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Education: Surveys
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2007, Official Report, column 943W, on education: surveys, if he will place in the Library copies of the interim reports presented to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on 21 March 2007 referred to in the tender documents for analysis of responses to the secondary curriculum review. [130266]
Jim Knight: We have no plans to publish the interim report presented to the QCA on 21 March.
This was an internal milestone report for the QCA produced in order to ensure appropriate contract management of the survey.
ESOL
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the budget was for English for Speakers of Other Languages provision over the last five years. [131005]
Bill Rammell: Since 2001, the funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) has been provided through the Skills for Life strategy in response to regional and local demand.
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) calculates the total amounts spent on ESOL as £103 million in 2000/01, £185 million in 2001/02, £235 million in 2002/03, £267 million in 2003/04 and £279 million in 2004/05. The 2005/06 final spend has yet to be
confirmed by the LSC; figures prior to 2000/01 are not available as ESOL only became part of the Skills for Life strategy in 2001.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total monetary contribution to the English for Speakers of Other Languages programme was from employers in each of the last five years. [131010]
Bill Rammell: Since 2001, the funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) has been fully funded through the Skills for Life strategy in response to regional and local demand.
Employers (and individuals) are currently not required to contribute to ESOL programmes. However, we are committed to taking forward the dialogue with social partners about securing employer contributions to the cost of learning. New ESOL for Work qualifications will be introduced from September and will have a stronger focus on the language skills needed for the work environment through shorter, less expensive, more work-focused qualifications.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of students enrolled on English for Speakers of Other Languages programmes are on full fee remission. [130992]
Bill Rammell: All students currently enrolled on English for Speakers of Other Languages programmes are on full fee remission.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people participated in English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in each London borough in each of the last five academic years for which figures are available. [130993]
Bill Rammell: This information is collected by the national Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and I have asked Mark Haysom, the LSC's chief executive, to write to my hon. Friend with this information and a copy of his reply has been placed in the Library.
GCSE
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many and what proportion of GCSE-age pupils attempted a full GCSE in (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) science, (d) design and technology, (e) information and communication technology, (f) physical education, (g) history, (h) geography, (i) art and design, (j) music and (k) a modern foreign language in each of the last 10 years; [128400]
(2) how many and what proportion of GCSE-age pupils eligible for free school meals attempted a full GCSE in (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) science, (d) design and technology, (e) information and communication technology, (f) physical education, (g) history, (h) geography, (i) art and design, (j) music and (k) a modern foreign language in each of the last 10 years. [128401]
Jim Knight: Information on the number and percentage of pupils attempting a full GCSE by subject is shown in the following tables.
Information on the number and percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals attempting a full GCSE by subject can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
| GCSE achievements of 15-year-old pupils( 1 ) in all Schools by subject group | |||||||
| Mathematics | English | Double Award Science | |||||
| Number of 15 - year - old pupils | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | |
| Design and Technology( 2) | Computer Studies | Information Technology( 3) | |||||
| Number of 15-year-old pupils | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | |
| Physical Education | History | Geography | |||||
| Number of 15-year-old pupils | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | Number of pupils entered for GCSE | Percentage of all 15-year-olds attempting subject | |
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