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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"24. Does the Minister agree that as the United Kingdom sends £350 million each and every week to Brussels, just a small amount of that spent on teachers and schools would be of great advantage? Is not that one of the reasons for coming out of the EU?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Nov 2015
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"Will the Secretary of State remind the House of the trade deficit that we have with the EU, and of the fact that the unreformed EU is clearly not working for British business?..."
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Written Question
Pupils: Absenteeism
Monday 26th October 2015

Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on children being absent from school to be on holiday.

Answered by Nick Gibb

Reducing absence from school is a top priority for this government as good attendance is clearly linked to attainment. Evidence shows that missing the equivalent of just one week a year from school can damage a pupil’s life chances and reduce a pupil’s chances of succeeding at school[1]. Parents should avoid taking their child out of school during term time if this is not absolutely necessary.

Head teachers continue to have the discretion to approve term-time absence, but only in exceptional circumstances.

[1] : “The link between absence and attainment at KS2 and KS4: 2012 to 2013 academic year” research report at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/absence-and-attainment-at-key-stages-2-and-4-2012-to-2013

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T10. Hopefully, I will be positive and helpful. I went to both a comprehensive and a grammar school, and it seemed to me that there was much to be said for grammar schools. Would the Secretary of State like to encourage their expansion?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2015
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"First, may I congratulate the new Leader of the Opposition on his shift in policy in making Labour more Eurosceptic?

Is it not the truth that the European Union holds us back on free trade? Does our current account deficit of some £50 billion not prove that we would be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"The previous Secretary of State gave his approval for Rushden Lakes, a major retail and leisure facility in my constituency. The development is now well under way, and it will create thousands of jobs. Will the Secretary of State find time in his calendar next year to show his support …..."
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Written Question
Schools: Standards
Thursday 23rd July 2015

Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what benchmarks are used to compare attainment in UK schools and the schools of comparable countries.

Answered by Nick Gibb

England participates in three research studies that enable international benchmarking of the performance of our pupils against the performance of their peers in other countries:

  • The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which compares the mathematics, science and reading competence of 15-year-olds across participating countries. Further information can be found online at: www.oecd.org/pisa/

  • The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which compares the mathematics and science abilities of pupils in year 5 and year 9 in England with their peers in comparable grades in participating countries. More information can be found online at: www.iea.nl/timss_2015.html

  • The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), which compares the reading ability of pupils in year 5 in England with their peers in comparable grades in participating countries. This is available online at: www.iea.nl/pirls_2016.html

Northern Ireland also participates in each of these three studies, and all four UK countries participate in the OECD’s PISA study.

In England and Wales, schools can also access the OECD’s PISA-based test for schools, which provides schools with a tool to benchmark the performance of their 15-year-old pupils within and beyond local and national borders, and is available online at: www.oecd.org/pisa/aboutpisa/pisa-based-test-for-schools.htm

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 24 Jun 2015
Free Childcare and Nursery Providers

"Order. I am sorry to interrupt. Would Members leave the Chamber quietly, please?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jun 2015
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"T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"On Friday, I had an urgent meeting with Victoria Bishop, the principal of Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, which has just been given outstanding status by Ofsted. It wants to become a teaching academy—[Interruption.] This is particularly pleasing as the intake is from a multi-ethnic, multicultural part of …..."
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