Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of looked-after children have gone missing from placements in (a) England and (b) the North West for each year for which information is available since he publication of the Children's Home Data Pack in 2014.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
This information is published as experimental statistics in the statistical first release Children looked after in England including adoption which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children.
The number and percentage of looked after children who went missing from their placement in the year ending 31 March by region can be found in the 2014-2015 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015 and the 2015-2016 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016 in Table LAG1. The department does not distinguish between children who were missing from their placement and those who were absent from their placement. This information was collected for the first time in 2015 and so comparisons between years should be treated with caution.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were absent from their placements in (a) England and (b) North West for each year for which data is available since the publication of the Children's Homes Data Pack in 2014.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
This information is published as experimental statistics in the statistical first release Children looked after in England including adoption which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children.
The number and percentage of looked after children who went missing from their placement in the year ending 31 March by region can be found in the 2014-2015 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015 and the 2015-2016 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016 in Table LAG1. The department does not distinguish between children who were missing from their placement and those who were absent from their placement. This information was collected for the first time in 2015 and so comparisons between years should be treated with caution.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the Key Stage examination grades for (a) looked-after children and (b) other children, broken down by (i) Key Stage placement and (ii) educational provider for each of the last five years for which information is available.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Department published attainment data at key stages 1, 2 and 4 for children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months at 31 March and other children in Tables 1 to 3d of the following statistical first release, SFR 12/2017 Outcomes for children looked after by local authorities in England, 31 March 2016, which is available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/outcomes-for-children-looked-after-by-las-31-march-2016.
However, I am sorry but figures by educational provider are not readily available and to provide them for each measure at each key stage over five years would incur a disproportional cost.
Attainment data for looked after children is not available at key stages 3 or 5.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students enrolled in each of the further education colleges in Greater Manchester for each level of NVQ in the last three years for which information is available.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The attached tables show the number of adult students who started NVQ qualifications by level in each academic year between 2013/14 and 2015/16. It shows all further education providers that delivered courses in the Greater Manchester area.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students progressed from level 2 NVQ to further training and education in each of the further education colleges in Greater Manchester in the last five years for which information is available.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The Department cannot provide local progression data from NVQ level 2 as requested, as it does not hold the relevant data centrally.
Destination data has been published for 2013/14 on the basis of college type and provider level. This is available in Tables 3 and 5 at the link below:
The data shows that in England, 18% of those completing full level 2 were participating in sustained learning.
81% of those completing full level 2 also had a sustained positive outcome (employment and/or learning).
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students enrolled in (a) GCSE and (b) A Level courses in each of the further education colleges in Greater Manchester in the last five years for which information is available.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The table below shows the number of adult students who started GCSE and A level qualifications in each academic year between 2011/12 and 2015/16. It shows all general further education colleges who delivered courses in the Greater Manchester area.
Further Education College | Qualification | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 (Provisional) |
Barnet and Southgate College | GCE A level | - | 30 | - | - | - |
GCE AS level | - | 70 | - | - | - | |
Bolton College | GCE AS level | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 |
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GCSE | 300 | 380 | 610 | 770 | 1,430 | |
Bury College | GCE A level | - | - | - | - | 1,030 |
GCE A2 Level | 1,450 | 1,500 | 1,410 | 1,000 | - | |
GCE AS level | 2,870 | 2,800 | 2,230 | 2,040 | 2,050 | |
GCSE | 870 | 1,260 | 1,950 | 2,130 | 2,200 | |
Hopwood Hall College | GCSE | 550 | 1,160 | 1,260 | 2,150 | 1,890 |
Knowsley Community College | GCSE | - | - | - | - | 20 |
The Manchester College | GCE A level | 30 | 50 | 20 | 40 | 430 |
GCE A2 Level | 390 | 350 | 310 | 320 | - | |
GCE AS level | 810 | 750 | 790 | 930 | 870 | |
GCSE | 780 | 1,350 | 2,210 | 2,480 | 2,710 | |
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology | GCSE | - | - | - | 10 | - |
Runshaw College | GCSE | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Salford City College | GCE A level | 60 | - | 1,910 | 1,560 | 1,310 |
GCE A2 Level | 2,070 | 1,710 | 40 | 50 | - | |
GCE AS level | 3,180 | 3,360 | 3,180 | 2,400 | 2,220 | |
GCSE | 770 | 1,160 | 1,240 | 800 | 770 | |
Stockport College (formerly Stockport College of Further and Higher Education until 2013/14) | GCE A2 Level | 150 | 140 | 110 | 50 | - |
GCE AS level | 290 | 280 | 230 | - | - | |
GCSE | 280 | 540 | 660 | 690 | 1,160 | |
Tameside College | GCE A level | - | - | - | 210 | 160 |
| GCE A2 Level | 200 | 280 | 300 | - | - |
| GCE AS level | 530 | 590 | 540 | 500 | 580 |
| GCSE | 520 | 400 | 890 | 1,270 | 610 |
The Oldham College | GCE A level | - | - | - | - | - |
| GCE AS level | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| GCSE | 220 | 410 | 600 | 1,290 | 1,450 |
Trafford College | GCE A level | - | - | - | - | 330 |
| GCE A2 Level | 350 | 360 | 390 | 400 | - |
| GCE AS level | 730 | 880 | 820 | 720 | 620 |
| GCSE | 360 | 400 | 380 | 1,820 | 1,510 |
Wigan and Leigh College | GCE A level | - | - | - | - | - |
| GCE A2 Level | 220 | 230 | 180 | 110 | - |
| GCE AS level | 520 | 560 | 300 | 10 | - |
| GCSE | 490 | 620 | 680 | 1,020 | 2,280 |
Please note: Values of less than 5, are denoted by a ‘-’, including values of zero. If there are zero starts for a given qualification for a certain college provider across all years, it will not appear in the table.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the independent review of children's residential care by Sir Martin Narey, published in July 2016, whether she plans a fundamental review of fostering recommended in that review.
Answered by Edward Timpson
In July 2016, my Department published ‘Putting Children First’, in which it set out the Government’s initial response to Sir Martin Narey’s review of residential care in England, including plans to invite local authorities to come together to bid to pilot new commissioning arrangements, and to undertake a national stocktake of foster care. The Department will respond more fully to Sir Martin’s review, and the other recommendations he makes, later in the autumn. ‘Putting Children First’ can be found at:
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the independent review of children's residential care by Sir Martin Narey, published in July 2016, when she plans to set up the Residential Care Leadership Board recommended in that review.
Answered by Edward Timpson
In July 2016, my Department published ‘Putting Children First’, in which it set out the Government’s initial response to Sir Martin Narey’s review of residential care in England, including plans to invite local authorities to come together to bid to pilot new commissioning arrangements, and to undertake a national stocktake of foster care. The Department will respond more fully to Sir Martin’s review, and the other recommendations he makes, later in the autumn. ‘Putting Children First’ can be found at:
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on the proposal by Sir Martin Narey in his review of children's homes that local planning authorities include clear statements in their local plans about the level of housing need for children in children's homes.
Answered by Edward Timpson
In July 2016, my Department published ‘Putting Children First’, in which it set out the Government’s initial response to Sir Martin Narey’s review of residential care in England, including plans to invite local authorities to come together to bid to pilot new commissioning arrangements, and to undertake a national stocktake of foster care. The Department will respond more fully to Sir Martin’s review, and the other recommendations he makes, later in the autumn. ‘Putting Children First’ can be found at:
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on the development of regional commissioning of children's home placements for looked after children.
Answered by Edward Timpson
In July 2016, my Department published ‘Putting Children First’, in which it set out the Government’s initial response to Sir Martin Narey’s review of residential care in England, including plans to invite local authorities to come together to bid to pilot new commissioning arrangements, and to undertake a national stocktake of foster care. The Department will respond more fully to Sir Martin’s review, and the other recommendations he makes, later in the autumn. ‘Putting Children First’ can be found at: