Tag: Jess Phillips

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-07-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many bids her Department received from local authorities to the competition to offer 30 hours free childcare from September 2016.

    Mr Sam Gyimah

    The Department for Education received 69 Local Authority applications for the delivery of the three and four year old extended entitlement, a year earlier than planned. These applications were developed in partnership with childcare providers, as part of a formal Expressions of Interest process, which included a rigorous assessment process based on a selection criteria agreed by the Ministerial-level Childcare Implementation Task Force.

    The requested information can also be found at:

    https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-02-02/debates/16020246000010/ChildcareBillEarlyImplementation?highlight=30%20hours%20free%20childcare#contribution-16020246000032

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-10-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she plans to encourage public sector employers to set gender targets when recruiting apprentices.

    Robert Halfon

    The Government has not set gender targets for the public sector when recruiting apprentices. Public sector organisations should adhere to employment and equalities legislation when recruiting apprentices.

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-10-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what international visits (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have made since July 2016; and what the purpose of each such visit was.

    Caroline Dinenage

    Details of ministerial international travel, including the purpose of the travel, are published in the Quarterly Returns on GOV.UK. Information about international travel that has taken place since July 2016 will be published in due course.

  • Jess Phillips – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jess Phillips – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2015-11-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) surgical operations, (b) diagnostic tests and (c) endoscopy procedures which could be used to treat NHS patients and are available from independent sector healthcare providers in winter 2015-16.

    Jane Ellison

    Decisions about whether to use independent sector capacity are made at local level according to local need, as part of the operational management of capacity and demand.

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-02-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications were made for each of the Troops to Teachers cohort; and how many places in each cohort have been filled.

    Nick Gibb

    Initially the Ministry of Defence’s resettlement contractor was responsible for recruiting trainees to the programme. Recruitment for the programme has been the responsibility of the University of Brighton.

    For Cohort One, 293 applications were received and 41 trainees began the programme.

    For Cohort Two, 196 applications were received and 52 trainees began the programme.

    For Cohort Three, 62 applications were received and 51 trainees began the programme.

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-02-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of service personnel are currently in mainstream education in England.

    Nick Gibb

    The Department does not publish data on numbers of service children currently receiving education.

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in which parliamentary constituencies she has visited since July 2014; and when she visited each such school.

    Nick Gibb

    My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education has visited the following schools since July 2014. The list excludes political visits and those made as a constituency MP.

    NAME

    CONSTITUENCY

    DATE

    Glenthorne High School

    Sutton and Cheam

    September 2014

    Bacon’s College

    Bermondsey and Old Southwark

    September 2014

    Walter Evans C of E Aided Primary School

    Derby North

    September 2014

    Hope Community School

    Old Bexley and Sidcup

    September 2014

    King’s Maths Free School

    Vauxhall

    September 2014

    Chaucer Junior School

    Ilkeston and Erewash

    October 2014

    Fernwood School

    Nottingham South

    October 2014

    Highlands School

    Enfield North

    October 2014

    Surbiton High School

    Kingston and Surbiton

    November 2014

    St Matthew’s CE Infant School

    Esher and Walton

    November 2014

    Falcons School

    Leicester East

    November 2014

    William Edwards School

    Thurrock

    November 2014

    George Elliot School

    Nuneaton

    November 2014

    Werneth School

    Hazel Grove

    December 2014

    Nevill Road Infant School

    Cheadle

    December 2014

    Outwood Grange Academy

    Morley and Outwood

    December 2014

    Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace

    Croydon North

    December 2014

    St Margaret’s C of E Primary School

    Pudsey

    December 2014

    Ilkley Grammar School

    Keighley

    December 2014

    Elton High School

    Bury North

    December 2014

    Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

    Rossendale and Darwen

    December 2014

    King’s Oak Academy

    Kingswood

    January 2015

    Watermore Primary School

    Thornbury and Yate

    January 2015

    Bath Studio School

    Bath

    January 2015

    Durand Academy

    Vauxhall

    January 2015

    New College Nottingham Basford Hall

    Nottingham North

    January 2015

    Netherthorpe School

    North East Derbyshire

    January 2015

    Priory City of Lincoln Academy

    Lincoln

    January 2015

    ARK Conway Primary Academy

    Hammersmith

    January 2015

    Brentford School for Girls

    Brentford and Isleworth

    January 2015

    Corby Technical School

    Corby

    January 2015

    Quest Academy

    Croydon Central

    February 2015

    Rivers Primary Academy

    Walsall North

    February 2015

    Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School

    Chorley

    February 2015

    Whitefield Infant and Nursery School

    Pendle

    February 2015

    Clayton Hall Business and Language College

    Newcastle Under Lyme

    February 2015

    Ark Little Ridge Primary School

    Hastings and Rye

    February 2015

    The Eastbourne Academy

    Eastbourne

    February 2015

    Yarm Primary School

    Stockton South

    February 2015

    Priestmead Primary School

    Harrow East

    March 2015

    The Green School for Girls

    Brentford and Isleworth

    March 2015

    Fulham Boys School

    Hammersmith

    March 2015

    Padstow School

    North Cornwall

    March 2015

    Truro and Penwith College

    Truro and Falmouth

    March 2015

    Helston Community College

    St Ives

    March 2015

    Stoke Damerel Community College

    Plymouth and Sutton Devonport

    March 2015

    Chessington Community College

    Kingston and Surbiton

    March 2015

    St Eugene de Mazenod RC Primary School

    Hampstead and Kilburn

    March 2015

    Wolverhampton Girls’ High School

    Wolverhampton South West

    March 2015

    School 21

    West Ham

    June 2015

    Passmores Academy

    Harlow

    June 2015

    Mulberry School for Girls

    Poplar and Limehouse

    June 2015

    King Solomon Academy

    Westminster North

    June 2015

    Caludon Castle School

    Coventry North East

    June 2015

    Brockington College

    South Leicestershire

    June 2015

    Thomas Estley Community College

    South Leicestershire

    June 2015

    Swiss Cottage School – Development and Research Centre

    Hampstead and Kilburn

    July 2015

    Upton Cross Primary School

    West Ham

    July 2015

    Alperton Community School

    Brent North

    July 2015

    Ark Academy – Wembley

    Brent North

    July 2015

    Corby Technical School

    Corby

    September 2015

    Goldbeaters Primary School

    Hendon

    September 2015

    Lilian Baylis Technology School

    Vauxhall

    September 2015

    Yavneh College

    Hertsmere

    September 2015

    Redhill School and Specialist Language College

    Stourbridge

    September 2015

    King Edward VI Form College

    Stourbridge

    September 2015

    Grace Academy Solihull

    Solihull

    September 2015

    Thringstone Primary School

    North West Leicestershire

    September 2015

    Sir John Moore CoE Primary School

    North West Leicestershire

    September 2015

    Charles Dickens Primary School

    Bermondsey and Old Southwark

    September 2015

    New College Worcester

    Worcester

    November 2015

    The Christopher Whitehead Language School

    Worcester

    November 2015

    John Taylor High School

    Lichfield

    November 2015

    Brighton College

    Brighton, Kemptown

    November 2015

    University of Birmingham School

    Birmingham, Northfield

    December 2015

    Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology

    Nottingham South

    December 2015

    Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane

    Tottenham

    December 2015

    Waldegrave School

    Twickenham

    December 2015

    Trinity School

    Carlisle

    January 2016

    Richard Rose Central Academy

    Carlisle

    January 2016

    Newman Catholic School

    Carlisle

    January 2016

    Fashion Retail Academy

    Cities of London and Westminster

    January 2016

    Bethnal Green Academy

    Bethnal Green and Bow

    January 2016

    Floreat School Wandsworth

    Tooting

    January 2016

    The Westgate School

    Winchester

    January 2016

    NAS Thames Valley

    Reading West

    January 2016

    The Avenue School

    Reading West

    January 2016

    Reading UTC

    Reading East

    January 2016

    Comberton Village College

    South Cambridgeshire

    February 2016

    Howard of Effingham School

    Mole Valley

    February 2016

    The Elizabethan Academy

    Bassetlaw

    February 2016

    The Crossley Heath School

    Halifax

    February 2016

    The Chalet School

    South Swindon

    March 2016

    Lydiard Park Academy

    South Swindon

    March 2016

    King’s College School Wimbledon

    Wimbledon

    March 2016

    King’s Maths School

    Vauxhall

    March 2016

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-04-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academy schools have been re-brokered to other academy sponsors in each year since 2010.

    Edward Timpson

    There have been 130 academies and free schools (2% of academies) moved from a trust that had not been able to secure necessary improvements, to a strong sponsor. Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) are looking at the appropriate action to take with those that currently have no formal action, working with trusts to improve school performance or looking at sponsor solutions where they feel that the trust is not meeting the required standards.

    The table below shows the numbers of academies which have been re-brokered to other academy sponsors, split by academic year.

    Academic Year

    Number of academies re-brokered to other academy sponsors

    2011/12

    2

    2012/13

    2

    2013/14

    13

    2014/15

    64

    2015/16

    49

    Total

    130

    There are 38 academies in the process of moving from a trust that has not been able to secure necessary improvements, to a strong sponsor.

    The Department does not hold information on the number of academies which are awaiting re-brokerage. RSCs will work with schools in a number of ways before considering moving them to a new sponsor.

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-05-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applicants there were for the Northern fund for academy sponsors by the deadline of 22 February 2016; and if she will list the trusts which were approved for funding.

    Edward Timpson

    In 2015-2016, the Department ran three competitions for academy sponsors to apply for the Northern Fund. The Northern Fund is designed to support the expansion of sponsors in some of the most challenging regions of the country in terms of school performance and rural and urban deprivation. The funding enables sponsors to increase their capacity to take on and improve underperforming schools.

    A total of 85 applications were received by the third and final competition deadline of 22 February 2016. A total of 65 trusts were approved for funding and the names of these trusts are listed in the table below:

    Sponsor Name

    Abbey Multi Academy Trust

    Ad Astra Academy Trust

    Airedale Academies Trust

    Albany Learning Trust

    Beckfoot Trust

    Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

    Bright Tribe Trust

    Brighter Futures Academy Trust

    Carillion Academies Trust

    Carmel Academy Trust

    Chester Diocesan Academies Trust (CDAT)

    Cidari Multi Academy Trust

    Community First Academy Trust

    Consilium Academies Trust

    Cranmer Educational Trust

    Education Partnership Trust

    Feversham Education Trust

    Focus Academies Trust

    Fylde Coast Academy Trust

    Gawthorpe Community Academy

    Great Academies Education Trust

    Great Schools Trust

    Holy Family Catholic Multi Multi Academy Trust

    Innovation Enterprise Academy

    Interserve Academies Trust Limited

    L.E.A.D Multi Academy Trust

    Lydiate Learning Trust

    Moor End Academies Trust

    New College Pontefract

    Ormiston Academies Trust

    Outwood Grange Academies Trust

    Pendle Education Trust

    Rainbow Education Multi Academy Trust

    REAch4 Academy Trust

    SHARE Multi Academy Trust

    Southmoor Academy Trust

    St Paul’s (Astley Bridge) CofE Primary School

    St Simon and Jude CofE Academy Trust

    Stockport Learning Trust (South Manchester Learning Trust)

    Tauheedul Education Trust

    The Aldridge Foundation

    The Dean Trust

    The Dioceses of Liverpool Joint Catholic and CofE Academy Trust

    The Dunham Trust

    The Education Alliance

    The Enquire Learning Trust

    The Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd

    The Harmony Trust

    The Heath Family Trust

    The Inspire Trust

    The Keys Federation

    The Rowan Learning Trust

    The Shotton Hall Learning Trust

    The Three Saints Academy Trust

    Tollbar Multi Academy Trust

    Trinity Academy Halifax (TAH)

    United Learning Trust

    Wakefield City Academies Trust

    Wardle Academy Trust

    Waterton Multi Academy Trust

    Wellspring Academy Trust

    Whitehill Community Academy

    Wirral Academy Trust

    WISE Academies

    Zest Academy Trust

  • Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jess Phillips – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-06-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many investigations her Department is currently carrying out into unregistered schools in England; and what steps her Department is taking to monitor such schools.

    Edward Timpson

    We are currently investigating institutions that may be operating as unregistered independent schools in England, as referred to by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw in his recently published letter. We will make a statement about progress in due course.

    It is important to recognise that new settings come to our attention and existing ones close, or are confirmed not to be operating as schools on a regular basis.

    Sir Michael Wilshaw’s published letter can be accessed on GOV.UK at:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unregistered-schools-ofsted-advice-note