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Early Years Education
Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to introduce requirements for qualifications for those working in early years settings; and if he will make a statement. [172344]
Margaret Hodge:
The national standards for under 8s day care and childminding require that the manager in a registered early years setting, and all supervisors where full day care is provided, have at least a level 3 qualification appropriate to the post. In addition, at least half of all other childcare staff should hold a level
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2 qualification appropriate for the care or development of children. There are currently no plans to change these requirements.
Education Finance
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Manchester, Gorton in each of the last seven years. [167449]
Mr. Miliband: The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Manchester Gorton is a district of Manchester local education authority. The information for Manchester LEA is as follows:
| Pre-primary education | Primary education | Pre-primary and primary | Secondary education | Special | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | n/a | n/a | 1,970 | 2,950 | 15,370 |
| 1997–98 | n/a | n/a | 1,970 | 2,870 | 14,920 |
| 1998–99 | n/a | n/a | 2,120 | 3,060 | 16,590 |
| 1999–2000 | 10,230 | 2,250 | 2,280 | 3,220 | 17,630 |
| 2000–01 | 16,430 | 2,540 | 2,580 | 3,520 | 19,370 |
| 2001–02 | 15,320 | 2,950 | 2,980 | 4,000 | 21,000 |
| 2002–03 | — | 3,100 | — | 4,190 | — |
Notes:
1. The financial data are taken from Manchester LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.
2. The outturn 2002–03 tables captured the data in a fundamentally different way to the previous years. Categories were aligned with the Consistent Financial Reporting framework and the spending by LEAs was no longer split by school sector. Consequently the unit costs per pupil in 2002–03 are not strictly comparable with earlier years as they include an apportionment of LEA expenditure based on pupil numbers. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.
3. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA.
4. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.
5. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.
6. The NCE per pupil figures for special schools relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained special schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained special schools sector.
7. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
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Education Maintenance Allowance
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the eligibility criteria are for the education maintenance allowance (EMA) to be introduced in September; whether students aged under 16 years studying academic or vocational courses in further education for more than 12 hours of guided learning per week will be eligible for the EMA; and whether 15 to 17 year olds in further education are eligible for any other financial assistance. [172041]
Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 11 May 2004]: A young person will be entitled to receive EMA under the national scheme if they:
are a UK citizen; or
a citizen of an EEA country with at least three years' continued residence in the UK; or
have been granted Refugee status or Indefinite Leave to remain or Temporary Protection in the UK;
reach the age of 16 between 31 August 2003 and 1 September 2004 and enter full time education in the 2004–05 academic year in September 2004;
live in a household with an annual income of £30,000 or less; and
undertake at least 12 hours of guided learning on further education courses at, or provided by, a recognised educational institution in England (for example, school sixth forms, a sixth form college or FE college. The chosen course can be either academic or vocational.
Young people who have skipped a year and are 15 when taking up further education are not eligible on the grounds of age. EMA is not based on the academic level a pupil reaches: it is targeted at those who have reached the end of their compulsory school education.
Young people in further education aged 16 and over who are not eligible for EMA may be eligible for other financial assistance. This includes the Learner Support Fund, Connexions Card, Dance and Drama Awards,
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Care to Learn and other discretionary support made through colleges and schools. Young people aged 15 but in further education may receive support from their local authority.
Colin Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the uptake of the educational maintenance allowance in (a) Leeds and (b) Elmet constituency. [173393]
Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 14 May 2004]: Leeds is an EMA pilot area and at present there are 4,764 students in receipt of EMA. We estimate that the number of recipients will be broadly similar after the launch of the national scheme in September. Across Yorkshire and Humberside as a whole, around 24,000 16-year-olds will be eligible for EMA.
We are unable to provide forecasts for numbers down to constituency level.
Education Services
Mr. Benton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Bootle have benefited from the National Childcare Strategy. [172681]
Margaret Hodge: I refer my hon. Friend to the replies given on 29 April 2004, Official Report, column 1265W and on 11 May 2004, Official Report, column 291W.
Mr. Hurst: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many passes at A-Level were achieved by students in (a) the County of Essex in each year from 1980 to 1997 and (b) the County of Essex and the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock in each year from 1998 to 2003. [173328]
Mr. Miliband: The following table shows the number of A level (or equivalent) passes achieved by 16 to 18 year old A level (or equivalent) candidates in the years 1992 to 2003.
| Essex | Southend | Thurrock | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Passes | Average | Candidates | Passes | Average | Candidates | Passes | Average | |
| 1992 | 6,657 | 13,773 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 6,656 | 15,513 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 6,601 | 15,716 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 6,368 | 16,040 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 6,213 | 15,977 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 6,691 | 17,635 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 6,419 | 17,107 | 2.7 | 898 | 2,441 | 2.7 | 640 | 1,410 | 2.2 |
| 1999 | 6,418 | 17,194 | 2.7 | 1,098 | 3,086 | 2.8 | 617 | 1,364 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | 6,497 | 17,702 | 2.7 | 982 | 2,841 | 2.9 | 659 | 1,393 | 2.1 |
| 2001 | 6,369 | 17,796 | 2.8 | 1,038 | 2,967 | 2.9 | 651 | 1,451 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | 6,271 | 19,556 | 3.1 | 1,039 | 3,418 | 3.3 | 804 | 1,841 | 2.3 |
| 2003 | 6,428 | 20,783 | 3.2 | 1,197 | 3,673 | 3.1 | 698 | 1,834 | 2.6 |
Notes:
1. Age is at the beginning of academic year.
2. The table includes A level candidates in maintained schools and Further Education Sector colleges. Candidates in independent schools are not included.
3. We do not have comparable information at Local Education Authority level for years earlier than 1992.
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many primary school closures there were in Greater London, broken down by local education authority, in each year since 1997. [173254]
Mr. Miliband:
The numbers of primary school closures in Greater London during the calendar years 1997 to 2003 are shown in the table. The figures include schools that closed as a result of the amalgamation or merger of two or more schools; schools that have closed but re-opened as voluntary schools with a religious character; and schools that have closed in local education authorities that have moved from a three-tier to a two-tier system.
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| Local education authority | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Barnet | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bexley | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Brent | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bromley | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Camden | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| City of London | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croydon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Ealing | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enfield | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Greenwich | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Hackney | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Haringey | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | 2 | — |
| Harrow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Havering | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Hillingdon | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | |
| Hounslow | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| Islington | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kensington and Chelsea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kingston upon Thames | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lambeth | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Lewisham | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Merton | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| Newham | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Redbridge | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — |
| Southwark | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Tower Hamlets | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Waltham Forest | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Wandsworth | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Westminster | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greater London | 30 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 30 |
Source:
DfES
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many (a) Pakistani, (b) black African, (c) Bangladeshi, (d) white, (e) Indian, (f) Chinese and (g) black Caribbean (i) males and (ii) females achieved (A) level 2 or above at Key Stage 1, (B) level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 and (C) level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (1) English, (2) mathematics and (3) science in each year since 1994 in Greater London, broken down by borough; [173256]
(2) how many (a) black Caribbean, (b) Pakistani, (c) black African, (d) Bangladeshi, (e) white, (f) Indian and (g) Chinese (i) males and (ii) females achieved five A*–C grades at GCSE in each year since 1994 in Greater London, broken down by borough. [173255]
Mr. Miliband: I will answer these questions together.
Prior to 2002 national level analyses by pupil characteristic were not possible. In January 2002 the Annual Schools' Census (ASC) introduced a major change in that maintained primary, secondary and special schools reported data at an individual pupil level for the first time. The introduction of the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) in 2002 meant that for the first time pupil characteristic information could be matched to pupil attainment data, allowing comparisons of the performance of different groups of pupils.
The information requested has been placed in the Library.
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Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the staying-on rate at 16 years was for Greater London, broken down by local education authority, in each year since 1997. [173258]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: Participation estimates of education and training by 16-year-olds for the academic year 2001/02 (the latest available) are shown in Table A for local education authorities (LEAs) in Greater London.
For Inner London, participation in education and training is only shown as a total because participation estimates for individual Inner London LEAs cannot be estimated reliably. This is due to considerable numbers of pupils who attend independent schools in an LEA other than the one in which they reside.
The figures in the table are produced using post-Census population estimates. Historic population estimates are not available on a comparable basis; and correspondingly, these estimates cannot be compared with those published previously.
(37) Includes participation in full-time education, part-time education and Government supported work based learning (WBL).
Source:
DfES Statistical Bulletin 01/2004, published 26 February 2004.
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Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in Tamworth constituency in the last 10 years. [173284]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The estimated total spend on Skills For Life (the Government's strategy for literacy, language and numeracy needs of all post-16 learners from pre-entry level up to and including level 2) and on Key Skills (essential skills of communication, application of number and information technology), from April 2001 to July 2003, in the Staffordshire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) area is set out in the following table.
| April 2001 to July 2001(38) | August 2001 to July 2002 | August 2002 to July 2003 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic skills | Key skills | Basic skills | Key skills | Basic skills | Key skills |
| 2,341 | 786 | 3,123 | 1,006 | 4,899 | 2,063 |
(38) The figures for April to July 2001 include costs incurred from August 2000 on learning aims continuing into April 2001.
From the information available to the LSC it has not been feasible to obtain estimates at constituency level or separate figures by subject without incurring disproportionate cost. Likewise it has not been feasible to obtain comparable figures for periods before April 2001 when the Skills for Life strategy was launched and the LSC was formed, but information shows it was considerably less than at present.
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