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1701909

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working on the science and technology skills dashboard.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	22309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The science and technology jobs and skills dashboard has been developed by the department’s Unit for Future Skills alongside science and technology policy experts in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It is expected to be published in due course. Once the dashboard is published, the expectation is for it to take less than one full time-equivalent staff member to maintain and develop further.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/04/2024 16:21:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1695887

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people work in her Department's (a) Human Resources and Transformation Directorate and (b) Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) team; and whether the PSED team is part of the Human Resources and Transformation Directorate.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Every department across government has a responsibility for equalities. Under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), all public authorities, including government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. The government is auditing the cost-effectiveness of all equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities, through the review of EDI spending announced last June, to ensure value for money for taxpayers.</p><p>The Minister for the Cabinet Office will be outlining the final proposals in response to the review in due course. As at the end of February 2024 there were 156 people working in the department’s Human Resources and Transformation Directorate. The PSED team is not part of the department’s Human Resources and Transformation Directorate.</p><p>The ‘general duty’ of the PSED is in Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and requires public authorities in England, Scotland and Wales to give due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions.The department's PSED team sits within the department's central Strategy Group and ensures that the department is compliant with Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The PSED team is resourced by 0.8 FTE. In addition, the department, through the PSED team, has a model of maintaining dispersed capacity across the department to comply with its duties.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/03/2024 16:51:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1695110

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support she provides to employers to help their workforce gain a Level (a) 2 and (b) 3 IT qualification.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Digital and computing skills are critical to achieving the government’s science and technology superpower ambitions, which the department set out in the UK Science &amp; Technology Framework in March this year.</p><p>The department has developed an ambitious skills agenda, backed by an additional £3.8 billion in further education and skills over the lifetime of this parliament. Through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), the department introduced a new legal entitlement in August 2020 to fully fund adults (19+) with low digital skills to undertake an Essential Digital Skills Qualification, up to Level 1. The department has further enhanced the offer by introducing Digital Functional Skills qualifications in August 2023. These qualifications were developed through employer supported National Standards and provide learners with the essential digital skills they need to participate actively in life, work and society.</p><p>The department has also taken steps to embed essential digital skills training as part of study programmes for 16 to19 year olds. Where students are identified as having low levels of digital skills, education providers will integrate essential digital skills development, where it is needed, into their learning programme.</p><p>The department has also funded community learning and other non-regulated learning, such as building confidence in essential digital skills, through the AEB. Many local authorities and other further education providers are already delivering these courses that help equip adults with the essential digital skills they need for work, life and further learning.</p><p>From next year, the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) will continue to support both qualifications and tailored learning, which includes community learning type provision, so adults can retrain and upskill in the most effective way.</p><p>Ensuring that all children, regardless of their background, have the world class computing and digital knowledge and skills they need for the future is a key priority of this government. The department introduced computing as a statutory national curriculum subject in 2014, from key stages 1 to 4 inclusive. The new computing curriculum supports pupils to become digitally literate and acquire the knowledge and skills they need to become competent, confident, and creative users of technology. Through computing, pupils are taught how to analyse problems in computational terms and write computer programs, how to use technology safely and responsibly, and how to create digital artefacts.</p><p>The department has invested significantly in the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) to improve the teaching of computing and drive up participation in computer science at GCSE and A level. To date, over 13,000 teachers have engaged with subject knowledge courses offered by the NCCE, helping to create more confident teachers of computing.</p><p>The department has introduced three Digital T Levels: Digital Business Services, Digital Production, Design and Development, and Digital Support Services. These are the gold-standard Level 3 technical qualifications, designed with employers to meet industry standards and with a significant industry placement built in. These will help to give important experience of work within the digital sector. Digital skills are increasingly important across all occupations, which is why every T Level has the digital skills necessary for employment embedded into its curriculum.</p><p>Additionally, employers have developed more than 30 high-quality digital apprenticeships to support them develop the skilled workforces they need. Apprenticeships include Level 3 Information Communications Technician, Level 3 IT Solutions Technician and Level 3 Digital Support Technician. In the 2022/23 academic year, the number of starts in the Information and Communication Technology sector subject area grew to 25,100 starts, up 10% from 22,820 from 2021/22. The department is increasing investment in the apprenticeships system in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year to support employers of all sizes and in all sectors offer high-quality apprenticeship opportunities.</p><p>Employers can also make use of the department’s Skills Bootcamp offer, which provides free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 17980 question first answered 14/03/2024 17:33:20 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1654451

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
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 22 December 2021 to Question 92909 on Department for Education: Staff, if she will list (a) the directorates within her Department and (b) the (i) staffing in FTE terms, (ii) total headcount and (iii) objectives and responsibilities of each of those directorates as of 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	195064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The data on staff numbers working for the Department and its executive agencies can be found at: <a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a5ace56-cf8e-432a-b87b-50d4ba841641/workforce-management-information-department-for-education" target="_blank">https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a5ace56-cf8e-432a-b87b-50d4ba841641/workforce-management-information-department-for-education</a>.</p><p>More detailed information on the workforce and structures can be found at: <a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries" target="_blank">https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries</a>.</p><p>The data is taken directly from the Department’s HR system and snapshots are provided monthly for the first link and quarterly for the second.</p><p>The Department’s responsibilities and priorities can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about#responsibilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about#responsibilities</a>. The latest public Outcome Delivery Plan (ODP) sets out objectives, priorities and a high level plan. The Department frequently updates its plans to respond to emerging risks and continue to deliver the priority outcomes set out in the ODP.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/09/2023 13:27:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1627190

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of staff working in the Department for Education have a teaching qualification.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally for staff at the department.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/05/2023 14:41:44 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1623311

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
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 21 April 2023 to Question 177720 on Department for Education: Staff, how many survey respondents from her Department (a) neither agreed nor disagreed with the five statements or (b) offered no response.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	182252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the Leesman score achieved by Department staff who took part in the survey in September 2022.</p><ul><li>1,250 colleagues received the survey.</li><li>In total, 282 colleagues responded to the survey.</li><li>A maximum of 278 colleagues responded to the below set of questions. Where the total for each individual question is below 278, this is because individuals did not respond to the specific question.</li></ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Question</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agree</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Neutral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Disagree</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It enables me to work productively</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It supports me sharing ideas/knowledge amongst colleagues</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It creates an enjoyable environment to work in</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It contributes to a sense of community at work</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/04/2023 13:19:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609136

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
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 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, how many and what proportion of respondents to the most recent Leesman office survey undertaken by her Department (a) agreed and (b) disagreed with the statements about their main workplace that (i) it enables me to work productively, (ii) it supports me sharing ideas and knowledge amongst colleagues, (iii) it creates an enjoyable environment to work in, (iv) it contributes to a sense of community at work, and (v) it's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government Property Agency (GPA) is committed to delivering great places to work. To support this, it is important that civil servants are able to provide feedback about their workplaces. GPA has engaged Leesman, a world leader in measuring workplace experience, using their independent, objective and transparent office surveys that enables global benchmarking.</p><p>The table below shows the Leesman score achieved by Department for Education staff who took part in the survey in September 2022.</p><p>This data was taken specifically from staff based in the London Sanctuary Buildings office and respondents represent a small percentage of the Department’s workforce.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Education (September 2022)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agree</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Disagree</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It enables me to work productively</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It supports me sharing ideas/knowledge amongst colleagues</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It creates an enjoyable environment to work in</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>It contributes to a sense of community at work</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/04/2023 11:36:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1522868

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) full time equivalent employees and (b) employees by headcount there are in his Department (i) in total and (ii) in each separate directorate of his Department, as of 17 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	64060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The data on staff numbers working for the Department for Education and its executive agencies, over the last few years, can be found here: <a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a5ace56-cf8e-432a-b87b-50d4ba841641/workforce-management-information-department-for-education" target="_blank">https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a5ace56-cf8e-432a-b87b-50d4ba841641/workforce-management-information-department-for-education</a>.</p><p>More detailed information on our workforce and structures can be found here: <a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries" target="_blank">https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries</a>.</p><p>The data is taken directly from the Department’s HR system and snapshots are provided monthly for the first link and quarterly for the second. Our resources are routinely reviewed to ensure the Department has the right workforce to respond to changing priorities and different operating models for managing staff. Over the period for which the data has been provided, the responsibilities of the Department has changed considerably.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis grouped question UIN 64062 question first answered 20/10/2022 16:49:10 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1523173

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 22 December 2021 to Question 92909 on Department for Education: Staff, if he will list (a) the directorates within his Department and (b) the (i) staffing in FTE terms, (ii) total headcount and (iii) objectives and responsibilities of each of those directorates, as of 1 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	64062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The data on staff numbers working for the Department for Education and its executive agencies, over the last few years, can be found here: <a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a5ace56-cf8e-432a-b87b-50d4ba841641/workforce-management-information-department-for-education" target="_blank">https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a5ace56-cf8e-432a-b87b-50d4ba841641/workforce-management-information-department-for-education</a>.</p><p>More detailed information on our workforce and structures can be found here: <a href="https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries" target="_blank">https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/5a1f3831-86d6-4979-9164-99e982361ca4/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries</a>.</p><p>The data is taken directly from the Department’s HR system and snapshots are provided monthly for the first link and quarterly for the second. Our resources are routinely reviewed to ensure the Department has the right workforce to respond to changing priorities and different operating models for managing staff. Over the period for which the data has been provided, the responsibilities of the Department has changed considerably.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis grouped question UIN 64060 question first answered 20/10/2022 16:49:10 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1522565

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) full time equivalent employees and (b) employees by headcount there are at each of the executive non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible as of 14 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	63189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides details on the number of employees for each of the Department’s executive non-departmental public bodies as at 14 October 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Body</p></td><td><p>Number of employees (Full Time Equivalent)</p></td><td><p>Number of employees (Headcount)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction Industry Training Board</p></td><td><p>613</p></td><td><p>627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering Construction Industry Training Board</p></td><td><p>81.3</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education</p></td><td><p>289.06</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LocatED</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oak National Academy</p></td><td><p>34.18</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Students</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of the Children’s Commissioner</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Work England</p></td><td><p>240.8</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Student Loans Company</p></td><td><p>3,103</p></td><td><p>3,241</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 19/10/2022 16:05:22 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson