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Michael Gove's Written and Oral Questions to the Government

9 May 2008 : Food: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people are training to teach food technology. | more

9 May 2008 : Literacy: Teaching Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which reading programmes are approved by his Department for the teaching of synthetic phonics. | more

9 May 2008 : Teaching Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will place in the Library (a) the latest data obtained by Ofsted on the extent of setting in schools, broken down by subject, age and pupil and (b) a copy of his Department’s guidance on setting. | more

8 May 2008 : General Certificate of Secondary Education

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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many eligible pupils did not obtain five GCSEs at any grade, excluding equivalents, in each year since 1997. | more

7 May 2008 : Cadets: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many cadet forces were operating in maintained schools in the latest period for which figures are available. | more

7 May 2008 : Departmental Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what Gershon savings his Department and its predecessor have made since 1 April 2005. | more

6 May 2008 : Misconduct: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many allegations of assault or professional misconduct against teachers by pupils were reported to the police in each year since 1997. | more

1 May 2008 : Food: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teachers are qualified to teach food technology. | more

1 May 2008 : Gifted Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools are not taking part in the gifted and talented programme. | more

1 May 2008 : Headteachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average age of (a) primary school and (b) secondary school headteachers was in each year since 1997. | more

30 Apr 2008 : Gifted Children

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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many local authorities are not taking part in the gifted and talented programme. | more

30 Apr 2008 : Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in secondary schools were given a (a) fixed period and (b) permanent exclusion in the last 12 months, broken down by local authority index of multiple deprivation decile. | more

29 Apr 2008 : Cadets: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding his Department has provided to cadet forces in schools in the last three years. | more

29 Apr 2008 : Education Maintenance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of those in post-16 education were in receipt of the education maintenance allowance in the latest period for which figures are available. | more

29 Apr 2008 : General Certificate of Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of eligible pupils gained no A* to C graded GCSEs in 2007, broken down by (a) multiple deprivation decile and (b) local authority area. | more

29 Apr 2008 : Higher Education: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals went on to higher education upon leaving school in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | more

29 Apr 2008 : Teaching Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of lessons in each school year were set in the latest period for which figures are available. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Teachers: Misconduct

To ask the Solicitor-General how many allegations of assault or professional misconduct brought against teachers by pupils were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 1997. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Education Maintenance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what forecast he has made of his Department’s expenditure on education maintenance allowance over the next 10 years. | more

28 Apr 2008 : GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of eligible pupils were entered for an A-level examination in 2007, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) multiple deprivation decile. | more

28 Apr 2008 : General Certificate of Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils gaining five A* to C GCSEs, including English and mathematics, were awarded five C grades in 2007. | more

28 Apr 2008 : General Certificate of Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many otherwise eligible pupils were not entered for any GCSE examinations in the last year for which figures are available. | more

28 Apr 2008 : General Certificate of Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of eligible pupils were not entered for an English, mathematics, science nor foreign language GCSE in each year since 1997. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Pre-School Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent in developing the early years foundation stage profile. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Pupil Referral Units

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils have been educated for longer than three years in a pupil referral unit. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Pupil Referral Units

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children were being educated in pupil referral units in each local authority area in England in the latest period for which figures are available. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Pupils: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many schools more than 50 per cent. of pupils spoke English as a second language at the latest date for which figures are available. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Pupils: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools have more than 50 per cent. of pupils with English as an additional language, broken down by local authority index of multiple deprivation decile. [202109]

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28 Apr 2008 : School Leaving: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the annual cost to his Department of compulsory education to the age of 18 years. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools have more than 1,500 pupils, broken down by index of multiple deprivation decile. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Science: General Certificate of Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many school pupils were studying for (a) biology, (b) chemistry and (c) physics GCSEs at the latest date for which figures are available, broken down by index of multiple deprivation decile. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Secondary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many eligible pupils did not obtain level 4 in a combination of reading, writing and mathematics tests in Key Stage Two tests in 2007, broken down by index of multiple deprivation decile. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Specialised Diplomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils had registered to study for diplomas from September 2008 at the latest date for which figures are available. | more

28 Apr 2008 : Specialised Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained schools have specialist status, broken down by specialism. | more

24 Apr 2008 : Pupil Exclusions: Deviance and Behaviour Disorders

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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties were given a fixed period exclusion in each year for which figures are available. | more

23 Apr 2008 : Education: Research

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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on educational research in each of the last five years. | more

23 Apr 2008 : Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of children under the age of 16 years who were home educated in each year since 1997. | more

23 Apr 2008 : Reading: Teaching Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what his policy is on (a) systematic and (b) synthetic phonics; and if he will make a statement. | more

23 Apr 2008 : Secondary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many schools more than 50 per cent. of pupils did not gain level 5 or above in a combination of reading, writing and mathematics tests at key stage three in the last year for which figures are available. | more

21 Apr 2008 : Truancy: Disadvantaged

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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils designated as persistent absentees were entitled to free school meals in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by school year. | more

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