PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Performance Appraisal (24 June 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by his Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.

Asked by:
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour)

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Table 1: 2013-14 Performance Management Outturn Figures for the Department for Education

Performance Rating	Declared Disability	No declared disability	Not declared
Top/Exceeded	14%	26%	22%
Achieving/Achieved	69%	66%	68%
Low/Must Improve	17%	8%	10%

The Department continues to take steps to ensure that its performance ratings are a fair reflection of individual performance. Over the last year, this has included independent members being present at end of year meetings where performance assessments are moderated and training for staff on how to avoid unconscious bias.

Answered by:
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
7 July 2014