Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the proportion of student loans awarded to students undertaking (1) full-time, and (2) part-time, bachelor degrees that will never be repaid.
Answered by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
(1) We estimate that the proportion of the value of full time loans which will not be repaid is around 45%.
(2) Our current published estimate is that around 65% of the value of part time loans will not be repaid. We will update our estimate as we get more information on the characteristics of the students taking out these loans, and, in due course, actual repayments.
The Department does not produce separate estimates for different levels of Higher Education qualifications. The figures mentioned above cover all higher education loans.
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many, and what proportion of, (1) 16 year-olds, (2) 17 year-olds, (3) 18 year-olds, and (4) 19-24 year-olds, started on an apprenticeship in the areas of science, engineering, manufacturing and technology in (a) 2012–13, and (b) 2013–14.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Table 1 shows the number of young people starting apprenticeships in the ‘Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies’, ‘Information and Communication Technology’ and ‘Science and Mathematics’ Sector Subject Areas in 2012/13 and 2013/14.
This information is not available as proportions of the population of each age group.
Table 1: Number of Apprenticeship starts by 16,17, 18 and 19-24 year-olds in the Engineering and Manufacturing Techologies, Information and Communication Technology and Science and Mathematics Sector Subject Areas in 2012/13 and 2013/14 | |||
Sector Subject Area | Age | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies | 16 | 6,980 | 6,850 |
| 17 | 7,570 | 8,470 |
| 18 | 10,220 | 10,800 |
| 19-24 | 20,950 | 22,530 |
Information and Communication Technology | 16 | 940 | 720 |
| 17 | 1,500 | 1,480 |
| 18 | 2,490 | 2,830 |
| 19-24 | 4,810 | 5,340 |
Science and Mathematics | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 17 | 30 | 50 |
| 18 | 90 | 110 |
| 19-24 | 120 | 130 |
Total | 16 | 7,900 | 7,600 |
| 17 | 9,100 | 10,000 |
| 18 | 12,800 | 13,700 |
| 19-24 | 25,900 | 28,000 |
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3) Age is based upon self-declaration by the learner and is defined as age at start of Apprenticeship. | |||
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new guidance for postgraduate teacher training issued by the National College of Teaching and Leadership on (1) the viability of subject courses at secondary level, and (2) future teacher supply in secondary subjects at national and regional level; whether they plan to publish a detailed assessment; and if so, when.
Answered by Lord Nash
The Department for Education uses the national Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to assess the need for initial teacher training (ITT) entrants each year.
School Direct is an opportunity for schools in all areas to recruit and train the teachers that they need. For 2016/17, the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) listened to feedback from schools and universities and responded to recruitment challenges by moving to a more open approach which will provide School Direct lead schools and ITT providers with greater flexibility to respond to local conditions.
The viability of individual courses at secondary level are down to a mixture of local and institutional circumstances, including the number of applicants and the degree to which ITT providers engage in School Direct in partnership with schools.
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students in England are studying (1) full-time undergraduate degrees, (2) foundation degrees, and (3) other undergraduate degrees; and of each group, how many students are studying at (a) universities, and (b) further education colleges.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Information derived by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on the distribution of undergraduate students taught at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Further Education Colleges (FECs) is provided in the table.
The figures in the table describe the position as at the 8 July 2015 and are subject to change. HEFCE will be publishing their final estimates in the Summer.
Full-Person Equivalent of undergraduate students(1,2) on full-time courses by type of teaching institution
Higher Education and Further Education Institutions in England
Academic year 2013/14
Position as at 8 July 2015
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| Higher Education Institutions | Further Education Colleges(4,5) | Total |
First degree | 1,084,170 | 23,775 | 1,107,945 |
Foundation degree | 14,205 | 30,895 | 45,100 |
Other undergraduate | 18,925 | 12,600 | 31,525 |
Total Undergraduate | 1,117,305 | 67,270 | 1,184,575 |
Source: HEFCE analysis of the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) Student Record and the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA) Individualised Learner Record (ILR)
Table notes:
1. Figures exclude undergraduate students taught at Alternative providers.
2. Full Person Equivalent (FPEs) counts apportion students if they are studying more than one subject or at more than one teaching institution.
3. Under franchising arrangements the teaching institution may differ from the registering institution.
4. Figures for FECs refer to students participating in prescribed courses of Higher Education.
5. HEFCE apply statistical methods to the registered population at Further Education Colleges in order to make sure that the population used is comparable to that returned by the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
6. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, how many people in England aged (1) 16, (2) 17, (3) 18, (4) 19–21, (5) 22–24, and (6) 25 and over, started an apprenticeship; and for each age group, how many started engineering apprenticeships.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in 2013/14 by age for all apprenticeships and for the engineering and manufacturing sector subject area.
Table 1: Apprenticeship Starts by age (2013/14) |
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16 | 25,500 | 6,900 |
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17 | 39,000 | 8,500 |
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18 | 55,100 | 10,800 |
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19-21 | 101,000 | 15,500 |
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22-24 | 58,100 | 7,000 |
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25+ | 161,600 | 16,100 |
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Total | 440,400 | 64,800 |
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Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how decisions about allocating funding to engineering apprenticeships for those aged (1) 16–18, and (2) 19 and over, are made.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Apprenticeships are paid jobs with high quality training. The locations and sectors where apprenticeships are available are determined by employers offering opportunities and recruiting apprentices.
We are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts during the next 5 years and we will work with employers, including in the engineering sector, to provide more apprenticeship opportunities, particularly for young people.
Through the Skills Funding Agency, the Government provides funding for training where employers hire an apprentice and currently fully funds apprenticeship training for 16 – 18 year olds and up to 50% of apprenticeship training for over 19s.
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost of (1) full, and (2) partial, maintenance grants for full-time undergraduate students in higher education in England studying at (a) universities, and (b) further education colleges.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Student Loans Company (SLC) publishes statistics according to the domicile of applicants rather than the country of study. Information on English domiciled applicants awarded Maintenance Grants for study at UK providers is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education England’.
http://www.slc.co.uk/media/855703/slcsfr052014.pdf
The amount awarded in Maintenance Grants to English domiciled applicants at publicly-funded providers in the UK by type of provider in the academic year 2013/14 has been provided in the table.
Maintenance Grants (1) awarded (2) to English applicants by provider type (3)
Publicly-funded providers of Higher Education (4)
Academic year 2013/14
Amount awarded (£ million) | |||
Provider type | Full Maintenance Grant | Partial Maintenance Grant | All Maintenance Grants |
Higher Education Institutions | 1,124.8 | 221.0 | 1,345.8 |
Further Education Colleges | 101.0 | 12.1 | 113.1 |
All publicly-funded providers | 1,225.8 | 233.1 | 1,458.9 |
Source: Student Loans Company
Notes:
(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.
(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider that the student has been registered on the course.
(3) Provider name is the name of the parent institution to the main institution associated with a course as recorded in the SLC administrative system. A course may be held at a campus of the main institution or at a franchise location.
(4) In addition to the £1,458.9 million awarded in Maintenance Grants to applicants at publicly-funded providers, there was also £133.3 million awarded to applicants at Alternative Providers in 2013/14, however a breakdown of these awards by provider type is not readily available.
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures are available, what is the total level of funding for apprenticeships in England available for those aged (1) 16–18, and (2) 19 and over; and for each age group, how much was allocated to engineering apprenticeships.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Funding responsibility for the Apprenticeship Programme is shared between the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which funds adult apprenticeships and the Department for Education which funds 16-18 year olds. This is a demand-led budget and not allocated to any particular sector, employers and providers are relied upon to work together to offer sufficient opportunities to meet local demand.
For the 2015/16 financial year, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will provide £770million to fund apprenticeships for those aged 19+ and the Department for Education will provide £776.5million to fund apprenticeships for those aged 16-18[1].
[1] These figures do not include funding for the Employer Ownership Programme
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish their assessment of the impact on universities and schools of the new guidance for postgraduate teacher training issued by the National College of Teaching and Leadership.
Answered by Lord Nash
The recruitment control numbers for postgraduate initial teacher training will be published by the National College for Teaching and Leadership before the UCAS teacher training portal opens for applications.
Asked by: Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many and what proportion of (1) 16 year-olds, (2) 17 year-olds, and (3) 18 year-olds started an apprenticeship in England in 2012–13 and 2013–14 in hairdressing and barbering.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Table one shows the number apprenticeship starts for ages 16, 17 and 18 in 2012/13 and 2013/14 in the hairdressing and barbering frameworks. Information on the proportion of each age group that start an apprenticeship is not available from the official data.
Table 1 Apprenticeship Starts by Age and Framework, 2012/13 to 2013/14
Framework | Age | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Barbering | 16 | 70 | 100 |
17 | 200 | 180 | |
18 | 360 | 350 | |
Hairdressing | 16 | 4,100 | 3,890 |
17 | 3,170 | 3,200 | |
18 | 3,100 | 3,060 |
Notes
1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.
2) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.
3) Age is calculated based on age at start of the programme.