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Written Question
Schools: Tooting
Tuesday 17th October 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to each school in Tooting constituency in each year since 2010.

Answered by Nick Gibb

Individual schools' core revenue funding allocations have been published on GOV.UK. These include core budget allocations determined by the local funding formula in their area, and a number of other revenue funding streams, including the Pupil Premium and the mainstream schools additional grant.

The allocations back to 2013/14 can be found at the links below. Data is not readily available for the years prior to this.

2022-23 - https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics.

2021-22 - https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics/2021-22.

2020-21 - https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics/2020-21.

2019-20 - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-funding-financial-years-2010-to-2011-and-2020-to-2021.

2018-19 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2018-to-2019.

2017-18 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2017-to-2018.

2016-17 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.

2015-16 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2015-to-2016.

2014-15 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2014-to-2015.

2013-14 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2013-to-2014.


Written Question
Special Educational Needs: Tooting
Tuesday 17th October 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with SEND living in Tooting constituency are not in formal education.

Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department holds data on the number of children and young people with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan; including the setting in which the child or young person is typically educated, or where they are not in education or training for any reason. The information is available in the National Statistics publication, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans

The data can be broken down by region and local authority. Data is not available by parliamentary constituency.


Written Question
Universities: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 6th September 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of the availability of mental health support within universities.

Answered by Robert Halfon

It is a priority for the government that students are provided with the mental health support they need.

We are taking an approach based on three pillars:

  • Funding vital services and innovative projects via the Office for Students, with £15 million allocated for the 2022/23 academic year to support students starting university for the first time and enable effective partnerships between higher education (HE) providers and local NHS services. £3.6 million was invested to launch Student Space in 2020 and it has since provided nearly 300,000 students with free online mental health resources and confidential support.
  • Spreading and implementing best practice consistently across providers.
  • Clear responsibilities for providers and protection for students, with solutions developed by the Student Support Champion, Professor Edward Peck.

The government does not collect data on the number of students seeking support for their mental health, but we know from Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student data that 119,480 students with a registered mental health condition were enrolled in UK HE providers in academic year 2021/22, which is the most recent year data is available. This table is available at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-15.

The department recently conducted research on the design and delivery of mental health and wellbeing services to meet the needs of their students. This found that almost all HE institutions (99%) provided in-house self-help resources and the vast majority (97%) offered in-house psychological support for those experiencing poor mental health, either through face-to-face or virtual contact with a counsellor. Research also found a substantial increase in the proportion of HE institutions that now have a specific mental health and wellbeing strategy in place (two thirds in 2022 compared with just over a half in 2019). The report can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-wellbeing-practices-in-higher-education.

While good progress has been made by the sector, the department is going further to protect students’ wellbeing. 61 universities are already part of the University Mental Health Charter Programme and are following the principles the charter sets out for a whole university approach to mental health. Students should have confidence in the support they will receive, whatever university they have chosen to study at, and so the department has set a target for all remaining universities to sign up to the Mental Health Charter Programme by September 2024.

To set out a clear plan and targets for further improvements in mental health support, Professor Edward Peck is chairing the HE Mental Health Implementation Taskforce. The taskforce includes representatives from students, parents, mental health experts and the HE sector, and will deliver a final report by May 2024.

The department is confident the HE sector will rise to meet the challenge set. If the response is not satisfactory, the department will go further, and ask the Office for Students to look carefully at the merits of a new registration condition on mental health.


Written Question
Students: Mental Health
Wednesday 6th September 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she made of the number of university students seeking support for their mental health.

Answered by Robert Halfon

It is a priority for the government that students are provided with the mental health support they need.

We are taking an approach based on three pillars:

  • Funding vital services and innovative projects via the Office for Students, with £15 million allocated for the 2022/23 academic year to support students starting university for the first time and enable effective partnerships between higher education (HE) providers and local NHS services. £3.6 million was invested to launch Student Space in 2020 and it has since provided nearly 300,000 students with free online mental health resources and confidential support.
  • Spreading and implementing best practice consistently across providers.
  • Clear responsibilities for providers and protection for students, with solutions developed by the Student Support Champion, Professor Edward Peck.

The government does not collect data on the number of students seeking support for their mental health, but we know from Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student data that 119,480 students with a registered mental health condition were enrolled in UK HE providers in academic year 2021/22, which is the most recent year data is available. This table is available at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-15.

The department recently conducted research on the design and delivery of mental health and wellbeing services to meet the needs of their students. This found that almost all HE institutions (99%) provided in-house self-help resources and the vast majority (97%) offered in-house psychological support for those experiencing poor mental health, either through face-to-face or virtual contact with a counsellor. Research also found a substantial increase in the proportion of HE institutions that now have a specific mental health and wellbeing strategy in place (two thirds in 2022 compared with just over a half in 2019). The report can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-wellbeing-practices-in-higher-education.

While good progress has been made by the sector, the department is going further to protect students’ wellbeing. 61 universities are already part of the University Mental Health Charter Programme and are following the principles the charter sets out for a whole university approach to mental health. Students should have confidence in the support they will receive, whatever university they have chosen to study at, and so the department has set a target for all remaining universities to sign up to the Mental Health Charter Programme by September 2024.

To set out a clear plan and targets for further improvements in mental health support, Professor Edward Peck is chairing the HE Mental Health Implementation Taskforce. The taskforce includes representatives from students, parents, mental health experts and the HE sector, and will deliver a final report by May 2024.

The department is confident the HE sector will rise to meet the challenge set. If the response is not satisfactory, the department will go further, and ask the Office for Students to look carefully at the merits of a new registration condition on mental health.


Written Question
Pupils: Bullying
Monday 17th July 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on anti-bullying initiatives for schools in England in the last 12 months.

Answered by Claire Coutinho - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

The department is providing over £3 million of funding, between 10 August 2021 and 31 March 2024, to five anti-bullying organisations to support both primary and secondary schools to tackle bullying. Over the last 12 months, £1.16 million in funding has been provided to the five organisations as part of year two of the programme. This three-year funding programme includes projects targeting bullying of particular groups, such as those who are victims of hate related bullying and homophobic, biphobic and transphobic based bullying.


Written Question
Free School Meals: Tooting
Monday 12th June 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students received free school meals in the Tooting constituency in each year since 2010.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The Department publishes figures on the proportion of pupils who are eligible for free school meals. The most recently published figures can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.


Written Question
Physical Education
Monday 12th June 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the total number of hours that school students have been taught PE in (a) primary school and (b) secondary school for each year since 2010.

Answered by Nick Gibb

Information on the number of hours taught for each subject is collected from state funded secondary schools as part of the annual School Workforce Census each November. Information is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.

The number of hours spent teaching physical education in a typical week from 2011/12 to 2021/22 (full time period available), is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/276d8355-0aeb-4b80-7c2c-08db63adc612. Similar data for 2010 is not available, but data related to 2010 is published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional.

Timetabled teaching is reported for a typical week in November, as determined by the school. It does not cover an entire year of teaching. If there are variations in timetabling across the year, this is not covered in the data available to the Department.

The subjects taught are only collected from secondary schools that use electronic timetabling software that can produce data in the format required. Data is then weighted to provide national totals.

Information on the number of hours taught for each subject is not collected from primary schools.


Written Question
Schools: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 7th June 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school students (i) have access and (ii) will have access in the next 12 months to a mental health support team.

Answered by Claire Coutinho - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

The delivery of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in education settings is led by NHS England, with support from the department. MHSTs support the mental health needs of children and young people aged 5 to 18 in primary, secondary and further education (FE).

MHSTs have three core functions:

  • To deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues.
  • To support the senior mental health lead, where established, in each school or college to introduce or develop a whole school or college approach.
  • To give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaise with external specialist service to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

Guidance on senior mental health lead training can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training, and guidance on a whole school or college approach to mental health support can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-children-and-young-peoples-emotional-health-and-wellbeing.

There are currently 398 operational MHSTs in place, and a further 100 teams are currently training Education Mental Health Practitioners, which means around 500 MHSTs will be up and running by April 2024.

An estimated 1.4 million (32%) primary school pupils, and 1.6 million (46%) secondary school pupils are covered by the current operational MHSTs. Data is not yet available by school type for the next 12 months. The department anticipates coverage of pupils in schools and learners in FE to increase from the current 35% to around 44% overall in 2024.

Further information on the MHST rollout progress is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1156762/Transforming_CYPMH_implementation_programme__data_release_May_2023.pdf.


Written Question
Schools: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 7th June 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many mental health support teams (a) are in place and (b) will be in place in the next 12 months.

Answered by Claire Coutinho - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

The delivery of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in education settings is led by NHS England, with support from the department. MHSTs support the mental health needs of children and young people aged 5 to 18 in primary, secondary and further education (FE).

MHSTs have three core functions:

  • To deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues.
  • To support the senior mental health lead, where established, in each school or college to introduce or develop a whole school or college approach.
  • To give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaise with external specialist service to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

Guidance on senior mental health lead training can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training, and guidance on a whole school or college approach to mental health support can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-children-and-young-peoples-emotional-health-and-wellbeing.

There are currently 398 operational MHSTs in place, and a further 100 teams are currently training Education Mental Health Practitioners, which means around 500 MHSTs will be up and running by April 2024.

An estimated 1.4 million (32%) primary school pupils, and 1.6 million (46%) secondary school pupils are covered by the current operational MHSTs. Data is not yet available by school type for the next 12 months. The department anticipates coverage of pupils in schools and learners in FE to increase from the current 35% to around 44% overall in 2024.

Further information on the MHST rollout progress is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1156762/Transforming_CYPMH_implementation_programme__data_release_May_2023.pdf.


Written Question
Schools: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 7th June 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure secondary school students are supported with their mental health.

Answered by Claire Coutinho - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

The mental health of children and young people is a priority for this government. The department is committed to ensuring that all schools are safe, calm and supportive environments, which promote mental wellbeing and provide early, targeted support to help all pupils thrive.

To ensure pupils are supported, the department is offering all primary schools, secondary schools and colleges a grant to train senior mental health leads who can put in place effective, whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing. More than 13,800 schools and colleges have now received a senior mental health lead training grant.

It is also vital that children and young people have the tools they need to understand and look after their own mental wellbeing. That is why, as of September 2020, our relationships, health and sex education curriculum has a strong focus on mental health and wellbeing. At primary, pupils will learn simple self-care techniques, including the importance of rest, time spent with friends and family and the benefits of hobbies and interests. At secondary, teaching will include the benefits of community participation, and voluntary and service-based activities on mental wellbeing and happiness.

Through health education, pupils will also be taught how to recognise the early signs of mental wellbeing concerns, including common types of mental ill health, such as anxiety and depression.  They will also be taught where and how to seek support, including whom in school they should speak to if they are worried about their own or someone else’s mental wellbeing or ability to control their emotions.

We are also increasing the number of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) working in schools and colleges. These teams offer support to children and young people experiencing common mental health issues and facilitate smoother access to external specialist support. As of March 2023, 3.4 million pupils and learners were covered by MHSTs in schools and colleges in England. Of these, 3.1 million were pupils in schools.

We welcome the findings of the Independent Early Evaluation of Children and Young People’s Mental Health MHST Trailblazer Programme, which revealed substantial progress in implementing MHSTs, despite challenges presented by the pandemic. The findings can be found at: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/brace/projects/children-and-young-people%27s-mental-health-trailblazer-programme.aspx. Positive early impacts include improved school and college staff knowledge and confidence in dealing with mental health issues, improved access to support for some groups, and improvements in partnership working. The study also found the experiences of the majority of children and young people who had contact with an MHST were positive. The results of the report will continue to help inform future rollout and mobilisation of MHSTs to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people.

Further data on the delivery and uptake of MHSTs and senior mental health lead training grants can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision.