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1606269

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on establishing a strategy group to commence the workforce planning across SEND.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, published on 2 March 2023, set out that the Department for Education will work with the Department of Health and Social Care to take a joint approach to SEND workforce planning, informed by a stronger evidence base. We will establish a steering group this year to oversee this work. Further details on the steering group will be provided in due course.</p><p>Oversight of our reforms will be driven by a new national SEND and AP Implementation Board, jointly chaired by Ministers from the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 171475 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:51:18 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606270

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of all children with SEND having access to a Family Hub.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The department published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, which sets out the next steps we will take to deliver a more positive experience for children, young people and families. The plan can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1139561/SEND_and_alternative_provision_improvement_plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1139561/SEND_and_alternative_provision_improvement_plan.pdf</a>.</p><p>The department will establish a single national system that delivers for every child and young person with SEND so that they enjoy their childhood, achieve good outcomes, and are well prepared for adulthood and employment.</p><p>Family hubs have an important role to play in supporting the delivery of this vision for children with SEND. The department has announced a package of around £300 million to transform a wide range of services for parents, carers, babies, and children in half of upper tier local authorities across England, including by creating a network of family hubs. The department has published guidance setting out the expectations of local authorities receiving a share of the funding, which includes specific expectations around hubs helping families who have children with SEND to access appropriate support and services. The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:53:33 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606271

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Classroom Assistants
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 level of skills that teaching assistants require in supporting people with SEND; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the remuneration of teaching assistants on recruiting and retaining people with the necessary skills to support children and young people with SEND.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper which proposed setting out clear guidance on the effective use and deployment of Teaching Assistants (TA) to support children and young people with SEND. The Department confirmed in the SEND and AP Improvement Plan, that there will be a development of a longer-term approach for TAs to ensure their impact is consistent across the system and the different responsibilities they take on. The Department encourages TAs to be well-trained and to be able to develop specific expertise. The Department will commission a research project to develop its evidence, based on current school approaches, demand and best practice.</p><p>The Department plans to introduce new guidelines that will set out evidence-based best practice in meeting individual needs, and as part of this will cover guidance on the effective use and deployment of TAs.</p><p>Many schools pay TAs according to Local Government pay scales. These are set through negotiations between the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents the employer, and Local Government trade unions (UNISON, Unite, and the GMB), which represent the employee.</p><p>Local Government employees covered by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay and conditions, including most school support staff, have been offered a flat cash uplift of £1,925 from 1 April 2023. This is the same cash uplift as was agreed for the 2022/23 pay deal, which equated to 10.5% at the bottom of the pay range, to 4% at the top. The 2023/24 offer is currently under negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2023 16:10:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606272

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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 assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to an Education Health Care Plan on supporting young people with SEND.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper sets out the government’s assessment of the challenges that the SEND and AP system face, including education, health and care (EHC) plans. The government has published its proposals to deliver improvements through developing reformed templates and guidance to deliver a nationally consistent EHC plan process. which makes greater use of digital technology, with the aim to increase consistency and the speed with which support is put in place.</p><p>The government continues to support local authorities with their core budgets, increased to £60 billion for the next financial year. Local authorities have the flexibility to spend according to local needs and priorities, including to undertake the EHC needs assessments.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:54:47 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606279

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
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 ensure the Government's proposals for free childcare for children aged over nine months, as announced in the Budget 2023, apply to parents who already have childcare arrangements in place.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	171398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The department is expanding the current free childcare offer, so that eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from when their child is 9 months old to when they start school.</p><p>From April 2024, working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare per week (across 38 weeks of the year). From September 2024 this will be extended to parents of 9 month to 3-year-olds, and from September 2025 working parents of 9 month to 3-year-olds will be able to access 30 free hours per week (38 weeks a year).</p><p>Parents who already have childcare arrangements in place will be able to benefit from this new offer, as well as benefiting from the government’s current range of childcare offers, which includes the free early education entitlements as well as Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:44:37 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1606300

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 165328 from the Rt Hon Member for Bournemouth East, tabled on 14 March for answer on 17 March.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	171369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that a response to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-14/165328" target="_blank">165328</a> has been provided to the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/03/2023 16:48:54 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1606459

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 155153 on the Minimum Wage, what the total value of the contracts with the firms named in the list amount to.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	171436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The total contract value for the contracts referenced in the answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-28/155153" target="_blank">155153</a> on the minimum wage, is currently £118,151.32.</p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search. </a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2023 16:15:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1606464

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is planning to take with Cabinet colleagues to address workforce shortages in roles which support children with special educational needs and disabilities and their families.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	171475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, published on 2 March 2023, set out that the Department for Education will work with the Department of Health and Social Care to take a joint approach to SEND workforce planning, informed by a stronger evidence base. We will establish a steering group this year to oversee this work. Further details on the steering group will be provided in due course.</p><p>Oversight of our reforms will be driven by a new national SEND and AP Implementation Board, jointly chaired by Ministers from the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 171467 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:51:19 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606067

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address trends in the level of racial inequalities in school exclusions.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	170739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Behaviour in schools is a priority for the Government. Head teachers use suspensions and permanent exclusions when required as part of creating calm, safe and supportive classrooms. Schools should only use permanent exclusion as a last resort. The Department supports teachers in taking proportionate and measured steps to ensure good behaviour in schools.</p><p>The updated Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance 2022 sets out that schools, Local Authorities, and local partners should work together to understand what lies behind local exclusion trends. Guidance on updated suspension and permanent exclusion can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusion</a>.</p><p>This is in line with the commitment the Government made in Inclusive Britain: the Government’s response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (published March 2022). Action 36 committed to ‘consult on and publish new and improved guidance on behaviour in schools and on suspensions and permanent exclusions in 2022’.</p><p>The Department’s ‘Understanding your data: a guide for school governors and academy trustees’ makes clear governing boards should carefully consider the level and characteristics of pupils who are leaving the school and deploy maximum challenge to the school and academy trust management teams on any permanent exclusions to ensure it is only used as a last resort.</p><p>Schools have a clear duty not to discriminate against pupils under the Equality Act 2010. Ofsted’s assessment of behaviour in schools includes specific consideration of rates, patterns and reasons for exclusions, as well as any differences between groups of pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2023 16:16:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1606086

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support students whose courses have been affected by the insolvency of Supporting Minds CIC.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	170550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Supporting Minds is a private organisation that neither has contracts with, nor receives government funding from, the Education and Skills Funding Agency or the Office for Students in respect of the provision it delivers and students it has enrolled.</p><p>The department’s advice to any individuals affected by the closure of this organisation is to contact the National Careers Service to seek advice about the options for enrolling onto another course with a different provider.</p><p>The National Careers Service provide careers information, advice and guidance to people of all ages and can help individuals to make decisions on learning, training and work at all stages of their career. Their website is available at: <a href="https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>As a private provider not receiving government funding, the department assumes it will have charged students for its provision. Affected students will need to make a claim with the insolvency practitioner to try and recover those funds.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/03/2023 13:42:47 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn