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755145

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships there are in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL1154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>This information about apprenticeships and their demographics is published for England in the further education and skills statistical first release. The information can be found in the main tables 2 and 6 (2015 to 2016 academic year), and 21 (2016 to 2017 academic year reported to date).</p><p> </p><p>The latest publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-july-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-july-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Previous and future publications are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL1155 question first answered 28/07/2017 13:57:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

755147

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the gender balance of those undertaking apprenticeships in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL1155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>This information about apprenticeships and their demographics is published for England in the further education and skills statistical first release. The information can be found in the main tables 2 and 6 (2015 to 2016 academic year), and 21 (2016 to 2017 academic year reported to date).</p><p> </p><p>The latest publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-july-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-july-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Previous and future publications are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL1154 question first answered 28/07/2017 13:57:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1416186

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) primary, and (2) secondary, academy schools there are at present.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL5630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>As of 1 January 2022, there are 6,474 primary academies and free schools, and 2,768 secondary academies, free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools. Primary academies include middle-deemed primary schools, whilst secondary academies include all-through schools, middle-deemed secondary schools and 16 to 19 academies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 28/01/2022 14:40:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1273692

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) students, (2) teachers, and (3) other staff, at (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, and (c) further education institutions, have been reported as having COVID-19 since 31 January 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL11751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The department collects data on the number of pupils who have confirmed or suspected COVID-19 on a daily basis. This data is published from this collection at both national and local authority levels as part of the official statistics series. The publication can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>. Data is published from 9 September 2020, but prior to 12 October 2020 information on pupils who have confirmed or suspected COVID-19 was not comprehensively collected. This data is collected at school level, not pupil level.</p><p>As part of the publication, ‘Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (Covid 19) outbreak’, staff COVID-related absence data has been included in today’s release.</p><p>This data is as reported directly by schools via the department’s daily education settings survey. It is not the primary source of data on infection, incidence and COVID-19 cases overall. Further detail on this, from data owned elsewhere in government such as by Public Health England, can be found within the coronavirus in the UK dashboard: <a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/?_ga=2.91108568.335840232.1603021384-1347302696.1578321854" target="_blank">https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/?_ga=2.91108568.335840232.1603021384-1347302696.1578321854</a>, national COVID-19 surveillance reports: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports</a>, and coronavirus infection survey pilot statistics: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/16october2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/16october2020</a>.</p><p>ONS has published results from the first round of the COVID-19 Schools Infections Survey (SIS), covering 3 November – 19 November, investigating prevalence levels among primary and secondary school students and staff. The SIS survey link presents a summary of estimates, with further data contained in the associated dataset. Comparisons between groups should be done with caution because of the small sample size. Results can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/covid19schoolsinfectionsurveyround1englandnovember2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/covid19schoolsinfectionsurveyround1englandnovember2020</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 19/01/2021 15:22:39 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1402078

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants and Teachers: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) teachers, and (2) classroom assistants, are currently employed in local education authority schools in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL5326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Information on the school workforce in England, including the number of teachers and classroom assistants, is published in the annual ‘School Workforce in England’ national statistics publication at <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>. The latest information is as of November 2020. Figures for November 2021 will be published in May 2022.</p><p>In November 2020, there were 204,847 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers and 151,865 FTE teaching assistants employed in local authority-maintained schools in England.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Teacher and teaching assistants in England, by school type, FTE numbers</p><p>November 2020</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>School type </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Teachers </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Teaching Assistants </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA maintained nursery and primary</p></td><td><p>138,435</p></td><td><p>111,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA maintained secondary</p></td><td><p>47,294</p></td><td><p>11,532</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA maintained special or Pupil Referral Unit</p></td><td><p>15,398</p></td><td><p>26,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Centrally employed</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>2,157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>204,847 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>151,865 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School Workforce Census 2020</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 18/01/2022 17:53:01 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1288505

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Airports: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprentices there were in training in British airports in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, and (3) 2020; and how many of those apprentices were (a) female, and (b) male.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL13455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The department has published information on apprenticeship starts by broad industry sector between the academic years 2012/13 and 2019/20.</p><p>Apprenticeship starts relating to aerospace technology are not currently published separately, however they are most likely to be included in sector H: Transportation and Storage.</p><p>The following table shows the number of apprenticeship starts by gender in the transportation and storage industry in the academic years 2017/18 to 2019/20.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total matched apprenticeship starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>364,840</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>366,170</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>301,410</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Sector H: Transportation and Storage</p></td><td><p>9,080</p></td><td><p>11,140</p></td><td><p>9,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>6,620</p></td><td><p>7,640</p></td><td><p>6,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2,470</p></td><td><p>3,500</p></td><td><p>2,990</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>Regarding the number of apprentices in training in British airports, this information is not held centrally. For further information on apprenticeship starts by sector subject area or geographical location, the ‘Apprenticeships and traineeships: January 2021’ publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships-january-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships-january-2021</a>.The data in the table above relates to apprenticeship starts where a match has been found between the Department for Education’s Individualised Learner Record and the Office for National Statistics Inter-Departmental Business Register. This match allows information about apprentices to be linked to business information relating to the apprentice’s employer. In the academic years 2017/18 to 2019/20, 93% of all apprenticeship starts were matched to an employer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL13454 question first answered 08/03/2021 17:46:24 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1327259

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprentices were in training in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2020–21.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there were a total of 575,900 apprentices participating.</p><p>In the first two quarters of the 2015/16 academic year, there were 708,900 participating apprentices reported at the equivalent point that year. Finalised full year figures show there were 899,400 participating on an apprenticeship in the 2015/16 academic year.</p><p>In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there has been 269,200 female and 306,700 male apprentices participating.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL503 question first answered 07/06/2021 13:48:10 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1288504

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Aerospace Industry: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships there were in the aerospace industry in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, and (3) 2020; and how many of those apprentices were (a) female, and (b) male.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL13454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The department has published information on apprenticeship starts by broad industry sector between the academic years 2012/13 and 2019/20.</p><p>Apprenticeship starts relating to aerospace technology are not currently published separately, however they are most likely to be included in sector H: Transportation and Storage.</p><p>The following table shows the number of apprenticeship starts by gender in the transportation and storage industry in the academic years 2017/18 to 2019/20.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total matched apprenticeship starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>364,840</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>366,170</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>301,410</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Sector H: Transportation and Storage</p></td><td><p>9,080</p></td><td><p>11,140</p></td><td><p>9,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>6,620</p></td><td><p>7,640</p></td><td><p>6,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2,470</p></td><td><p>3,500</p></td><td><p>2,990</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>Regarding the number of apprentices in training in British airports, this information is not held centrally. For further information on apprenticeship starts by sector subject area or geographical location, the ‘Apprenticeships and traineeships: January 2021’ publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships-january-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships-january-2021</a>.The data in the table above relates to apprenticeship starts where a match has been found between the Department for Education’s Individualised Learner Record and the Office for National Statistics Inter-Departmental Business Register. This match allows information about apprentices to be linked to business information relating to the apprentice’s employer. In the academic years 2017/18 to 2019/20, 93% of all apprenticeship starts were matched to an employer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL13455 question first answered 08/03/2021 17:46:23 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1327260

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many current apprentices are (1) female, and (2) male.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there were a total of 575,900 apprentices participating.</p><p>In the first two quarters of the 2015/16 academic year, there were 708,900 participating apprentices reported at the equivalent point that year. Finalised full year figures show there were 899,400 participating on an apprenticeship in the 2015/16 academic year.</p><p>In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there has been 269,200 female and 306,700 male apprentices participating.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL502 question first answered 07/06/2021 13:48:10 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1435383

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many tutors there are currently in the National Tutoring Programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL6425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The National Tutoring Programme has a budget of £1.01 billion for the duration of the 3 year programme. The department does not hold data on how many tutors currently work in the programme</p><p>Schools are employing tutors by using their share of the £579 million school-led tutoring grant. Last term, 256,000 courses started with these tutors.</p><p>56 approved tuition partners are contracted with the department’s delivery partner, Randstad, to provide tutoring. Each tutoring organisation commits to delivering a minimum of 500 15-hour tuition courses.</p><p>As of 12 December 2021, an estimated 20,000 starts had been made by pupils on courses of tuition provided through academic mentors in the 2021/22 academic year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL6426 question first answered 08/03/2022 17:11:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones