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Correspondence
Sarah Teather:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when her Department will reply to the letter sent by the hon. Member for Brent, East dated 2 February on behalf of Mr. Eric Brentini. [33858]
Bill Rammell:
My hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families replied to the hon. Member's letter on 12 December.
Dedicated Schools Grants
Michael Fabricant:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average (a) primary and (b) secondary school allocation of dedicated schools grant per pupil is in each local education authority for 200607, listed in descending order of grant. [36584]
Jacqui Smith:
Allocations of dedicated schools grant are not broken down between primary and secondary schools. The following table sets out the guaranteed unit of funding for local authorities' allocations of dedicated schools grant for 200607, listed in descending order.
Local authority | Guaranteed DSG per pupil (£)
|
City of London | 6,708
|
Tower Hamlets | 5,610
|
Camden | 5,551
|
Hackney | 5,491
|
Kensington and Ghelsea | 5,211
|
Lambeth | 5,208
|
Southwark | 5,162
|
Islington | 5,146
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 5,034
|
Lewisham | 4,997
|
Westminster | 4,853
|
Greenwich | 4,745
|
Newham | 4,526
|
Wandsworth | 4,513
|
Haringey | 4,478
|
Ealing | 4,339
|
Brent | 4,316
|
Hounslow | 4,167
|
Waltham Forest | 4,115
|
Manchester | 4,104
|
Barking and Dagenham | 4,097
|
Barnet | 4,081
|
Harrow | 4,051
|
Nottingham | 4,041
|
Merton | 4,004
|
Birmingham | 4,000
|
Enfield | 3,984
|
Bristol, City of | 3,929
|
Hillingdon | 3,919
|
Slough | 3,911
|
Salford | 3,877
|
Richmond upon Thames | 3,873
|
Liverpool | 3,851
|
Halton | 3,832
|
Blackburn with Darwen | 3,828
|
Kingston upon Thames | 3,826
|
Luton | 3,819
|
Button | 3,810
|
Croydon | 3,806
|
Reading | 3,797
|
Sandwell | 3,762
|
Middlesbrough | 3,759
|
Redbridge | 3,757
|
Rochdale | 3,744
|
Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 3,738
|
Knowsley | 3,737
|
Bexley | 3,723
|
North East Lincolnshire | 3,719
|
Havering | 3,719
|
Thurrock | 3,708
|
Leicester | 3,700
|
Southampton | 3,697
|
Coventry | 3,696
|
Brighton and Hove | 3,692
|
Oldham | 3,687
|
Wolverhampton | 3,684
|
Peterborough | 3,681
|
South Tyneside | 3,670
|
Stoke-on-Trent | 3,651
|
Portsmouth | 3,650
|
Newcastle upon Tyne | 3,643
|
Bradford | 3,642
|
Isle of Wight | 3,640
|
Rotherham | 3,633
|
Windsor and Maidenhead | 3,627
|
Medway | 3,626
|
Milton Keynes | 3,620
|
Hartlepool | 3,620
|
Southend-on-Sea | 3,620
|
East Sussex | 3,598
|
Bracknell Forest | 3,590
|
Gateshead | 3,585
|
Redcar and Cleveland | 3,583
|
Durham | 3,581
|
Tameside | 3,578
|
St Helens | 3,577
|
Walsall | 3,577
|
Sunderland | 3,576
|
Derby | 3,574
|
Blackpool | 3,573
|
Surrey | 3,569
|
West Berkshire | 3,569
|
Bolton | 3,567
|
Stockton-on-Tees | 3,562
|
Wigan | 3,552
|
Dudley | 3,549
|
Darlington | 3,547
|
Kirklees | 3,543
|
Doncaster | 3,541
|
Bury | 3,537
|
Lancashire | 3,536
|
Leeds | 3,532
|
Sheffield | 3,529
|
Bromley | 3,525
|
Torbay | 3,525
|
Essex | 3,524
|
Sefton | 3,523
|
Kent | 3,523
|
Calderdale | 3,520
|
Rutland | 3,520
|
Telford and Wrekin | 3,515
|
Wirral | 3,514
|
Hertfordshire | 3,507
|
Buckinghamshire | 3,507
|
Plymouth | 3,493
|
Bath and North East Somerset | 3,492
|
West Sussex | 3,489
|
Wakefield | 3,488
|
Stockport | 3,484
|
Oxfordshire | 3,480
|
Cheshire | 3,471
|
North Yorkshire | 3,458
|
Nottinghamshire | 3,457
|
Barnsley | 3,452
|
North Tyneside | 3,451
|
Cumbria | 3,447
|
Hampshire | 3,441
|
Bournemouth | 3,435
|
North Lincolnshire | 3,435
|
Trafford | 3,432
|
Derbyshire | 3,429
|
Norfolk | 3,423
|
Wokingham | 3,422
|
Dorset | 3,418
|
Warrington | 3,414
|
Lincolnshire | 3,414
|
Cambridgeshire | 3,407
|
Bedfordshire | 3,407
|
Warwickshire | 3,404
|
York | 3,397
|
Northamptonshire | 3,384
|
Staffordshire | 3,381
|
Swindon | 3,378
|
Suffolk | 3,372
|
Somerset | 3,365
|
Cornwall | 3,362
|
Gloucestershire | 3,358
|
North Somerset | 3,357
|
Poole | 3,349
|
Solihull | 3,342
|
Shropshire | 3,339
|
Wiltshire | 3,337
|
Worcestershire | 3,337
|
Devon | 3,335
|
Northumberland | 3,330
|
East Riding of Yorkshire | 3,322
|
Herefordshire | 3,297
|
South Gloucestershire | 3,281
|
Leicestershire | 3,224
|
Note:
Isles of Scilly has been omitted from the table, since special funding arrangements apply.
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Exam Results
Mr. Gibb:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average A-level attainment has been of entrants to undergraduate courses leading to qualified teacher status in each year since 1995. [31104]
Bill Rammell:
The latest available information is given in the following table. Figures for 2004/05 will be available in January 2006.
Average A" level points for English domiciled entrants toEnglish HE institutions who have one or more A" level qualifications on entry and who are aiming for thequalification of first degree with QTS
Academic year | Average A level points(5) | Number of entrants
|
1995/96 | 12 | 6,135
|
1996/97 | 12 | 5,710
|
1997/98 | 13 | 5,735
|
1998/99 | 15 | 5,350
|
1999/2000 | 14 | 4,925
|
2000/01 | 14 | 4,775
|
2001/02 | 15 | 4,765
|
2002/03 | 202 | 4,315
|
2003/04 | 201 | 4,855
|
(5)Figures up to and including 2001/02 are based upon students
who hold one or more A level (or AS equivalent) qualification on entry. The average score given is based upon the A" level points for the student's best three A" levels (or AS" equivalents). For 2002/03 onwards, figures are based upon students who hold either GCE A" level or VCE A' level qualifications. The average score given is the average tariff points score based upon all A" level qualifications (not just the best three).
Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record.
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Higher Education
Sammy Wilson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average pay of teachers in higher education was in 200405; and what percentage change in their pay there has been in the last three years. [29264]
Bill Rammell:
The latest available figures are shown in the table. Figures for 2004/05 will be available in January 2006. Significant changes were made to the content, structure, coverage and definitions of the source data in 2003/04 which means that the figures for that year are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
Average salary(6)of full-time HE academic staff with teaching responsibilities, HE institutions in the UK
| 2000/01 (£) | 2001/02 (£) | 2002/03 (£) | Percentage change 2000/01 to 2002/03 | 2003/04
|
Professors | 52,400 | 53,900 | 56,200 | 7.2 | 56,900
|
Senior lecturers(7)and researchers | 38,500 | 39,500 | 40,700 | 5.8 | 41 ,800
|
Lecturers | 29,400 | 30,300 | 31,600 | 7.5 | 32,500
|
(6)The HESA Staff Record changed markedly in structure, coverage and content in 2003/04. In addition, the definition of salary changed. For the years up to 2002/03, salary represented the monies received in respect of institutional duties actually being paid on the date of the HESA staff count (31 July) or for those who have left during the year, the salary on leaving, including" any regular payments for additional duties, responsibility allowances or honoraria regardless of their source. In 2003/04, the salary represented the gross basic salary per annum, in pounds sterling as stated in the contract at the reference date of HESA's staff count or at the end date of the contract if earlier, excluding" any regular payments for additional duties, responsibility allowances or honoraria, regardless of their source.
(7)Including Principal Lecturers.
Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Learner Support Funds
Mr. Stephen O'Brien:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of the learner support funds were distributed to (a) 14 to 16-year-olds, (b) 16 to 19-year-olds and (c) those aged over 19 years in (i) 200304 and (ii) 200405; and what estimate she has made of the likely proportion in (A) 200506, (B) 200607 and (C) 200708. [36044]
Bill Rammell:
The information requested is shown in the table.
Adult/youth split
| Actual
| Planned
|
| 200304 | 200405 | 200506 | 200607 | 200708
|
Young People (1619) | 216 | 337 | 481 | 584 | 606
|
Adults (19+) | 113 | 116 | 115 | 127 | 134
|
Total financial support for learners in FE | 329 | 453 | 596 | 711 | 740
|
Learner support funds are not paid to learners under age 16. However Care to Learn, which provides help with child care costs for young parents who want to continue in learning, has been available to pre-16s since 1 August 2004. Care to Learn helped 431 pre-16s in that year, the youngest of whom was 13. The total cost for pre-16s was just under £308,000 for that academic year.