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star this property date less than 2018-11-20more like thismore than 2018-11-20
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Department for Education more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading Music: Curriculum more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they hold related to the delivery of the Music National Curriculum in England in (1) primary schools, and (2) secondary schools. more like this
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Lord German more like this
star this property uin HL11611 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>Music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5 to 14 year olds. Data from the Omnibus Survey in 2017 reveals that the average amount of teaching time in primary schools was broadly similar to the amount of time spent teaching history and geography. At secondary schools, the data from the school workforce census shows that the proportion of time spent teaching music between 2010 and 2017 has remained broadly stable. In 2010 2.4% of total teaching hours were spent teaching music, compared with 2.3% in 2017. Full details are in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Proportion of total teaching hours spent on music in years 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools per week</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The network of music education hubs have four core roles, including ensuring that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument in whole classes. Data published recently by Arts Council England shows that in 2016-17, 91% of primary schools and 88% of secondary schools worked with their music education hub on at least one of the hubs’ core roles. It also shows that 711,241 pupils in state-funded schools learned to play instruments in lessons for whole classes that were provided or supported by music education hubs.</p><p> </p><p>Academies are not obliged to follow the national curriculum, but they are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL11612 more like this
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less than 2018-12-04T16:55:55.07Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-04T16:55:55.07Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord German more like this
1011251
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star this property date less than 2018-11-20more like thismore than 2018-11-20
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading Music: Curriculum more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the teaching of music in academies across all key stages, and particularly in key stage 3. more like this
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Lord German more like this
star this property uin HL11612 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>Music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5 to 14 year olds. Data from the Omnibus Survey in 2017 reveals that the average amount of teaching time in primary schools was broadly similar to the amount of time spent teaching history and geography. At secondary schools, the data from the school workforce census shows that the proportion of time spent teaching music between 2010 and 2017 has remained broadly stable. In 2010 2.4% of total teaching hours were spent teaching music, compared with 2.3% in 2017. Full details are in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Proportion of total teaching hours spent on music in years 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools per week</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The network of music education hubs have four core roles, including ensuring that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument in whole classes. Data published recently by Arts Council England shows that in 2016-17, 91% of primary schools and 88% of secondary schools worked with their music education hub on at least one of the hubs’ core roles. It also shows that 711,241 pupils in state-funded schools learned to play instruments in lessons for whole classes that were provided or supported by music education hubs.</p><p> </p><p>Academies are not obliged to follow the national curriculum, but they are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL11611 more like this
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less than 2018-12-04T16:55:55.133Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-04T16:55:55.133Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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4163
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord German more like this
1012148
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star this property date less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
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Department for Education more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children with special needs being excluded from school, the implications for their education, and the risk of such children being vulnerable to involvement in anti-social behaviour as a result. more like this
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Lord Ouseley more like this
star this property uin HL11675 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
unstar this property answer text <p>In 2016-17 there were 3,605 permanent exclusions and 171,580 fixed period exclusions for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). Pupils with identified SEN accounted for 46.7% of all permanent exclusions and 44.9% of fixed period exclusions.</p><p>In March, the government launched an externally led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this affects all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children, such as those with special needs, are more likely to be excluded from school. The government will respond to this review after it is published at the beginning of 2019.</p><p>The attached full terms of reference for the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference</a>.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-05T12:51:14.213Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-05T12:51:14.213Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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star this property file name A_Review_of_School_Exclusion_Terms_Of_Reference.pdf more like this
star this property title A_Review_of_School_Exclusion_Terms_Of_Reference more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Ouseley more like this
1012541
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star this property date less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading Schools: Finance more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was the education services grant to local authorities in (1) 2013–14, (2) 2014–15, (3) 2015–16, and (4) 2016–17. more like this
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Lord Storey more like this
star this property uin HL11733 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-06more like thismore than 2018-12-06
unstar this property answer text <p>The table below shows the education services grants (ESG) allocated to local authorities in each financial year from 2013-2014 to 2016-2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Education services grant allocated to local authorities in England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Allocation (£ millions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>799.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>717.12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>563.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>496.94</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The removal of the ESG as of September 2017 was announced at the 2015 Spending Review – there was a note to this effect in the attached document (attachment 1).</p><p>The note states that the rationale for the removal was “making around £600 million savings from the ESG and supporting schools to realise efficiencies” and “Savings of around £600 million will be made on the ESG, including phasing out the additional funding schools receive through the ESG.”</p><p>Data sources:</p><p>2013-14 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant</a>.</p><p>2014-15 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant-2014-to-2015</a>.</p><p>2015-16 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>2016-17 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant-esg-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant-esg-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-06T15:44:50.463Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-06T15:44:50.463Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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star this property file name HL11733 attachment 1 doc..pdf more like this
star this property title Attachment 1 for HL11733 more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
1013193
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star this property date less than 2018-11-23more like thismore than 2018-11-23
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
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star this property hansard heading Apprentices more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those undertaking apprenticeships are from isolated communities, as defined in the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, published on 14 March. more like this
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Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
star this property uin HL11753 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
unstar this property answer text <p>A definition for ‘isolated communities’ is not available in the Communities Strategy green paper, and as such a percentage of apprenticeship starts for this cohort cannot be provided. However, The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has set an action which builds on the proposal set out in March’s green paper to “use targeted local communications and community ambassadors, including employers, to ensure minority ethnic groups are applying, getting and completing apprenticeships, and that local employers are recruiting apprentices.” The government will respond to the consultation on the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper later this year.</p><p>The department does publish apprenticeship data on under-represented groups, and we have provided apprenticeship starts by a breakdown of detailed ethnicity to provide an alternative categorisation of cohorts which may fall under the ‘isolated communities’ definition. The table below provides apprenticeship starts broken down by detailed ethnicity from August 2017 to April 2018 as first reported for the 2017/18 academic year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Detailed Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>African</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td><td><p><em>1.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Asian Background</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Black/African/Caribbean Background</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p><em>0.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other White Background</p></td><td><p>12,850</p></td><td><p><em>4.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arab</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladeshi</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p><em>0.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,760</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British</p></td><td><p>239,480</p></td><td><p><em>82.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gypsy or Irish Traveller</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indian</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Provided</p></td><td><p>5,070</p></td><td><p><em>1.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistani</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p><em>1.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Asian</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p><em>0.5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Black African</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p><em>*</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White and Black Caribbean</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p><em>1.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 290,470 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>100.0%</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten, whilst ‘*’ indicates a percentage of less that 0.5.</p><p>2) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).</p><p>These figures are published and are available in the further education data library: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library</a>.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-05T12:22:05.553Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-05T12:22:05.553Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
1013194
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star this property date less than 2018-11-23more like thismore than 2018-11-23
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading Education: Asylum more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help improve the educational attainment of asylum-seeking unaccompanied minors at (1) Key Stage 4 level, and (2) all other key stages. more like this
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Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
star this property uin HL11754 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-07more like thismore than 2018-12-07
unstar this property answer text <p>Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are ‘looked-after children’ and local authorities have a duty under the Children Act to promote their education. The government’s statutory guidance ‘Promoting the education of looked-after and previously looked-after children’ attached makes clear that local authorities should have procedures in place to promote and monitor their educational progress. This includes the statutory requirement for local authorities to appoint a Virtual School Head (VSH) to discharge their duty to promote the educational achievement of all looked-after children. The statutory guidance also stresses the importance of providing stability and continuity in education, particularly at Key Stage 4. Looked-after children are one of the groups of pupils that attract Pupil Premium Plus funding. This is additional funding provided to schools to help improve the attainment of looked-after children and close the attainment gap between them and their peers. The VSH monitors how this funding is spent.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has also contributed £1.3 million through the Government’s Controlling Migration Fund over two years, to enable six local authorities to address the education needs of unaccompanied children so that their specific needs can be addressed through their Personal Education Plan. The local authorities are also developing tools and resources to share with all other local authorities through the National Association of Virtual School Headteachers.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-07T12:28:27.807Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-07T12:28:27.807Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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star this property file name Promoting_the_education_of_looked-after_children_and_previously_looked-after_children.pdf more like this
star this property title Promoting_the_education_of_looked-after_children more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-11-23more like thismore than 2018-11-23
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading English Language: Education more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they monitor and assess on students studying English as an additional language. more like this
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Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
star this property uin HL11755 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-07more like thismore than 2018-12-07
unstar this property answer text <p>The department monitors and publishes various sets of data relating to pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in England who are classed as having English as an additional language (EAL). The most recent statistics on the number of EAL pupils, as identified through the January 2018 school census, are included in the “Schools, pupils and their characteristics” statistical publication, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>Published statistics also show the academic performance of pupils whose first language is other than English in national assessments during year 1 and at the end of key stage 1, which are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018</a>.</p><p>Published statistics collected at the end of key stage 2 are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-revised</a>.</p><p>Published statistics collected at the end of key stage 4 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, data on pupil entries to qualifications in English for speakers of other languages are included in the key stage 4 qualification data that can be downloaded from the school performance tables webpages here: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p>The department also publishes data on the number of adults who are accessing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses, based on Individualised Learner Record data supplied by further education providers and can be found in table 6 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data sets and analysis found at the above links contain many tables and documents that we are, therefore, unable to attach.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-07T11:50:30.947Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-07T11:50:30.947Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
1013196
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star this property date less than 2018-11-23more like thismore than 2018-11-23
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Department for Education more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading Vocational Guidance more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Careers Strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents, published on 4 December 2017. more like this
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Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
star this property uin HL11756 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
unstar this property answer text <p>Working closely with the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company and the National Careers Service, we are making good progress in delivering the commitments in the careers strategy.</p><p>We have created 20 new Careers Hubs, each with a Hub Lead and central hub fund, the majority of which are coordinated by the Local Enterprise Partnership or Combined Authority. We recently announced that we will create a further 20 Careers Hubs, bringing the total to 40. We have also brought in a requirement for all maintained schools to publish information about their careers programme on their website, including the name and contact details of the Careers Leader. Additionally, we have selected 14 high quality training providers to deliver Careers Leaders training. We have offered the first 500 training bursaries to fund Careers Leaders to attend this training and we recently announced new investment to increase our offer to approximately 1400 training bursaries for schools and colleges.</p><p>We have also launched a £2.5 million investment fund to invest in personal guidance for young people and Continuing Professional Development for careers guidance professionals. We have procured a new National Careers Service, which will provide high quality bespoke support for those who need it most, including people with low qualification levels and those with learning difficulties and special educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company recently published their ‘State of the Nation’ report which measures school and college careers programmes in relation to the eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance. This evaluation mentioned that Compass is a free online tool for schools and colleges in England to self-assess against the Gatsby Benchmarks. For the 946 schools that have completed Compass more than once, the average number of benchmarks achieved has increased from 1.9 to 2.9. Approximately 600 schools matched with an Enterprise Adviser and completed Compass in both the period of 2016 to 2017 and the period of 2017 to 2018. For these schools, performance against Benchmark 5 (employer encounters) has increased from approximately 40% to approximately 55%.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-05T14:42:40.757Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-05T14:42:40.757Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-11-23more like thismore than 2018-11-23
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
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star this property hansard heading Vocational Guidance more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the Careers Strategy pilot scheme for routes into careers for vulnerable groups. more like this
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Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>To target more support on those who need it most, the government has invested £5 million during 2018 in a new round of the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company’s funding. This will help disadvantaged pupils to receive the additional support that they need to prepare for work, including opportunities for mentoring and personal guidance from a qualified careers professional. We have also established 20 Careers Hubs focused on groups of young people and areas most in need of targeted support and we have announced a further 20 Careers Hubs for 2019.</p><p>The government is also providing funding of £1.7 million to test new approaches and produce resources to improve careers information, advice and guidance for individuals who are disadvantaged or vulnerable. We want to broaden aspirations and raise awareness of pathways into training and work for young people with special educational needs and disabilities; looked after children and care leavers; and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Organisations have been recruited and work with these groups will start in January 2019.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-05T12:27:19.207Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-05T12:27:19.207Z
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star this property date less than 2018-11-23more like thismore than 2018-11-23
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education remove filter
star this property hansard heading Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote character education in schools. more like this
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Lord Murphy of Torfaen more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-12-07more like thismore than 2018-12-07
unstar this property answer text <p>World-class education is not only about having the highest standards in academic and technical education, it also means ensuring that education builds character. The government wants children and young people to believe that they can achieve; to have the tenacity to persevere with a task; to be able to recover from adversity; and to link their efforts with uncertain or distant rewards. Developing these character traits means children and young people are more likely to have positive education and labour market outcomes. The department supports young people to participate in a range of activities that can help develop character, such as the National Citizen Service, the Cadet Expansion Programme, and competitive sport.</p><p>Almost 500,000 young people have taken part in the National Citizen Service since it was launched in 2011 and we want all young people to have the opportunity to take part in this life changing programme. ​The Cadet Expansion Programme was launched in June 2012 with the aim to deliver 100 new Cadet units in English state‐funded schools by September 2015. This target was achieved ahead of schedule, with 100 approvals by March 2015, and led to a commitment to grow the total number of cadet units parading in schools to a total of 500 units across the UK by April 2020. We are on track to meet this target and there are currently 471 approved units.</p><p>Additionally, we are investing £22 million in an Essential Life Skills programme in the 12 Opportunity Areas to enable disadvantaged children and young people living in some of the most deprived parts of the country to participate in regular extra-curricular activities and develop their character and to further drive social mobility.</p><p>Ofsted is currently developing proposals for new education inspection arrangements, and plans to consult on these in January 2019. This will include a proposal for a graded judgement on pupils’ personal development. The department is engaging with Ofsted as it develops its proposals, including in relation to coverage of pupil character.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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less than 2018-12-07T12:32:28.627Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-07T12:32:28.627Z
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