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date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of grammar schools have been granted dispensation from the Department for Education to arrange their admissions procedures in favour of disadvantaged pupils who are eligible for free school meals, in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>All schools with academy status, including grammar schools which are academies, may give priority in their admissions arrangements to disadvantaged children (ie those eligible for the pupil premium). The freedom granted through the funding agreement, allows these grammar schools to lawfully implement oversubscription criteria prioritising disadvantaged children within their admission arrangements, should they wish to do so. It is for the individual grammar schools to decide whether or not to adopt this priority within their own oversubscription criteria. To date, we understand 32 grammar schools have prioritised disadvantaged children in their arrangements and a further 65 intend to consult on doing so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintained schools – including maintained grammars – can currently adopt this freedom if they are granted a Power to Innovate Order. However, we have revised the School Admissions Code to allow all state-funded schools to adopt a pupil premium priority, should they wish to do so. Subject to parliamentary approval the revised Code will come into force in December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/11/2014 18:03:59 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

156473

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date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that supply teachers receive the same pay and pensions as other teachers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Supply teachers employed directly by a maintained school or local authority must be paid, like other teachers employed by these institutions, in accordance with the statutory arrangements set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. They are also automatically enrolled in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and are eligible for the same pension benefits as other teachers. The arrangements for supply teachers employed by private agencies, including their pensions and rates of pay, are private commercial arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/11/2014 18:04:32 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

156475

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date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to train teachers to identify and intervene in cases of mental health issues affecting school pupils.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Headteachers and teachers are best placed to make decisions about what professional development they require in order to meet the needs of their pupils, and an assessment of training and development needs must be included in teachers’ written appraisal reports. To support teachers identifying and intervening when there are mental health issues, in June the Department for Education issued new non-statutory advice for schools and teachers on pupil’s mental health and behaviour.[1] This provides information, guidance and practical tools on how to build resilience and support good mental health, and helps school staff identify those pupils who may have emerging problems. It also includes links to further support such as MindEd,[2] a website funded by the Department of Health that helps adults identify and support children and young people’s mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sir Andrew Carter is currently chairing an independent review of the quality and effectiveness of Initial Teacher Training courses, which must be designed to ensure that trainees are equipped to meet the teacher standards. These require teachers to have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs. This review will be published next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.minded.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.minded.org.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 27/11/2014 12:25:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey