Funding Agency funded programmes. However, we acknowledge that they are not able to recover their VAT costs on self-funded capital projects and certain areas of non-capital expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>VAT refund schemes are the responsibility of Her Majesty’s Treasury. The Department for Education continues to look at how the capital needs of sixth form colleges can be met.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/03/2015 16:22:32 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

229096

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many interim executive board applications she received in each of the last five years; how many of those applications were approved; and how many schools subject to an interim executive board subsequently became an academy or are in the process of becoming one.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	228786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not maintain a record of all applications from local authorities to install Interim Executive Boards (IEBs). Our records show that in the last five years the Secretary of State has approved 325 local authority IEBs. Of these 127 have subsequently opened as academies and a further 36 have been approved to open as academies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total number of approved local authority IEBs can be broken down across academic years as follows:</p><p> </p><p>In academic year 10-11, 32 were approved.</p><p> </p><p>In academic year 11-12, 62 were approved.</p><p> </p><p>In academic year 12-13, 88 were approved.</p><p> </p><p>In academic year 13-14, 108 were approved.</p><p> </p><p>In the current academic year, 35 have been approved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Education and Inspections Act 2006 enables local authorities to apply to the Secretary of State for consent to constitute the governing body as an IEB. An IEB can be used to accelerate improvement in standards and attainment and provide challenge to the leadership of the school to secure rapid improvement. IEBs can also be used where there has been a serious breakdown of working relationships within the governing body of the school.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 26/03/2015 09:45:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

229097

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which reports commissioned by her Department from external bodies between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2014 have not yet been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research so commissioned was; from which individual or body each such report was commissioned; what the value was of each report so commissioned; on what date each such report was received by her Department; for what reasons the research has not yet been published; and when she plans to publish each such report.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	228653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Research commissioned between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2014 that has been completed is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government Social Research Service recommends it is best practice to publish within 12 weeks of having a final agreed report. All of our reports commissioned between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2014 adhere to this protocol.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education have four reports that are yet to be published that were commissioned between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2014. All four comply with the Research Publication Protocol, in accordance with Government Social Research (GSR) best practice.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2015 10:45:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

229098

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Afzal Amin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contact there has been between Ministers and officials in her Department and Afzal Amin since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	228825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2015 09:17:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

229099

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Curzon Institute
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contact her Department has had with (a) Curzon Education and (b) the Curzon Institute since May 2010; what contracts her Department holds with those bodies; and what the value of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	228826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not held any contracts with Curzon Education or the Curzon Institute since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>An answer with regard to contact the Department for Education has had is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2015 09:19:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

229100

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many bids her Department received for the contract to develop the assessment for Approved Child and Family Practitioner status.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	228695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The tender process to award the contract for the development of the assessment for the Approved Child and Family Practitioner (ACFP) status is ongoing. The Department for Education, therefore, is unable to answer any questions regarding bidders or contract awards. Once a contract has been awarded, details will be published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department fully recognises the importance of high quality social workers. We are exploring a new accredited status of ACFP in recognition of the need to have absolute public confidence in social workers who are working with our most vulnerable children: children in need (Children Act 1989); children in need of protection; and children in public care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The assessment for the ACFP status will test the skills and competencies set out in the statement on knowledge and skills for child and family social work. The statement, drafted by the Chief Social Worker with the input of over 900 social workers, covers the range of skills required of those who are lead professionals for named children and working with them under the local authority’s statutory framework (commonly referred to as “case responsibility”). The assessment will enable social workers to achieve the status of ACFP. The knowledge and skills statement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 228696 228697 228698 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:22:27 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

229101

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funds have been allocated for the development of the assessment for Approved Child and Family Practitioner status.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	228696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The tender process to award the contract for the development of the assessment for the Approved Child and Family Practitioner (ACFP) status is ongoing. The Department for Education, therefore, is unable to answer any questions regarding bidders or contract awards. Once a contract has been awarded, details will be published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department fully recognises the importance of high quality social workers. We are exploring a new accredited status of ACFP in recognition of the need to have absolute public confidence in social workers who are working with our most vulnerable children: children in need (Children Act 1989); children in need of protection; and children in public care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The assessment for the ACFP status will test the skills and competencies set out in the statement on knowledge and skills for child and family social work. The statement, drafted by the Chief Social Worker with the input of over 900 social workers, covers the range of skills required of those who are lead professionals for named children and working with them under the local authority’s statutory framework (commonly referred to as “case responsibility”). The assessment will enable social workers to achieve the status of ACFP. The knowledge and skills statement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 228695 228697 228698 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:22:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

229102

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the reasons were for deciding to introduce an Approved Child and Family Practitioner qualification.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	228697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The tender process to award the contract for the development of the assessment for the Approved Child and Family Practitioner (ACFP) status is ongoing. The Department for Education, therefore, is unable to answer any questions regarding bidders or contract awards. Once a contract has been awarded, details will be published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department fully recognises the importance of high quality social workers. We are exploring a new accredited status of ACFP in recognition of the need to have absolute public confidence in social workers who are working with our most vulnerable children: children in need (Children Act 1989); children in need of protection; and children in public care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The assessment for the ACFP status will test the skills and competencies set out in the statement on knowledge and skills for child and family social work. The statement, drafted by the Chief Social Worker with the input of over 900 social workers, covers the range of skills required of those who are lead professionals for named children and working with them under the local authority’s statutory framework (commonly referred to as “case responsibility”). The assessment will enable social workers to achieve the status of ACFP. The knowledge and skills statement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 228695 228696 228698 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:22:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck