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<p>We do not collect data on numbers of classes, but on participation. English for
speakers of other languages (ESOL) participation is published as part of a Statistical
First Release. The table below shows ESOL participation since 2005/06.</p><p> </p><p>It
is worth noting that figures for 2011/12 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier
years as a Single Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data collection system has been
introduced. Small technical changes have been made in the way learners from more than
one provision type are counted, leading to a removal of duplicate learners and a reduction
in overall learner numbers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="15"><p><strong>Adult
(19+) FE and Skills - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Participation
(2005/06 to 2015/16 Reported-to-Date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>ESOL
participation</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>272,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>214,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>193,300</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>188,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>178,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>163,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>139,400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>146,200</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>139,200</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 Full
Year</p></td><td><p>131,100</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>1) The source is the Individualised
Learner Record.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>2) This table includes Apprenticeships,
Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision taken
at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special
Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist
Colleges and External Institutions.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>3) Volumes
are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>4) Figures
for 2008/09 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years as the introduction
of demand led funding has changed how data is collected and how funded learners are
defined from 2008/09 onwards.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data reported
so far for the first quarter of 2015/16 show that 71,500 learners participated in
ESOL between August and October 2015. This is in-year data which is subject to revisions
and cannot be compared with data from earlier years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>
</p><p> </p>
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