Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the number of registered childcare places was in (a) London and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
I have asked Ofsted to respond using the data they hold on registered childcare places. HM Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has written to the Rt. hon Lady, and a copy of his response has been placed in the House Libraries. Some providers such as schools with nursery provision for children aged 3 or over are exempt from registration. The number of places therefore may not include the full range of early years provision available in the area.
In addition, the Department for Education's Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey collects data on all registered childcare places, including those in maintained schools and nurseries. These figures are therefore more comprehensive than the Ofsted figures; however data is only available at a national and regional level.
The table below provides data for 2009, 2010 and 2011. This shows that in 2011 there were 141,800 early years places in schools in London. Data is not available for 2012. Data from the 2013 survey will be published in September 2014.
Number of registered places in London and England | ||||||
2009 | 2010[1] | 2011 | ||||
England | London | England | London | England | London | |
Full day care | 647,800 | 102,200 | 716,700 | 99,200 | 721,500 | 100,900 |
Sessional | 227,900 | 25,100 | 251,000 | 35,600 | 251,000 | 38,400 |
After school clubs | 272,500 | 47,400 | 368,100 | 58,800 | 357,400 | 54,100 |
Holiday clubs | 260,400 | 38,800 | 349,400 | 61,000 | 339,300 | 49,400 |
Childminders | 262,900 | 37,700 | 245,100 | 38,300 | 236,900 | 37,200 |
Total childcare | 1,671,500 | 251,100 | 1,930,300 | 292,800 | 1,906,100 | 280,100 |
Nursery schools | 29,600 | 4,700 | 25,300 | 5,100 | 25,900 | 5,600 |
Primary schools with nursery and reception classes | 468,300 | 107,400 | 491,800 | 125,800 | 489,100 | 121,000 |
Primary schools with reception but no nursery classes | 272,700 | 17,300 | 308,400 | 16,600 | 286,900 | 15,200 |
Total early years | 770,600 | 129,500 | 825,500 | 147,500 | 802,000 | 141,800 |
Total overall[2] | 2,442,100 | 380,600 | 2,755,800 | 440,300 | 2,708,100 | 421,900 |
Source: Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey
[1] A new sampling approach was adopted in the 2010 survey due to changes in the way Ofsted classified childcare providers; this may have impacted on trends between 2010 and previous years.
[2] Totals may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in England provide the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities, published in July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The Department for Education does not collect data on the number or proportion of schools in England providing the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities. Nor does the Department collect data on what proportion of pupils, of any age, have received the minimum level of cultural education it proposes.
The levels of cultural education the Appendix proposes are not mandatory, but are included as a point of reference for schools.
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils aged (a) seven, (b) 11, (c) 16 and (d) 18 or 19 years have received the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities, published in July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The Department for Education does not collect data on the number or proportion of schools in England providing the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities. Nor does the Department collect data on what proportion of pupils, of any age, have received the minimum level of cultural education it proposes.
The levels of cultural education the Appendix proposes are not mandatory, but are included as a point of reference for schools.
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school children in England learning to play a musical instrument in school (a) paid a charge and (b) received their tuition free of charge in school years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
I refer the Rt. Hon. Lady to the Answer I gave on 1 April 2014, Official Report, col. 631W, on Schools: Musical Instruments.
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all primary school age children in England were learning a musical instrument in (a) academies, (b) community schools, (c) free schools, (d) primary schools and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).
Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.
[1]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all secondary school age children in England were learning a musical instrument in (a) academies, (b) community schools, (c) free schools, (d) primary schools and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).
Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.
[1]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the three most popular instruments are for primary school children in England who are learning an instrument in school.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).
Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.
[1]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the three most popular instruments are for secondary school children in England who are learning an instrument in school.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).
Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.
[1]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/
Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary school children in England learning an instrument in school (a) paid a charge and (b) received their tuition free of charge in each of the last five years.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information requested is not held by the Department for Education. A recent report[1] published by Arts Council England shows that in the academic year 2012/13, 437,975 pupils in years 1-9 received free whole class ensemble teaching. This is 8.6% of the national cohort. 430,998 pupils were in years 1-6 (12.4% of the cohort) and 6,977 were in years 7-9 (0.4% of the cohort).
Many other children learn instruments in and out of school, but these figures are not collected or held centrally.
[1]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/funding-programmes/music-education-hubs/