Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long on average it has taken for an education, health and care plan for a special needs child to be put in place from the date of initial request for assessment for such a plan in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Department for Education does not hold information on the average length of time it takes for an education, health and care (EHC) plan to be put in place from the date of initial request for assessment.
Of the new EHC plans made during the 2017 calendar year (excluding cases where exceptions apply), 64.9% were issued within the 20-week time limit, an increase from 58.6% in 2016. When including cases where exceptions apply, 61.3% were issued within the 20-week time limit, an increase from 55.7% in 2016.
More information on can be found in ‘Statements of special educational needs and EHC plans: England, 2018’
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many education, health and care plans are in place in Nottinghamshire schools; and how many were in place in each of the two previous academic years.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The department publishes the number and proportion of pupils with special educational needs, including the type of need, in the annual ‘Special educational needs in England’ statistical release:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2018.
The number of pupils with a statement or education, health and care plan, based on where the child attends school by local authority, can be found in a time series in the 'Special educational needs in England – January 2018: local authority tables, table 12'.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of pupils in Nottinghamshire with individual education, health and care plans whose schools have yet to receive the additional funding needed for their implementation; and how long on average schools have waited to receive that funding in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
Local authorities are legally required to provide schools with sufficient funds to enable them to meet the additional cost of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, by up to £6,000, in their base budgets.
When the costs of additional support required for a pupil with SEN exceed £6,000, the local authority should also allocate additional top-up funding to cover the excess costs. This funding comes from the local authority’s high needs budget. Whilst many pupils who are in receipt of this top-up funding do have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, it is not a requirement for them to have one; nor is there a requirement that every pupil with an EHC plan should receive top-up funding. The allocation of this top-up funding is a matter between the local authority and the school, and the department does not collect information on when schools are allocated funding by local authorities.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teaching assistants and (b) specialist support staff (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools have employed in Nottinghamshire in each of the last three years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The following table provides the full-time equivalent number[1] of teaching assistants and support staff in service in state funded primary[2] and secondary schools in Nottinghamshire local authority and England in November 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Teaching Assistants | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | England | ||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary |
2017 | 2,420 | 710 | 176,240 | 47,790 |
2016 | 2,390 | 700 | 177,690 | 50,120 |
2015 | 2,320 | 760 | 174,530 | 52,270 |
Support Staff | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | England | ||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary |
2017 | 710 | 1,060 | 60,620 | 72,000 |
2016 | 690 | 1,120 | 60,460 | 73,890 |
2015 | 660 | 1,080 | 59,430 | 74,780 |
Auxiliary Staff | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | England | ||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary |
2017 | 640 | 370 | 45,540 | 25,110 |
2016 | 630 | 370 | 45,510 | 25,740 |
2015 | 600 | 360 | 45,710 | 26,390 |
Source: School Workforce Census
[1] Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 staff.
[2] Includes nursery schools.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) England who are (i) eligible and (ii) not eligible for free school meals achieved school readiness standards at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage in 2018.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The requested data is shown in the attached table.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in Ashfield constituency who are (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals have achieved school readiness standards at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage in 2018.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The requested data is shown in the attached table.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of nursery providers in Ashfield constituency are rated as outstanding or good by Ofsted.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the right hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the take-up of funded childcare for (a) two year olds and (b) three year olds among (i) disadvantaged and (ii) non-disadvantaged households in Nottinghamshire.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The department does not hold data that breaks down take-up of the childcare entitlements by disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged households.
Disadvantaged 2 year olds are eligible for 15 hours a week (over 38 weeks of the year) of free early education if they meet the criteria set out at: https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b. As of January 2018, there were 2,080 2 year olds accessing this entitlement in Nottinghamshire, 72% of those eligible which is in line with the national average for take up of this entitlement.
All 3 and 4 year olds are also eligible for 15 hours a week (over 38 weeks of the year) of free early education. As of January 2018, 9,060 3 year olds in Nottinghamshire were accessing the universal offer. This is 100% of 3 year olds and higher than the national average for 3 year old take-up, which is 92%.
Since September 2017, working parents of 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 30 hours free childcare a week (over 38 weeks of the year), supporting a wide-range of parents to enter work or increase their work hours. In the first year of delivery, over 340,000 children in England benefited from a 30 hours childcare place, with over 6185 children accessing this entitlement in Nottinghamshire.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary age children in (i) Ashfield, (ii) Nottinghamshire and (iii) England that attend a school rated (A) outstanding and (B) good by Ofsted.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The attached table shows the proportion of children in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire and England, that attended primary and secondary schools rated as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, as of 31 August 2018. Ofsted published these statistics on their website on 29 November 2018.
The Ofsted inspection data shows, that as of 31 August 2018, the proportion of children attending primary schools rated as Outstanding in Ashfield was 14%, in Nottinghamshire was 15% and in England was 19%. The data further shows that the proportion of children attending secondary schools rated as Outstanding in Ashfield was 0%, in Nottinghamshire was 30% and in England was 27%.
The Ofsted inspection data also shows, that as of 31 August 2018, the proportion of children attending primary schools rated as Good in Ashfield was 65%, in Nottinghamshire was 69% and in England was 67%. The data further shows that the proportion of children attending secondary schools rated as Good in Ashfield was 93%, in Nottinghamshire was 62% and in England was 52%.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timetable is for the next steps of his Department's consultation on home education.
Answered by Anne Milton
The responses received to the consultation are still being considered. When this process has been completed, the department will publish the finalised version of guidance on current arrangements for home education. We will also publish a formal government response document setting out the proposed next steps in relation to matters covered by the call for evidence.