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432253

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the Final version of the Specification for Mandatory Qualifications for specialist teachers of children and young people who are deaf was revised between 6 and 13 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	17684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Our aim is always to ensure that the Mandatory Qualifications (MQ) continue to be a high quality qualification that is flexible in its content and in its model of delivery in order to meet the needs of the sector.</p><p>We work closely with the National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP) as representatives of the sector. We ran a consultation with the sector to make sure that the MQ remained current and reflected changes in policy. As a result of the consultation we made a number of changes to the MQ specification. We published the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480550/HI_MQ_Spec_NOV_2015_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">revised specification</a> on 7 September 2015 on GOV.uk.</p><p>After publication, we responded to advice from NatSIP and made a further amendment to the specification making it clearer that the specification reflects the minimum skills required to be a teacher of the deaf.</p><p>We have no plans to make changes to the final version of the specification; we will keep the specification under review and continue to engage with the sector through NatSIP.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 17685 question first answered 01/12/2015 16:50:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

432254

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will revise the changes made to the Final version of the Specification for Mandatory Qualifications for specialist teachers of children and young people who are deaf between 6 and 13 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	17685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Our aim is always to ensure that the Mandatory Qualifications (MQ) continue to be a high quality qualification that is flexible in its content and in its model of delivery in order to meet the needs of the sector.</p><p>We work closely with the National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP) as representatives of the sector. We ran a consultation with the sector to make sure that the MQ remained current and reflected changes in policy. As a result of the consultation we made a number of changes to the MQ specification. We published the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480550/HI_MQ_Spec_NOV_2015_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">revised specification</a> on 7 September 2015 on GOV.uk.</p><p>After publication, we responded to advice from NatSIP and made a further amendment to the specification making it clearer that the specification reflects the minimum skills required to be a teacher of the deaf.</p><p>We have no plans to make changes to the final version of the specification; we will keep the specification under review and continue to engage with the sector through NatSIP.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 17684 question first answered 01/12/2015 16:50:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

432256

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) pupil premium and (b) pupil premium plus funding each local authority (i) received in the most recent year for which figures are available and (ii) will receive in (A) 2015-16 and (B) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	17658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Allocations for the pupil premium and pupil premium plus for each English local authority for financial years 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2014-to-2015-final-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2014-to-2015-final-allocations</a>; and</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2015-to-2016-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2015-to-2016-allocations</a>.</p><p>The allocations for the pupil premium plus for 2015- 2016 will be updated in December 2015 to take account of the numbers of children looked after for at least one day, as recorded on the children looked after data return (SSDA903) completed by local authorities in March 2015.</p><br /><p>Allocations for financial year 2016-2017 will be published in June 2016 following the receipt of pupil number data from the spring 2016 schools and alternative provision censuses. The pupil premium per pupil amounts for 2016-2017 will be protected at the current rates, which are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>per pupil rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disadvantaged pupils: Primary</p></td><td><p>£1,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disadvantaged pupils: Secondary</p></td><td><p>£935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil Premium Plus: Looked After Children (LAC)<sup> 1</sup> and those adopted from care or who leave care under a Special Guardianship Order or Child Arrangements Order (formally known as a residence order).</p></td><td><p>£1,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service children</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><sup>1. A looked after child is defined in the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English or Welsh local authority.</sup></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2015 15:31:26 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

432257

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what changes she plans to make to funding for the education and training of 16 to 19 year-olds outside the national base rate per student in each of the next five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	17690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>We announced, as part of the Spending Review, that we will protect the national base rate of £4,000 per student for the duration of the parliament.</p><br /><p>We are aiming to set out full details of the funding rates for 16-19 institutions in 2016/17 this December; and to provide further information on savings that will be required from 2017/18, outside the national base rate, as soon as possible thereafter. We have already announced that this will include the gradual removal of Formula Protection Funding from 2016/17, ensuring sufficient lead-in time for providers to manage this reduction.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2015 15:35:29 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

432259

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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, how much Dedicated Schools Grant each English local authority will receive in 2015-16; and what the (a) Schools Block, (b) High Needs and (c) Early Years element is of that grant for each such local authority.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	17699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Allocations for the dedicated schools grant for financial year 2015-2016 for each English local authority are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><br /><p>These set out the amounts for the schools block, high needs block and early years block. The allocations for the early years block will be updated in June 2016 to take account of the additional take up of the early years entitlements as recorded in the spring 2016 schools, early years and alternative provision censuses.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2015 15:23:28 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

432301

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the educational needs of young people in mental health facilities are assessed; and what system is in place to ensure that the needs of those patients are monitored and provided for as they change.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure suitable education is in place for children of compulsory school age who would not otherwise receive it. This includes pupils with medical conditions that prevent them from attending a mainstream school. Where pupils are in-patients in medical facilities, this education would in many cases be provided by the facility itself via an on-site hospital school.</p><br /><p>In all cases, decisions on the education required should be based on an assessment of the pupil’s needs and in consultation with the pupil, parents, medical practitioners and other relevant professionals. Providers and the local authority must ensure that the education a pupil receives is of good quality, allows them to take appropriate qualifications, prevents them from slipping behind their peers in school and allows them to reintegrate successfully back into school as soon as possible. Monitoring and assurance processes should be established to ensure this quality education is in place and in all cases, effective collaboration between all relevant services is essential to delivering effective education for children with additional health needs.</p><br /><p>The Department for Education’s guidance ‘<em>Ensuring a good education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs’</em> sets out the legal duties and responsibilities of the local authority with regards education for such pupils. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269469/health_needs_guidance__-_revised_may_2013_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269469/health_needs_guidance__-_revised_may_2013_final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2015 15:22:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

432390

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children were being home educated in each of the years 2010 to 2014 inclusive.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected by the Department for Education. Local authorities maintain voluntary registers of the number of children being educated at home.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 30/11/2015 15:58:08 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

431949

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 families with disabled children to access the full free childcare offer.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	17422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>In September 2014 the Children and Families Act introduced the biggest reform to the Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disability system for 30 years. These reforms, which apply to early years, were supported across the House and are making a real difference for families.</p><br /><p>This Government is committed to ensuring that all families have access to high quality, flexible and affordable childcare. Parents with disabled children should have the same opportunities via increased choice and access to high quality childcare. Local authorities are required by law to secure free entitlement places for parents that want their child to take them up. This includes the free entitlement to 15 hours of early education for two year olds, where children in receipt of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or who have an Education, Health and Care Plan are eligible.</p><br /><p>From September 2014 all local authorities are required to publish a Local Offer of services for children with SEN and disability, and this must include childcare available in the area. As part of the early implementation phase of introducing 30 hours of free childcare for working parents of three and four-year-olds, we have also encouraged innovative approaches to providing flexible childcare for children who are disabled or have SEN. Early Implementation happens from September 2016, ahead of full roll-out in September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 30/11/2015 16:57:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

431951

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new undergraduate and postgraduate entrants to initial teacher training there were (a) including and (b) excluding Teach First to teach (i) English, (ii) mathematics, (iii) all science subjects, (iv) biology, (v) chemistry, (vi) physics, (vii) computing, (viii) classics, (ix) design and technology, (x) drama, (xi) modern and ancient languages, (xii) geography, (xiii) history, (xiv) art and design, (xv) music, (xvi) physical education, (xvii) religious education, (xviii) business studies, (xix) other subjects, (xx) all secondary subjects and (xxi) all primary subjects in each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	17437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Information on postgraduate entrants to initial teacher training (ITT) for the period 2010-11 to 2015-16 can be found in the ITT Census 2015/16: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>In 2015/16, Teach First data was collected for the first time for inclusion in the ITT Census. This reflects the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) methodology. In previous years, Teach First was not included. Please see the tables for historic information on entrants to the Teach First Summer Institute.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 17439 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:35:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

431952

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's combined target for postgraduate and undergraduate trainees was for initial teacher training (a) including and (b) excluding Teach First to teach (i) English, (ii) mathematics, (iii) all science subjects, (iv) biology, (v) chemistry, (vi) physics, (vii) computing, (viii) classics, (ix) design and technology, (x) drama, (xi) modern and ancient languages, (xii) geography, (xiii) history, (xiv) art and design, (xv) music, (xvi) physical education, (xvii) religious education, (xviii) business studies, (xix) other subjects, (xx) all secondary subjects and (xxi) all primary subjects in each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	17438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Information on subject level targets for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) can be found in Table 1b of the ITT Census 2015/16:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>There are no targets for the various routes, including the Teach First programme, into ITT.</p><p>Prior to 2015/16 there was an aggregated undergraduate and postgraduate target for new entrants to ITT. Recruitment to Teach First was not included in performance against these targets. The 2015/16 target was for postgraduate new entrants only, and for the first time includes recruitment to Teach First.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 17440 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:34:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell