Results 1-20 of 1,144 for speaker:Edward Timpson
- Written Answers — Education: Academies (21 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: With reference to the answer provided on 14 May, the two complaints against Brokers that were partially upheld regarded matters of conduct constituting minor procedural infractions. In both cases the complainants fully accepted and were satisfied with the conclusions of investigations. Providing further information about the nature of the complaints, and the grounds on which they were...
- Written Answers — Education: Academies (21 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: The Secretary of State keeps the accountability arrangements for schools and academies under review. The Department for Education has no plans to reclassify academies as private sector bodies. Strong accountability will be at the heart of any future plans for the academies programme.
- Written Answers — Education: Academies (21 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: There are 369 multi-academy trusts, within which there are 1,166 academies. This is 40% of the 2,924 open academies, and 5% of all state-funded schools.
- Written Answers — Education: Special Educational Needs (21 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: The Government is taking account of the report, “The Future of AAC Services in England: A framework for equitable and effective commissioning”, in establishing arrangements for the commissioning of highly specialised alternative and augmentative communication services (ACC) by the National Health Service Commissioning Board. It provides useful recommendations for the AAC sector to...
- Written Answers — Education: Children in Care: Death (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: Information on the number of children who die while in the care of local authorities in England is shown in the following table. Figures are given for each English region for the year 2003 to 2012. The number of children who die while in the care of local authorities in England is low, typically around 50 children per year. Due to these low numbers and to protect their identities, figures...
- Written Answers — Education: Free Schools (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: The Department for Education and the Education Funding Agency work with approved free school proposers to support the development of each school, including securing a suitable site. In some cases, free schools are located on sites owned by local authorities, often through the agreement of a long term lease for a nominal sum. Where a site has been used for a school within the previous eight...
- Written Answers — Education: Free Schools: Brighton (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: No decision has yet been taken by Ministers. The plans under discussion mean just 3.6 acres will be used for a much-needed new school—out of a total site of 22 acres. The amount of open space which will still available to the local community is equal to around 17 full-size football pitches. Brighton and Hove is seeing heavy pressure on school places. We want to work with the council to...
- Written Answers — Education: Secondary Education: Kingston Upon Thames (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: We expect to inform all applicants to the latest round of the outcome of their free school applications very shortly.
- Written Answers — Education: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: The Children and Families Bill will ensure that eligibility for an Education, Health and Care plan (EHC plan) remains the same as it is now for a statement of special educational needs (SEN) or post-16 Learning Difficulty Assessment (LDA), including for children and young people with a visual impairment. Decisions about whether an individual child or young person will require an EHC plan will...
- Written Answers — Education: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: In March, we published indicative regulations and a draft code of practice regarding special educational needs (SEN), to support parliamentary scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill. The indicative regulations prescribe clear time scales for the assessment and planning process for an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, and reduce the maximum time a local authority can take to issue an...
- Written Answers — Education: Staff (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: The names, terms of office and remuneration arrangements for the Children's Commissioner and Board Members of the School Teachers' Review Body and Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service are provided in the following tables. The ethnicity of individual members is collected on a voluntary and self-defined basis. This information is classed as “sensitive personal...
- Written Answers — Education: Young People: Mental Illness (20 May 2013)
Edward Timpson: This information is not collected centrally. However; two surveys have been carried out by the Office for National Statistics. In 1999, the Office for National Statistics carried out a survey on behalf of the Department of Health, the Scottish Health Executive and the National Assembly for Wales. They found that 9.5% of five to 15-year-olds had a clinically recognisable mental disorder. In...