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registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils who achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each of the last five years received an A* to C grade in (a) a modern foreign language and (b) science.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	26257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides information for the percentage of pupils that achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each year from 2010/11 to 2013/14 who received an A* to C grade in a modern foreign language (MFL) or in each of the science pathways[1]. Data for 2014/15 has not yet been finalised.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Of those pupils[2] who achieved 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grade A* to C in the relevant year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Pupils who achieved 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grade A* to C</p></td><td><p>Percentage achieving a modern foreign language[3] GCSE at grade A* to C</p></td><td><p>Percentage achieving Core and additional science[4] GCSE at grade A* to C</p></td><td><p>Percentage achieving Separate science[5] GCSE at grade A* to C</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>499,057</p></td><td><p>35.9</p></td><td><p>33.0</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>508,228</p></td><td><p>35.0</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td><td><p>26.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>517,388</p></td><td><p>40.7</p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>394,752</p></td><td><p>51.2</p></td><td><p>42.1</p></td><td><p>29.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Note that separate figures are provided for the core science and triple award science pathways. Information is not provided for double award science due to low numbers of entries.</p><p>[2] Based on pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each year.</p><p>[3] Based on the highest grade achieved in any modern foreign language GCSE - if pupils achieved two or more languages and achieved different grades then they only appear once in the figures.</p><p>[4] Figures include only those pupils who entered and achieved the core science pathway (having entered core and additional science and have achieved an A*-C in both) and are based on the highest grade achieved in either of the component subjects.</p><p>[5] Figures include only those pupils who entered and achieved the separate science pathway (having entered three of biology, chemistry, physics and computer science and having achieved A*-C in two of them) and are based on the highest grade achieved in any of the component subjects.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/02/2016 17:15:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

450998

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints Ofsted has received about the quality of PHSE education in schools since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	26080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. I have asked him to write to you and a copy of his reply will be placed in the library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/02/2016 17:46:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

450999

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of hours teaching assistants spent covering classes in the absence of a teacher in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	26049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/02/2016 17:45:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

451000

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
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, what academy trusts there are in each region; and how many academies there are in each such trust.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	26124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2016 there are 2,902 academy trusts. A breakdown of the number of academies in each academy trust in each region is in the attached spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/02/2016 16:37:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name 26124 policy original attachment 090216.xlsx title No. of academies in each academy trust by region
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

451001

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications her Department approved for sponsorship of academies in each region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	26125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>1,014 applications to become sponsors of academies have been received since 2010; of which 814 applications have been approved.</p><p>Tables 1 to 3 show the number of applications for sponsorship of academies received by the Department for Education each year since 2010, by Regional Schools Commissioners’ (RSC) region.</p><p>Applications made in a given year may not be approved until a following year, thus tables 1 and 3 are not comparable. Table 2 shows the number of applications made in a given year that were approved the same year, it does not account for applications made in previous years that were then approved in a following year.</p><p>A list of approved academy sponsors and their registered lead RSC region is published on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list</a>. This does not include the year of application or approval.</p><p>Table 1: Number of applications received by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors[1] and educational partners[2].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1,014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of applications for sponsorship made each year since 2010 that were approved by DfE, in each RSC region, by year of application. Figures exclude approvals of applications begun in previous years and only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>748</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3: Total number of applications approved by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010, by year of approval. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Co-sponsors can undertake similar activities to that of a lead sponsor, but are unlikely to act as the chair of an Academy trust or that of a Governing Body, a role which is typically undertaken by a lead sponsor. The lead sponsor might appoint co-sponsors as members or directors (governors) of an Academy Trust.</p><p>[2] Educational partners deliver specific services to an Academy trust, which may or may not be undertaken as a contracted arrangement between the education partner and a Trust. These services can include: delivering “back office services”; providing continuous professional development, sharing facilities, sharing Governors, and providing school improvement services.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 26126 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:43:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

451002

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications her Department received for sponsorship of academies in each region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	26126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>1,014 applications to become sponsors of academies have been received since 2010; of which 814 applications have been approved.</p><p>Tables 1 to 3 show the number of applications for sponsorship of academies received by the Department for Education each year since 2010, by Regional Schools Commissioners’ (RSC) region.</p><p>Applications made in a given year may not be approved until a following year, thus tables 1 and 3 are not comparable. Table 2 shows the number of applications made in a given year that were approved the same year, it does not account for applications made in previous years that were then approved in a following year.</p><p>A list of approved academy sponsors and their registered lead RSC region is published on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-sponsor-contact-list</a>. This does not include the year of application or approval.</p><p>Table 1: Number of applications received by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors[1] and educational partners[2].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1,014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of applications for sponsorship made each year since 2010 that were approved by DfE, in each RSC region, by year of application. Figures exclude approvals of applications begun in previous years and only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>748</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3: Total number of applications approved by DfE for sponsorship of academies in each RSC region in each year since 2010, by year of approval. Figures only include applications for full sponsorship; they exclude applications from co-sponsors and educational partners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire &amp; West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East London &amp; East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London &amp; South Central</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Co-sponsors can undertake similar activities to that of a lead sponsor, but are unlikely to act as the chair of an Academy trust or that of a Governing Body, a role which is typically undertaken by a lead sponsor. The lead sponsor might appoint co-sponsors as members or directors (governors) of an Academy Trust.</p><p>[2] Educational partners deliver specific services to an Academy trust, which may or may not be undertaken as a contracted arrangement between the education partner and a Trust. These services can include: delivering “back office services”; providing continuous professional development, sharing facilities, sharing Governors, and providing school improvement services.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 26125 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:43:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

450605

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for the publication of the recommendations of the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE, on improving the quality of initial teacher training courses in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministers of the Department for Education are awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group on the content of initial teacher training, which is expected this spring. The Government will consider the group’s recommendations carefully and determine how they should be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5907 question first answered 18/02/2016 13:47:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450606

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to enact in full the recommendations from the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministers of the Department for Education are awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group on the content of initial teacher training, which is expected this spring. The Government will consider the group’s recommendations carefully and determine how they should be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5906 question first answered 18/02/2016 13:47:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

450650

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many academies and free schools have a clause in their funding agreement requiring the teaching of sex and relationship education.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL5951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>All academies and free schools are required through their funding agreement to teach a broad and balanced curriculum and to have regard to the statutory guidance issued under the Education Act 1996, as if the academy were a maintained school. The Secretary of State’s statutory guidance (2000) makes clear that sex and relationship education is essential for children’s development and preparation for responsible adult life – and that it should be taught appropriately to children's age and maturity.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/02/2016 15:11:32 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
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450655

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further 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 requirement for all learners who did not achieve a Level 2 in English and maths by the age of 16 to continue to study those subjects post-16 since its introduction.
tabling member printed	Baroness Rebuck
uin	HL5956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>We publish analysis on English and maths attainment by students aged 16 to 18 who did not achieve A* to C by the end of key stage 4 in an annual experimental Statistical First Release. The latest release (relating to 2013/14) is attached and also available online. [1]</p><p> </p><p>The next publication will provide data relating to 2014/15, the first year of the English and maths requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The English and maths requirement has had a positive effect on attainment. In 2015, for 17-year-olds and over, entries in maths were up 30% while English entries rose by 23%. Last year there were over 4,000 more passes in English by students aged 17 and over and over 7,500 more maths passes.</p><p> </p><p>We also monitor in-year management information returns from further education institutions. In 2014/15, 97% of 16 to 19-year-olds without GCSE A*-C English and/or maths attending an FE institution continued their study of these subjects.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-1-and-2-english-and-maths-16-to-18-students-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-1-and-2-english-and-maths-16-to-18-students-2013-to-2014</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/02/2016 15:19:21 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name PQ_HL5956_Statistical_First_Release_35_2015.pdf title Statistical First Release 35/2015
tabling member	4332 label Biography information for Baroness Rebuck