Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much per pupil funding was allocated to schools in (a) Manchester, Withington constituency, (b) Manchester and (c) the North West in each of the last five years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Funding from the Department is primarily allocated at a local authority level.
The average schools block unit of funding for the Manchester local authority, the North West, and all other local authorities for the last five years can be found at the links below:
2013-14: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2013-to-2014.
2014-15: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015.
2015-16: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016.
2016-17: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2016-to-2017.
2017-18: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018.
Since 2011-12 schools have received the Pupil Premium which targets funding at pupils from the most deprived backgrounds to help them achieve their full potential. In
2011-12, the Premium was allocated for each pupil known to be eligible for Free School Meals, looked after children and children of parents in the armed services. In 2012-13 coverage was expanded to include pupils known to have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last six years. The per pupil amounts for each type of pupil for the last five years are shown in following table in cash terms:
Pupil Premium per pupil (£) | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 |
Free School Meal Pupil Primary | £953 | £1323 | £1320 | £1320 | £1320 |
Free School Meal Pupil Secondary | £900 | £935 | £935 | £935 | £935 |
Service Children | £300 | £300 | £300 | £300 | £300 |
Looked After Children | £900 | £1900* | £1900* | £1900* | £1900* |
*Also includes children adopted from care
Details of provider level allocations for all schools and academies for the last five years can also be found at the links below. These cover the DSG schools block allocations made by local authorities.
2013-14: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2013-to-2014.
2014-15: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2014-to-2015.
2015-16: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2015-to-2016.
2016-17: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.
2017-18: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2017-to-2018.
Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many eligibility codes for 30 hours free childcare have been (a) generated and (b) validated in (i) Manchester Withington constituency and (b) Manchester.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The department is committed to ensuring all parents who are eligible for the 30 hours free childcare entitlement are able to take up a place that suits their childcare needs. We have already provided significant support to local authorities and providers through our delivery contractor, ‘Childcare Works’, providing tailored support to help progress implementation plans.
In November 17, we also launched the ‘Delivery Support Fund’ to support local authorities, and enable them to support their providers,
On 19 December 2017, we published ’30 hours free childcare: autumn term 2017’. This showed that, in the first term of delivery, an estimated 1,094 children were in a 30 hours place in Manchester – this was 82% of those issued with a 30 hours eligibility code.
Furthermore, as of 8 January, 2,235 30 hours eligibility codes had been issued in Manchester for the spring term and 1,311 of these codes had been validated via the department’s eligibility checking system. This data was published in the management information release: ‘30 hours free childcare eligibility codes issued and validated: January 2018’: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility-codes-issued-and-validated.
We will continue to publish regular management information on the rollout of 30 hours free childcare at a national and local level.
Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to roll out 30 hours of free childcare in (a) Manchester, Withington constituency and (b) Manchester.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The department is committed to ensuring all parents who are eligible for the 30 hours free childcare entitlement are able to take up a place that suits their childcare needs. We have already provided significant support to local authorities and providers through our delivery contractor, ‘Childcare Works’, providing tailored support to help progress implementation plans.
In November 17, we also launched the ‘Delivery Support Fund’ to support local authorities, and enable them to support their providers,
On 19 December 2017, we published ’30 hours free childcare: autumn term 2017’. This showed that, in the first term of delivery, an estimated 1,094 children were in a 30 hours place in Manchester – this was 82% of those issued with a 30 hours eligibility code.
Furthermore, as of 8 January, 2,235 30 hours eligibility codes had been issued in Manchester for the spring term and 1,311 of these codes had been validated via the department’s eligibility checking system. This data was published in the management information release: ‘30 hours free childcare eligibility codes issued and validated: January 2018’: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility-codes-issued-and-validated.
We will continue to publish regular management information on the rollout of 30 hours free childcare at a national and local level.
Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to devolve post-16 skills policy to Mayoral Combined Authorities.
Answered by Anne Milton
The department is planning to devolve the Adult Education Budget to the Mayoral Combined Authorities in 2019/20, subject to agreement over readiness conditions. This will allow these authorities flexibility to shape adult education provision in order to meet local economic needs.
We are establishing Skills Advisory Panels, in partnership with Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships, to help identify the skills needs and employer demands at a local level. The department have no further plans to devolve post-16 skills policy to Mayoral Combined Authorities.
Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to improve nursery care to ensure that all children are ready for school age at five.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The latest results from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Profile show that the number of children who have achieved a good level of development at the end of reception is increasing year on year: 69.3% of children achieved a good level of development in 2016, compared to 66.3% in 2015, 60.4% in 2014 and 51.7% in 2013.
The evidence is clear that a high quality workforce has a significant impact on the quality of provision and outcomes for children. The Government published the Early Years Workforce Strategy in March 2017 to support the development of a well-qualified workforce with the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience. Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy
The strategy sets out:
We are also exploring the content of the early learning goals and how the EYFS Profile might be improved to better assess a child’s level of development at the end of the early years, through the Department’s recent consultation on assessment arrangements in reception (part of the wider Primary Assessment Consultation).
The consultation closed on 22 June, and a Government response will be issued in due course.