In 2018, 3 sixth form colleges converted into 16-19 academies.<\/p>
The government set out the benefits for sixth form colleges of becoming academies in the guidance for post-16 area reviews in March 2016, which is attached. Academisation enables colleges to build closer partnerships with schools which build on their strengths. It also allows them to realise educational and financial benefits from sharing resources, expertise and administration.<\/p>
There are some direct financial benefits, notably the ability to reclaim VAT.<\/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/1111048/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "HL15184_HL15187_Reviewing_post_16_education_and_training_institutions.pdf"} , "title" : "HL15184_HL15187_Reviewing_post_18_education"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-04-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "HL15187"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-04-25T11:40:26.487Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-04-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sixth Form Education"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many sixth-form colleges in England were converted into 16\u201319 academies in 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/546", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Murphy of Torfaen"} ], "uin" : "HL15184"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1111050", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1111050/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Participation estimates for young people academic aged 16 to 18 in education, training and employment in England are published annually in the National Statistics release \u2018Participation in education, training and employment\u2019. Academic age refers to the age at the start of the academic year 31 August and therefore includes the first year of post compulsory education.<\/p>
The estimates in the release relate to a snapshot of activities at the end of the calendar year and therefore does not give all pupils who attended. Information is drawn together from various post-16 data sources including the school census and the individualised learner record (ILR) to give a coherent and comprehensive picture of participation.<\/p>
The attached table shows the numbers of young people of academic age 16-18 in full or part-time education by institution type.<\/p>
For 2017, the \u2018Converter Academies\u2019 row in the attached table includes both schools recorded as converter academies on the school census and sixth form colleges who were recorded as a converter academy on the ILR.<\/p>
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Sixth form education in England has real strengths, offering a wide range of both academic and technical education for young people. The newly reformed A levels and the T levels that are now being developed are strengthening the 16-19 offer. 89% of sixth form colleges and 79% of state-funded school sixth forms were graded as good or outstanding by Ofsted at their most recent inspection as of 31 March 2019.<\/p>
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We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year old students up until 2020, and we will be investing an additional £500 million per year in the delivery of T levels, once fully rolled out, and have launched a £38 million capital fund to support the initial roll-out.<\/p>
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However, we do recognise that all types of institutions providing sixth form education face financial challenges, and we will be considering future needs in the forthcoming Spending Review.<\/p>
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In 2018, 3 sixth form colleges converted into 16-19 academies.<\/p>
The government set out the benefits for sixth form colleges of becoming academies in the guidance for post-16 area reviews in March 2016, which is attached. Academisation enables colleges to build closer partnerships with schools which build on their strengths. It also allows them to realise educational and financial benefits from sharing resources, expertise and administration.<\/p>
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