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427946

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date	11/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts and Humanities: Education
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 impact of the claim by the Secretary of State for Education that those studying solely arts and humanities subjects will be "held back" on students who are, or are considering, studying those subjects.
tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
uin	HL3536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The government wants all young people to benefit from a broad and balanced education that equips them with the knowledge, skills and character they need to thrive in modern Britain and realise their full potential. Arts and humanities subjects form part of a broad and balanced curriculum. Our expectation is that every child should experience a high quality arts and humanities education. That is why the national curriculum sets the expectation that pupils study these subjects in key stages 1 to 3.</p><p>At key stage 4, the government wants to increase the number of pupils who take GCSEs in the EBacc subjects of English, maths, science, history or geography and a language. These are the subjects that give young people the most options in their futures and will help to secure a place at university or in employment.</p><p>As the EBacc is a specific, limited measure consisting of five subject pillars and up to eight GCSEs, there is time in the curriculum for most pupils to study other valuable subjects. The proportion of pupils in state-funded schools taking at least one GCSE in an arts subject has increased since the EBacc was first introduced, rising from 46% in 2011 to 50% in 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/11/2015 13:51:49 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

427431

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that all academy schools, their leaders, boards of directors, advisers and heads of department, adhere to all aspects of equality legislation in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL3478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Academy trusts, and the academies they run, are required to adhere to all aspects of equality legislation. The Department’s model funding agreement for academy trusts, available on GOV.UK, states that the academy trust must ensure the academy promotes principles that support equality of opportunity for all. The Education Funding Agency is responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of State, for holding academy trusts to account for meeting the terms of their funding agreements.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2015 16:21:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

427436

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to maintain the current level of skills funding for 16 to 18 year olds up to May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	15729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>Decisions about how 16-19 institutions will be funded in the academic year 2016/17 and beyond will be subject to the outcome of the spending review, which will set the budget for education and other public spending for the coming years.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/11/2015 17:05:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

427478

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in reducing the number of young people not in employment, education, or training; and how they intend to support local authorities in reducing that number during this Parliament.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL3512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of 16- to 18-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs) is at its lowest level since 1994. This number has fallen by 51,900 since 2011. The government is determined to do more to encourage young people to participate in education and training, and to continue reducing the proportion who are NEET. That is why the government is investing £7 billion in 2015-16 to fund a place in education or training for every 16- to 19-year-old who wants one.</p><p>Under Raising the Participation Age (RPA), all young people are required to continue in education or training until at least their eighteenth birthday. The Department is working closely with local authorities to support and challenge them in implementing RPA and meeting their duties to track and support young people. This support includes collecting and analysing local authorities’ data and sharing good practice.</p><p>There are also a number of central initiatives which support local authorities in their work to reduce the number of young people NEET. These include a package to help improve the prospects of over 9,600 vulnerable young people through the Youth Engagement Fund and the Fair Chance Fund; the Youth Contract which continues to be available until March 2016 to support vulnerable young people; Jobcentre Plus pilots which are delivering in over 30 local authority areas to support 16- and 17-year-olds who are NEET; and provision funded by the European Social Fund which targets those who are NEET or at risk of being NEET. Broader work includes curriculum and qualifications reform, the 16-19 Bursary Fund, and improvements in the quality of careers advice and guidance.</p><p>These initiatives will help to continue reducing the number of young people NEET by removing barriers to participation and ensuring that young people are able to gain the skills and qualifications they need for their future employment or continuing education.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/11/2015 16:22:16 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

427587

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Autism: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the skills of and training for school staff working with autistic children.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department has a contract with the Autism Education Trust (2015-16) to deliver autism training to education professionals. The Trust has trained almost 80,000 education staff since 2012. The Department is also providing grant funding for two additional projects (2015-16): specifically, £160,965 for a project by the National Autistic Society to provide information and advice to parents and professionals on exclusion; and £239,502 for a project by Ambitious about Autism on strategies for supporting transition from school to college. Information about each of the grants is available on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-million-injection-to-help-life-changing-childrens-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-million-injection-to-help-life-changing-childrens-services</a></p><br /><p>In 2015-16, the Department is also funding Nasen to develop a free universal offer of SEN Continuous Professional Development for teachers and to extend the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Gateway, which offers education professionals free, easy access to high quality information, resources, and training for meeting the needs of children with SEND, including those with autism. More information about the SEND Gateway is available at: <a href="http://www.sendgateway.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.sendgateway.org.uk</a>.</p><br /><p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership has produced a series of specialist online courses, one of which focuses on autism. The training materials are designed to support teachers in mainstream schools who want to improve their skills in teaching pupils with SEND. The training materials can be found at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/lamb" target="_blank">www.education.gov.uk/lamb</a>.</p><br /><p>In order to be awarded qualified teacher status, trainees must satisfy the Teachers’ Standards. These standards include a requirement that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND, and are able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.</p><br /><p>Following Sir Andrew Carter’s independent review of the quality and effectiveness of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses, the Secretary of State appointed an independent working group made up of expert representatives from the sector to develop a framework of core ITT content. This includes considering Sir Andrew’s recommendations around the SEND content of the proposed framework.</p><br /> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 18/11/2015 17:43:23 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

427588

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants: 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 potential merits of establishing a national pay scale for teaching assistants.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The government believes that decisions on the use, deployment, and pay of teaching assistants are best made in a way that reflects local needs.</p><p>Support staff rates of pay are determined by employers: in maintained schools, these will be set by the local authority; in Academies and Free Schools, these will be set by school or the Trust.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/11/2015 17:37:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

427589

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what impact assessment her Department (a) has carried out or (b) plans to carry out on the effects that changes to National Insurance and occupational pension scheme contributions will have on special educational needs schools budgets.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	15905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The employer contribution rate for the Teachers Pension Scheme can be seen at: <a href="https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/news/employers/2014/10/tiered-contributions-changes.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/news/employers/2014/10/tiered-contributions-changes.aspx</a>. This followed a valuation of the scheme to secure its sustainability in the long-term. From April 2016, when the single tier state pension is introduced, the employer National Insurance rate for teachers will increase to the standard rate of 13.8%. As we develop our proposals for funding in future years we are looking carefully at changes to schools’ costs, including schools with provision for children with special educational needs. We are committed to protecting schools funding, as we pledged in our manifesto. Throughout this Parliament, as pupil numbers increase, so too will the amount of money for our schools.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 15908 question first answered 18/11/2015 17:37:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

427590

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received from heads of special educational needs schools on the increase in costs from national insurance and pension scheme contributions.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	15906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department has received a large number of letters from headteachers about the increase in national insurance and pension scheme contributions, some of which have been from special schools.</p><p>We are committed to protecting schools funding, as we pledged in our manifesto. Throughout this Parliament, as pupil numbers increase so too will the amount of money for our schools.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/11/2015 12:30:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

427591

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide more funding to special educational needs schools in (a) Greater London and (b) Enfield.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	15907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that the distribution of high needs funding needs reform. There are currently wide variations in the funding provided for children with similar needs in different areas. Our aim is to make that distribution fairer. To help achieve this, we commissioned the Isos Partnership to undertake some research so that we could see where changes to the future funding of special educational needs might be needed.</p><br /><p>The research report, which we published in July 2015, contains a large number of proposals which we are considering and is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-young-people-with-special-educational-needs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-for-young-people-with-special-educational-needs</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/11/2015 17:19:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

427592

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
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 the merits of providing additional funding to schools to offset the cost of (a) National Insurance and (b) occupational pension scheme contributions.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	15908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The employer contribution rate for the Teachers Pension Scheme can be seen at: <a href="https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/news/employers/2014/10/tiered-contributions-changes.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/news/employers/2014/10/tiered-contributions-changes.aspx</a>. This followed a valuation of the scheme to secure its sustainability in the long-term. From April 2016, when the single tier state pension is introduced, the employer National Insurance rate for teachers will increase to the standard rate of 13.8%. As we develop our proposals for funding in future years we are looking carefully at changes to schools’ costs, including schools with provision for children with special educational needs. We are committed to protecting schools funding, as we pledged in our manifesto. Throughout this Parliament, as pupil numbers increase, so too will the amount of money for our schools.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 15905 question first answered 18/11/2015 17:37:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan