As announced in the Written Statement on 19 March (HLWS1393), the first part of a two-part consultation reviewing qualifications at level 3 and below (excluding A levels and GCSEs) was launched on 19 March and will conclude on 10 June. The second part of the consultation will open later in the year.<\/p>
The government is reviewing qualifications at level 3 and below for post-16 students and proposes to stop funding qualifications which are low quality and do not have a clear purpose. Analysis published by the department has highlighted over 12,000 courses that are currently on offer to young people at level 3 and below, with multiple qualifications available in the same subject areas.<\/p>
As identified in the \u2018Review of vocational education: the Wolf report\u2019, the \u2018Post-16 skills plan\u2019 and the \u2018Report of the independent panel on technical education\u2019, many of these qualifications are poor quality and offer little value to students or employers. Although many qualifications were reformed to meet performance table criteria following Professor Wolf\u2019s report, there is still much to do to raise the standard of all qualifications. Once the review has concluded, the government\u2019s aim is that qualifications available alongside A levels, T levels and apprenticeships will be high quality and will set students on a clear path to a job, further education or training. All three reports are attached.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4689", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Agnew of Oulton"} , "attachment" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104647/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Review_of-vocational_education_the_Wolf_report.pdf"} , "title" : "Review_of-vocational_education_the_Wolf_report"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104647/answer/attachment/2", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Post_16_Skills_Plan.pdf"} , "title" : "Post_16_Skills_Plan"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104647/answer/attachment/3", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Report_of_the_Independent_Panel_on_Technical_Education.pdf"} , "title" : "Report_of_the_Independent_Panel_on_Technical_Educa"} ], "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-04-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-04-02T16:08:12.087Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Vocational Education: Qualifications"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 19 March (HLWS1393), what part the BTEC National Diploma will play in the future examination framework and the current proposal to rigidly differentiate T levels qualifications from academic options.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/395", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Blunkett"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Blunkett"} ], "uin" : "HL14772"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104650", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104650/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The government values international exchange and collaboration in education and training as part of its vision for a global Britain. Irrespective of the outcome of Article 50 negotiations with the EU, the government wants UK and European countries to continue to give young people and students the chance to benefit from each other\u2019s world leading universities post-exit.<\/p>
Under the terms of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement, UK organisations and participants will continue to be able to take part in the Erasmus+ Programme this year and in the future up to the end of the current Multiannual Financial Framework.<\/p>
While securing a negotiated deal remains the government\u2019s top priority, we are committed to ensuring that organisations, students and participating staff are prepared in the event of a no deal EU exit. To provide more clarity, we published a new technical notice at the end of January, which provides detailed guidance to organisations and students on the UK\u2019s anticipated participation in the current Erasmus+ programme (2014-20) in the event of no deal. The technical notice, attached, can be found at: https://bit.ly/2GaP28y<\/a>.<\/p> As is set out in this notice, the government\u2019s underwrite guarantee will cover the payment of awards to UK organisations for all successful (those that are approved directly by the European Commission or by the National Agency and ratified by the European Commission) Erasmus+ bids. This includes projects and participants that are only informed of their success, or who sign a grant agreement, after the UK\u2019s withdrawal from the EU, and commits to underwrite funding for the entire lifetime of the projects.<\/p> The UK is open to participating in the next Erasmus+ programme (2021-27). We have been considering the draft regulation for the successor scheme carefully and have been actively participating in discussions on this. Ultimately, participation in the successor programme is a matter for negotiations to come about our future relationship with the EU.<\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104666", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104666/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 established a new independent regulator in England, the Office for Students (OfS). The act gives the OfS powers to assess the quality and standards applied to higher education by English providers.<\/p> The government has made it clear in guidance to the OfS that grade inflation must be tackled. In their strategy, attached, the OfS includes ensuring \u201cqualifications hold their value over time\u201d as a key objective. In December 2018, the OfS published analysis of changes in degree classifications between 2010-11 and 2016-17, which is attached. This includes data on the University of Surrey and the University of Bradford.<\/p> On 24 March, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education called for universities to end the steep rise of \u201cunjustifiable\u201d first class degrees which is a threat to the world class reputation of the university sector, and risks undermining the efforts of hard working students. The government expects the OfS, when it has its full range of powers, to challenge those institutions that record an unjustifiable rise in the proportion of top degrees being awarded.<\/p> The OfS\u2019 statutory powers are on course to be strengthened through new regulations due to be laid in Parliament later this year, which will allow the OfS to levy fines of up to £500,000 or 2% of a university\u2019s income (whichever is higher). The UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment is developing sector-recognised standards to ensure that all degree awards are consistent and fair - due to be completed this academic year. Together, these measures will strengthen the regulator\u2019s ability to challenge universities with unwarranted grade inflation and hold them to account.<\/p> Any university found to be damaging students\u2019 interests could be subject to sanctions such as placing additional conditions on their registration, fines, or in the worst case scenario removing a university\u2019s powers to award degrees.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of first class degrees awarded by the (1) University of Surrey, and (2) University of Bradford; whether they have had any discussions with those universities about the number of such degrees awarded; and if so, what were the outcomes of any such discussions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104727", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency for 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of higher education institutions in deficit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104728/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The government has a strong offer for overseas students who graduate in the UK. International graduates can remain in the UK to work following their studies by switching to several existing visa routes, including Tier 2 (skilled worker) visas. The International Education Strategy, published on 16 March 2019, sets out actions to continue to provide a welcoming environment for international students and includes our ambition to increase the number of international students we host to 600,000 by 2030. The actions include extending the post study leave period for students and considering where the visa process could be improved. The International Education Strategy can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth/international-education-strategy-global-potential-global-growth<\/a>.<\/p> Department for Education ministers have had discussions on the future immigration system with ministers from the Home Office. The immigration white paper proposes increasing the post study leave period for international students following completion of studies to: 12 months for those completing a PhD, and 6 months for all full time postgraduate and undergraduate students at institutions with degree awarding powers.<\/p> The Home Office has launched a 12 month extensive engagement programme to take views from business and other stakeholders from a wide range of sectors on the Immigration white paper. In addition, it will continue to work with other government departments, to hear their priorities, concerns and ideas about the future immigration system to ensure that it is efficient and able to respond to users\u2019 needs.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on reintroducing post-study work visas for overseas students.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104730", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104730/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The National Statistics release \u2018Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England 2016 to 2017\u2019 includes information on the number and rate of permanent and fixed period exclusions. Exclusion rates are calculated as a percentage of the total headcount of the sole and dual main registered pupil population on roll as at January census day.<\/p> The full release is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017<\/a>.<\/p> Information at a national level, by local authorities and by schools for each academic year from 2006/07 to 2016/17 is available in the Underlying data section of the release, in the file \u201cnational_region_la_school_data_exc1617.csv\u201d.<\/p> The Department does not publish exclusion figures as a proportion of the total population. Population estimates at a local authority level are published by the Office for National Statistics, available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many exclusions per head of population there have been in each local authority area in each of the last nine years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104731/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department obtains legal advice as appropriate on new policy and its application to individual cases. The Education Act 1996, defines a school as an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing primary education, secondary education, or both primary and secondary education. Legislation permits all categories of schools to expand onto additional sites.<\/p> The selective schools expansion fund application guidance sets out that bids for expansions onto an additional site are permitted. The guidance highlights that the establishment of new selective schools is unlawful and that the Department must be confident that satellite proposals are genuine expansions and would not constitute new schools. This guidance can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779310/Selective_schools_expansion_fund_-_Information_for_applicants.pdf<\/a>.<\/p> A new school can be established by following the relevant processes and legislation as published on GOV.UK as below.<\/p> <\/p> Opening and closing maintained schools: Statutory guidance for proposers and decision-makers can be found here:<\/p> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756328/Opening_and_Closing_maintained_schools_Guidance.pdf<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> School Organisation (Establishment and discontinuance of schools) Regulations 2013 can be found here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/contents/made<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> Collected guidance on opening a free school or mathematics school can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> The free school presumption: Departmental advice for local authorities and new school proposers can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706171/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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