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The following table shows the amount of capital grant paid to voluntary aided Roman Catholic schools from 2002-03 to 2005-06.


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£ million

2002-03

156,561,000

2003-04

242,156,000

2004-05

264,008,000

2005-06

248,118,000


Capital data is not available prior to 2002-03.

Mature Students

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his estimate is of the number of mature students in further education. [118411]

Bill Rammell: There is no standard definition of a mature student used in analysis of further education statistics. The following table provides an age breakdown of learners on Learning and Skills Council-funded further education provision in 2005-06.

Learners on LSC-funded further education provision in 2005-06 by age
Age Number (Thousand)

Under 19

744.0

19-24

495.4

25-29

374.8

30-34

353.7

35.39

375.0

40-44

351.5

45-49

276.5

50-54

206.7

55-59

170.3

60+

267.8

Unknown

13.0

Total

3,628.7

Source:
Learning and Skills Council's individualised learner records

Further Education Pay

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual pay was for teachers in further education colleges in each of the last 10 years. [118310]

Jim Knight [holding answer 2 February 2007]: The average annual pay for full time FE lecturers since 1996 was as follows:

£

1996

23,240

1997

23,720

1998

24,160

1999

24,940

2000

25,660

2001

26,360

2002

27,560

2003

28,550

2004

29,570

2005

30,590

Source: DFES database of teacher records. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.

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John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual pay rise was for teachers in further education colleges in each of the last 10 years. [118311]

Jim Knight [holding answer 2 February 2007]: The average annual recommended pay rises for teachers in FE colleges for each of the last 10 years were as follows:

Percentage

1997

2.5

1998

2.7

1999

3.0

2000

3.3

2001

3.7

2002

3.5

2003

(1)0.5

2004

3.0

2005

2.5

2006

2.5

(1) From April 2003 and 3.0 from August 2003


GCSE

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of children received five A*-C GCSE grades and equivalent in each year since 1996; and what qualifications are included as an equivalent to GCSE. [118192]

Jim Knight: The Department for Educational and Skills has collected data for GCSE equivalencies since 2004. Prior to this, only GCSE and GNVQ data was collected at key stage 4. The proportion of pupils in England achieving five plus A*-C at GCSE and equivalent since 2004 is shown in the following table.

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving 5+A*-C at GCSE and equivalent
Percentage

2004

53.7

2005

56.3

2006(1)

58.5

(1)Figures for 2006 are revised. All other figures are final.

Figures reporting achievements in GCSE and equivalent qualifications include results in all entry level, level 1 and level 2 qualifications which are approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority as appropriate for pupils pre-16. GCE and VCE AS levels are the only level 3 qualifications which have been included. The general range of qualifications, together with the qualification families into which they fall, are as follows:

General


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General Vocational

Occupational

Vocationally related

Key skills

Basic skills

Vocational languages

Graded exams

Free standing maths

Other general

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of young people completing GCSEs only achieved five A*-C GCSE grades including English and mathematics in each year since 1996. [118193]

Jim Knight [holding answer 2 February 2007]: The following table shows the number(1) and percentage of 15-year-old pupils(2) who achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE only including English and maths in each year since 1996.


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Number of 15-year-olds achieving 5+A*-C at GCSE only including E and M Percentage of 15-year-olds achieving 5+A*-C at GCSE only including E and M

1996

209,300

35.2

1997

209,100

35.6

1998

212,300

36.9

1999

224,100

38.6

2000

231,600

39.9

2001

244,700

40.6

2002

254,000

41.9

2003

258,300

41.5

2004

271,400

42.2

2005

277,400

43.6

2006(3)

286,900

44.2

(1 )Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100.
(2 )Pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August.
(3 )Data for 2006 are revised. Data for all other years are final.

Learning and Skills

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2006, Official Report, columns 1733-35W, on further education, when he expects the Learning and Skills Council to publish data on the destinations of learners after completion of their LSC-funded programmes for the period 2002 to 2006. [111379]

Bill Rammell [holding answer 30 January 2007]: Since 2002-03, figures on destinations of those leaving work-based learning programmes have been collected by the Learning and Skills Council from learning providers in the Individualised Learner record.

Statisticians in the Department and the LSC are still assessing the reliability and validity of the relevant data, and developing an appropriate methodology to measure the destinations of work-based learners. It is anticipated that this work will be completed by the end of February, and I will write to the hon. Member at that time.


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