Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school libraries there are in Rother Valley constituency as of 25 October 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department believes that all pupils deserve to be taught a knowledge-rich curriculum that promotes the extensive reading of books and other texts, both in and out of school. School libraries complement public libraries in allowing pupils to do this.
Given this autonomy which is granted to schools, the Department does not collect information on the number of school libraries.
It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils, including whether to employ a qualified librarian. Many head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. School libraries can take many forms, with some schools preferring to make books a focus in other ways, including housing them within classrooms.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard for Key Stage 1 writing in 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard for Key Stage 1 reading in 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard for Key Stage 2 writing in 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard for Key Stage 2 reading in 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard for Key Stage 1 English in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard in Key Stage 2 English in each year since 2012.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard for Key Stage 1 English in 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Rother Valley constituency achieved the expected standard for Key Stage 2 English in 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department does not publish Key Stage 1 attainment data at school level. Key Stage 1 assessments are not school level accountability measures.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Key Stage 2 assessments did not take place in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 academic years. Key Stage 2 assessments returned in the 2021/22 academic year, without any adaptations. The Department has made a firm commitment not to publish school level Key Stage 2 results for academic year 2021/22.
At Key Stage 2, the Department does not publish a combined measure for English. The Department does publish a combined measure for reading, writing and maths. For the 2015/16 to 2018/19 academic years, the Department published the number and percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths (combined) at constituency level. Information for Rother Valley is attached. Constituency level data for 2022 will be published in the Key Stage 2 attainment statistics in December 2022.
New Key Stage 2 assessments were introduced in 2016 to assess the more challenging National Curriculum introduced in 2014. These assessments raised expectations for pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. For this reason, data is provided from academic year 2015/16 only, as data from previous years is not comparable.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support (a) pupils and (b) families who are the victims of discrimination in schools.
Answered by Will Quince
The government condemns and strives to tackle all forms of discrimination, prejudice, and harassment. Under the Equality Act 2010, schools have a duty to take steps to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations across all protected characteristics, including between people of different ethnic backgrounds. The department has published advice to support schools to fulfil their duties under the Equality Act 2010. Advice can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools?msclkid=9ce22dddcc5d11ec9a0a2d6e2fd0a666.
The department is also making sure that all children in England will learn about respectful relationships, in person and online, as part of mandatory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). The curriculum has a strong focus on equality, respect, the harmful impact of stereotyping, as well as the importance of valuing difference. Guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health.
The department is also providing over £2 million of funding, between 10 August 2021 and 31 March 2023, to five anti-bullying organisations to support schools to tackle bullying. This includes projects targeting bullying of particular groups, such as those who are victims of hate-related bullying.
The department continues to publish information, guidance and support for teachers and school leaders on how to challenge radical views, including racist and discriminatory beliefs, on the Educate Against Hate website, available at: https://educateagainsthate.com/resources/respectful-school-communities-self-review-signposting-tool-2/.