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Student Funding
Chris Huhne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average amount of funding per student is in comprehensive secondary schools of (a) fewer than 100, (b) 100-199, (c) 200-299, (d) 300-399, (e) 400-499, (f) 500-599, (g) 600-700 and (h) over 700 students in (i) rural areas and (ii) non-rural areas in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. [85948]
Jim Knight:
The available information is contained within the following table:
| Comprehensive secondary budgeted expenditure( 1) per pupil( 2) in urban and rural schools( 3) by school size in England during the 2006-07 financial year. |
| Size of school | ( 3) Urban schools | ( 3) Rural schools |
|
(a) less than 100 pupils
|
4,790
| |
|
(b) 100 up to, but not including, 200
|
4,700
|
6,340
|
|
(c) 200 up to, but not including, 300
|
5,580
|
5,830
|
|
(d) 300 up to, but not including, 400
|
5,150
|
4,320
|
|
(e) 400 up to, but not including, 500
|
4,990
|
4,220
|
|
(f) 500 up to, but not including, 600
|
4,790
|
3,990
|
|
(g) 600 up to, but not including, 700
|
4,590
|
3,810
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(h) 700 and above
|
4,120
|
3,830
|
|
All school sizes
|
4,170
|
3,850
|
(1) Budgeted expenditure includes total budget share plus Schools Standards Grant, School Development Grant, Other Standards Fund Allocation, Devolved School Means grant, Threshold and performance pay and Support for schools in financial difficulty. This excludes the central cost of support services such as home to school transport, local authority administration and the financing of capital expenditure. This is drawn from the 2006-07 Section 52 Budget Statement (Table 2). Schools that are proposed to close according to Edubase (the DfES database of educational establishments) in the 2006-07 financial year have been excluded.
(2) Pupil numbers are taken from Table 2 of Section 52 Budget, FTE Pupils (including LSC pupils).
(3) The urban/rural classification is drawn from the Edubase.
(4) No schools.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Cash terms figures as reported by local authorities as at 13 July 2006.
2. Data remain provisional and are subject to change by local authorities.
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Teachers
Chris Huhne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the availability of trained specialist school teachers in (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) science, (d) modern languages and (e) information and communication technology in rural areas; and if he will make a statement. [84746]
Jim Knight:
The information is not available in the format requested.
The following tables provide the information available on the recruitment, training and teachers in service by subject specialism. This information is not available for rural areas only.
Table 1 provides the number of students recruited to initial teacher training courses by phase and subject for academic years 2001/02 to 2005/06.
| Table 1: Recruitment to initial teacher training courses( 1, 2) —Academic years 2000/01 to 2005/06 by phase and subject specialism, England |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | Percentage increase 2004/05 to 2005/06 |
| | | | | | | Actual | Places | % difference +/- | |
|
Primary and secondary
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Undergraduate
|
8,100
|
7,830
|
7,790
|
7,850
|
8,250
|
8,170
|
—
|
—
|
-1
|
|
Postgraduate
|
19,620
|
21,260
|
23,370
|
25,780
|
25,860
|
25,250
|
—
|
—
|
-2
|
|
Of which:
| | | | | | | | | |
|
School centred/ other non-HEI
|
1,060
|
1,190
|
1,420
|
1,540
|
1,720
|
1,740
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
|
Total
|
27,720
|
29,090
|
31,160
|
33,630
|
34,110
|
33,410
|
34,300
|
-3
|
-2
|
|
Fast Track(3)
|
n/a
|
110
|
120
|
300
|
400
|
420
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Grand total
|
27,720
|
29,190
|
31,280
|
33,930
|
34,520
|
33,830
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Primary
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Undergraduate
|
6,580
|
6,390
|
6,490
|
6,600
|
7,030
|
6,960
|
—
|
—
|
-1
|
|
Postgraduate
|
6,590
|
6,720
|
8,000
|
8,980
|
9,420
|
9,060
|
—
|
—
|
-4
|
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|
Of which:
| | | | | | | | | |
|
School centred/ other non-HEI
|
510
|
590
|
740
|
810
|
890
|
910
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
|
Total
|
13,170
|
13,110
|
14,490
|
15,580
|
16,450
|
16,020
|
15,800
|
1
|
-3
|
|
Fast Track(3)
|
n/a
|
30
|
30
|
60
|
90
|
90
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Grand total
|
13,170
|
13,140
|
14,520
|
15,640
|
16,540
|
16,110
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Secondary
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Undergraduate
|
1,520
|
1,440
|
1,300
|
1,260
|
1,220
|
1,210
|
—
|
—
|
-1
|
|
Postgraduate
|
13,020
|
14,530
|
15,370
|
16,790
|
16,440
|
16,190
|
—
|
—
|
-2
|
|
Of which:
| | | | | | | | | |
|
School centred/ other non-HEI
|
550
|
600
|
680
|
730
|
830
|
840
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
|
Total
|
14,540
|
15,980
|
16,670
|
18,050
|
17,670
|
17,390
|
18,500
|
-6
|
-2
|
|
Fast Track(3)
|
n/a
|
80
|
90
|
240
|
310
|
320
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Grand total
|
14,540
|
16,060
|
16,760
|
18,290
|
17,980
|
17,720
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Secondary by subject
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Mathematics
|
1,290
|
1,550
|
1,670
|
1,940
|
2,030
|
2,010
|
2,350
|
-14
|
-1
|
|
English (inc. drama)
|
2,030
|
2,220
|
2,480
|
2,420
|
2,380
|
2,110
|
2,200
|
-4
|
-11
|
|
Science
|
2,410
|
2,590
|
2,700
|
2,870
|
2,830
|
2,930
|
3,225
|
-9
|
4
|
|
Modern foreign languages
|
1,640
|
1,710
|
1,730
|
1,820
|
1,620
|
1,560
|
1,900
|
-18
|
-4
|
|
Technology(4)
|
1,860
|
2,160
|
2,400
|
2,670
|
2,610
|
2,570
|
2,890
|
-11
|
-2
|
|
History
|
910
|
920
|
990
|
1,000
|
910
|
850
|
810
|
5
|
-7
|
|
Geography
|
900
|
1,030
|
950
|
990
|
900
|
820
|
925
|
-12
|
-10
|
|
Physical education
|
1,210
|
1,330
|
1,330
|
1,590
|
1,530
|
1,530
|
1,450
|
6
|
0
|
|
Art
|
850
|
840
|
890
|
930
|
860
|
780
|
800
|
-3
|
-10
|
|
Music
|
560
|
650
|
600
|
620
|
600
|
650
|
690
|
-5
|
8
|
|
Religious education
|
570
|
590
|
580
|
590
|
630
|
670
|
730
|
-8
|
7
|
|
Citizenship(5)
|
0
|
150
|
190
|
220
|
240
|
230
|
240
|
-5
|
-3
|
|
Other(6)
|
320
|
230
|
170
|
230
|
250
|
360
|
290
|
26
|
46
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Vocational subjects(7)
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
160
|
280
|
330
|
—
|
—
|
18
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total
|
14,540
|
15,980
|
16,670
|
18,050
|
17,670
|
17,390
|
18,500
|
-6
|
-2
|
|
Fast Track(3)
|
n/a
|
80
|
90
|
240
|
310
|
320
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Grand total
|
14,540
|
16,060
|
16,760
|
18,290
|
17,980
|
17,720
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
n/a = not available.
(1) Recruitment figures for 2005/06 are provisional and are subject to change. (2) Includes Universities and other HE institutions, SCITT and OU, but excludes employment based routes. Recruitment numbers shown are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages have been calculated on the actual figure, rather than the rounded. (3) 2001/02 was the first year of Fast Track recruitment. (4) Technology includes design and technology, information and communications technology, business studies and home economics. (5)2001 /02 was the first year of recruitment for citizenship. (6) Other includes classics, dance, economics, media, performing arts and social studies. (7) Vocational subjects includes applied ICT, applied science, applied business, engineering, manufacturing, and health and social care. 2003/04 was the first year of recruitment for these subjects. Source: TDA's ITT Trainee Numbers Census 2000/01 - 2005/06 Available places—DfES.
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