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114675

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will issue guidance on the age threshold at which and for what period leaving one or more children alone or in charge of another child at home is an advisory issue, a child protection issue or a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	213460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The law is clear that any adult who has responsibility for any child or young person under 16 can be prosecuted for neglect if they leave a child unsupervised “in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health” (Section 1 Children and Young Persons Act 1933).</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans for the Department for Education to issue guidance. The choice to leave children home alone is left to the parents to decide using their own judgement. The NSPCC produce guidance on this, which sets out the law and when it would become a child protection issue or a criminal offence to leave a child at home alone. The guidance can be found online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/home-alone-guide-keeping-child-safe.pdf" target="_blank">www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/home-alone-guide-keeping-child-safe.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2014 17:33:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

114680

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools have at least one trained music teacher; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	213544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Published figures show there were an estimated total of 7,300 teachers teaching music in publicly funded secondary schools in England in November 2013, of whom 86.7% held a relevant post A-level qualification in music. These figures are correct to within a margin of plus or minus 1.0% (73 teachers).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This national estimate is based on a large sample of secondary schools. Of the schools in that sample, 86% employed at least one teacher of music (on a headcount basis) with a relevant post A-level qualification in music.[1] The estimate excludes self-employed and peripatetic music teachers who have a contract with the school for less than 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Relevant post A-level qualification includes: a degree in music, a bachelor of education or a post graduate certificate of education (PGCE) or any other qualification recognised at National Qualification Framework level 4 or level 5 in music. A music teacher whose training was outside one of these routes would not count as having a relevant post A-level qualification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 17/11/2014 17:11:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

114683

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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 her Department has made of the effect of the 2014 EU procurement directives on how local authorities procure special school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Section 38 of the Children and Families Act 2014 strengthens the rights for parents and young people to request that a particular school or post-16 institution be named in an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If a maintained school, maintained nursery school, Academy, non-maintained special school, FE college or an independent special school or specialist post-16 institution included on the list of providers approved by the Secretary of State under section 41 of the Act is requested, then the local authority must, after consultation with the institution, name the requested school or institution in the EHC plan unless specific criteria apply. Section 43 then requires the school or institution named in the EHC plan to admit the child or young person.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance was issued to local authorities, schools and other education providers on this statutory admission process in June through the 0-25 SEND Code of Practice (2014), the code is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-the-0-to-25-special-needs-system" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-the-0-to-25-special-needs-system</a></p><p> </p><p>Local authorities and the schools and institutions listed above should operate within this statutory framework and ensure that children and young people receive appropriate and high-quality provision, and that public money is used to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office has recently consulted on draft Regulations to implement the new EU procurement Directives. The Department for Education is working closely with them, and guidance will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 213216 213217 213557 213558 question first answered 11/11/2014 16:41:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

114684

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of trained music teachers in England; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	213546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect data on the number of trained music teachers in primary schools in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were 7,300 teachers teaching music in publicly funded secondary schools in England in November 2013, of whom 86.7% had a post A-level qualification in music. These figures are correct to within a margin of plus or minus 1%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information is taken from the School Workforce Census and excludes self-employed and peripatetic music teachers who have a contract with a school for less than 28 days. The estimate also excludes music provision in primary schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 17/11/2014 17:20:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

114686

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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 her Department has made of the effect of EU procurement regulations on the ability of parents to express a preference for an independent or non-maintained special school under clause 43 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Section 38 of the Children and Families Act 2014 strengthens the rights for parents and young people to request that a particular school or post-16 institution be named in an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If a maintained school, maintained nursery school, Academy, non-maintained special school, FE college or an independent special school or specialist post-16 institution included on the list of providers approved by the Secretary of State under section 41 of the Act is requested, then the local authority must, after consultation with the institution, name the requested school or institution in the EHC plan unless specific criteria apply. Section 43 then requires the school or institution named in the EHC plan to admit the child or young person.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance was issued to local authorities, schools and other education providers on this statutory admission process in June through the 0-25 SEND Code of Practice (2014), the code is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-the-0-to-25-special-needs-system" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-the-0-to-25-special-needs-system</a></p><p> </p><p>Local authorities and the schools and institutions listed above should operate within this statutory framework and ensure that children and young people receive appropriate and high-quality provision, and that public money is used to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office has recently consulted on draft Regulations to implement the new EU procurement Directives. The Department for Education is working closely with them, and guidance will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 213216 213217 213532 213558 question first answered 11/11/2014 16:41:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

114688

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools have at least one trained music teacher; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	213547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 10/11/2014 16:30:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

114690

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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, if she will publish her Department's assessment of the adequacy of procurement and commissioning expertise within academy schools and special academies to meet the criteria of the 2014 EU procurement directives from April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Academies are publicly funded independent schools. Becoming an academy gives schools more control over their curriculum, budget and staffing. This includes responsibility for procurement, enabling them to achieve greater efficiencies and value for money. An academy trust must however apply the basic rules of procurement whenever it spends public money.We are putting opportunities in place for academies to learn about the new directives and how they apply to all schools. Compliance with EU procurement directives is not a new requirement for academies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has developed an eLearning tool called Buyways (<a href="http://www.buyways.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.buyways.co.uk</a>) that is available free of charge to all schools and raises awareness of EU procurement regulations and highlights procurement best practice to support schools.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage academies to use procurement routes which are already EU compliant. Details are published online in our procurement guidance <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/buying-for-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/buying-for-schools</a> and <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-procurement-resource-buying-for-your-academy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-procurement-resource-buying-for-your-academy</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/11/2014 15:53:06 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

114692

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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 steps her Department has taken to ensure that academy schools can respond to competitive tenders from local authorities seeking to place children and young people in schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Section 38 of the Children and Families Act 2014 strengthens the rights for parents and young people to request that a particular school or post-16 institution be named in an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If a maintained school, maintained nursery school, Academy, non-maintained special school, FE college or an independent special school or specialist post-16 institution included on the list of providers approved by the Secretary of State under section 41 of the Act is requested, then the local authority must, after consultation with the institution, name the requested school or institution in the EHC plan unless specific criteria apply. Section 43 then requires the school or institution named in the EHC plan to admit the child or young person.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance was issued to local authorities, schools and other education providers on this statutory admission process in June through the 0-25 SEND Code of Practice (2014), the code is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-the-0-to-25-special-needs-system" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-the-0-to-25-special-needs-system</a></p><p> </p><p>Local authorities and the schools and institutions listed above should operate within this statutory framework and ensure that children and young people receive appropriate and high-quality provision, and that public money is used to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office has recently consulted on draft Regulations to implement the new EU procurement Directives. The Department for Education is working closely with them, and guidance will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 213216 213217 213532 213557 question first answered 11/11/2014 16:41:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

114694

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Curriculum
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 encourage the study of music in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	213521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of music as an integral part of children’s development, and believes strongly that every child should experience a good quality music education at both primary and secondary school.</p><p> </p><p>We have therefore confirmed the place of music as a statutory subject within the new national curriculum for all children in maintained schools between key stages 1 to 3. The revised programmes of study include an increased focus on learning to play a musical instrument and singing, pupils learning to read and write notation, the historical development of music, and the work of great composers.</p><p> </p><p>Music also remains within the arts entitlement area within the national curriculum at key stage 4. Maintained schools must provide access to at least one course in each entitlement area. The total number of music entries in key stage 4 exams has risen by 7% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed around £390 million in the years 2012-16 for music education programmes. This includes £246 million for 123 music education hubs which have core roles to ensure every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn a musical instrument through whole-class ensemble teaching, provide opportunities to play in ensembles and to perform from an early stage, ensure clear progression routes are available and affordable to all young people, and to develop a singing strategy for their area.</p><p>Arts Council England, which manages the hubs on our behalf, introduced a new requirement earlier this year for each hub to set up a School Music Education Plan. These plans must demonstrate how music hubs intend to increase their engagement with the schools in their local area, how they will provide support to schools in their provision of a high-quality music curriculum, and how they will challenge schools to improve where this is needed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 17/11/2014 17:22:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

114695

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Admissions
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 November 2014 to the hon. Member for Huddersfield to Question 211964, what derogations from the Admissions Code have been allowed in 54 free schools and three academies; and what the demonstrable evidence is that such derogations benefit local children.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	213496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>All academies and free schools must comply with the School Admissions Code. This ensures their admission arrangements are fair, clear and objective.</p><p>It is through the Funding Agreement that the Secretary of State has agreed different arrangements (‘derogations’ from the Code) for academies and free schools, but only in limited circumstances, where there is demonstrable evidence that it will benefit local children.</p><p>On opening, all free schools are permitted to allocate places outside of local authority co-ordination in their first year only; while all academy schools that have opened since 2012 can grant admissions priority to pupils eligible for the pupil and service premiums. The revised School Admissions Code currently before the House proposes extending this freedom to all state-funded schools.</p><p>In addition, we have granted school specific derogations in the following areas:</p><ul><li>46 free schools are able to give admissions priority to founders’ children. Founders’ status is granted only to those individuals who have played a material role in setting up the school and who continue to be involved in the running of the school.</li><li>Three free schools are able to give admissions priority to the children of staff without having to meet the two-year qualification in the Code. This has enabled free schools on opening to recruit good quality staff quickly to the benefit of all their children.</li><li>Four free schools were granted permission to give admissions priority to pupils eligible for the pupil premium prior to our extending this flexibility to all academies and free schools.</li></ul><p>In one free school, we have agreed as a transitional measure that children in an annex of a nearby maintained school which closed would be transferred to the new free school without having to apply. This enabled those displaced children to access good quality local provision.</p><p>Three school specific derogations have been agreed for academies, as follows:</p><ol><li>Birmingham Ormiston Academy which became an academy in 2011 is permitted to select the majority of its intake by their aptitude for the performing arts since it is operating as a regional centre for the performing arts. The derogation enables children to obtain a specialist education unavailable elsewhere.</li><li>The Priory Academy, Lincoln School of Science and Technology (LSST) in Lincoln is permitted to select 10% of its intake by aptitude in technology in recognition that the predecessor school selected on this basis. A derogation was agreed so that the school did not lose its ability to select on this basis on closing and reopening as an academy in 2008.</li><li>Belvedere Academy in Liverpool became an academy in 2007. This academy’s predecessor school was an all-through fee-paying independent school. Only the secondary phase became an academy. The derogation permitted all those who were on the independent school’s roll at the point at which the academy opened, including those in the primary phase, to be admitted to the academy. This derogation will end in 2015.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 11/11/2014 15:46:57 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns