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Lords question for short debate on what steps they will take to promote the teaching of classics in schools.

Lead member
Lord Aberdare
Answering member
Lord Hill of Oareford
Department
Department for Education
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
6 November 2012
Reference
740 cc112-128GC
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address issues of integrity and accountability in the regulation of public examinations in England.[HL2281]

Asked by
Lord Quirk (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2012
Reference
740 c49WA; HL2281
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the allegations of exam cheating at Kingsdale Foundation School in Dulwich, whether they will consider giving Ofsted the power to inspect academy chains.[HL2460]

Asked by
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2012
Reference
740 c60WA; HL2460
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on motion to take note of accessible education and training for those with hidden disabilities such as dyslexia and autism. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Lord Addington
Answering member
Lord Hill of Oareford
Department
Department for Education
Type
Debates
Date
28 June 2012
Reference
738 cc376-408
House
House of Lords

To ask her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken to improve transition and continuity in curriculum and assessment between key stages 2 and 3 in response to the Ofsted report Moving English Forward.[HL155]

Asked by
Lord Quirk (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 2012
Reference
737 c66WA; HL155
House
House of Lords
When we were having our debates, I am not sure that I said that I was in favour of free schools being able to employ teachers without qualifications—it was a point about qualified teacher status, which is a slightly different thing. I would not want teachers to be employed without qualifications. On the noble Baroness’s main point about special free schools, we intend that in special free schools teachers would have to have qualified teacher status.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1777
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the point about the Sunday Times article, which my noble friend has discussed with me, is that it created the impression that there have been big changes to the system of reasonable adjustments to allow pupils with disabilities to have extra time. In fact, the article was misleading in that regard, in that what the JCQ has been changing is the need for evidence that pupils satisfy the requirement. The reason for that is to make sure that the extra time made available and other reasonable adjustments help those who most need it and to make sure that the system has integrity.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1775-6
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am not sure whether the Government can require that information of the examination boards. I understand the point that lies behind my noble friend's question; I myself asked to see evidence of whether there was disparity in practice between independent and maintained schools, for example. I am told that we do not collect the information and I am not certain that the qualification boards collect it either, but I will make inquiries.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1777
House
House of Lords
My Lords, qualifications need to be designed and delivered so that disabled candidates can demonstrate their full knowledge, skills and understanding. That is why the Equality Act 2010 imposes duties on awarding bodies to make reasonable adjustments to qualifications such as GCSEs. We and the regulator Ofqual seek to ensure that the qualifications system provides for appropriate reasonable adjustments to be made for disabled candidates wherever this can be done without weakening the qualification.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1775
House
House of Lords
My Lords, as my noble friend says, it is extremely important that children with genuine disabilities get the extra leeway that they need. I do not believe that there are sanctions against schools that might be trying to push the rules of the system, but I will check that point. The responsibility for the overall integrity of the system rests with Ofqual, but I agree with her that we all need to make sure that this new guidance operates properly in the way that is intended. I am sure that my honourable friend Sarah Teather will be keeping such an eye on it.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1776-7
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I think that the point underlying the noble Lord’s question is the extent to which the Government have a view as to whether they are trying to lean, as it were, on parents regarding whether their children should be educated in mainstream or special schools. Our general view on that is that one should seek to leave those decisions as much as possible with parents. There are some cases where parents are keen on their children being in mainstream schools, because they benefit from that; there are other cases where special provision is clearly the sensible way. We want to have both. We are trying to increase the establishment of new special schools as part of our free schools policy, and we will continue to do that.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1776
House
House of Lords
My Lords, if the noble and learned Baroness would like to speak or write to me about that example, I shall see if there is anything that we can do to follow it up with the individual examination board. These are matters for the individual boards but I should be happy to pursue them.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1776
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all those with recognised disabilities can access all parts of the school examination system.
Asked by
Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
21 December 2011
Reference
733 c1775
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they prompted the change of policy at the Joint Council for Qualifications regarding extra time allowable in exams for those with dyslexia and other communication conditions; and, if so, why; whether they or the Joint Council for Qualifications have consulted on such a change...

Asked by
Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 December 2011
Reference
13815; 733 c235WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the available evidence for under-achieving in education by black pupils in academies and in other schools.

Asked by
Lord Ouseley (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 May 2011
Reference
8687; 727 c222WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of children in long-term care (a) achieve below-average school results, and (b) have problems finding long-term employment in adulthood.

Asked by
Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 April 2011
Reference
8457; 727 c20WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on children's education of the new national reading test for six-year-olds.

Asked by
Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 December 2010
Reference
4434; 723 c101WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the European standards Ofqual must aim to meet when redesigning standards for primary and secondary schools in England.

Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 November 2010
Reference
4110; 722 c416WA
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the case for providing excellence in education for all pupils and young people. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member
Baroness Perry of Southwark
Answering member
Lord Hill of Oareford
Department
Department for Education
Type
Debates
Date
28 October 2010
Reference
721 c1315-55
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the Government's policy on special educational needs following the Ofsted special educational needs and disability review published in September. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member
Baroness Warnock
Answering member
Lord Hill of Oareford
Department
Department for Education
Type
Debates
Date
21 October 2010
Reference
721 c946-78
House
House of Lords