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Written Question
Vocational Guidance: North East
Monday 5th November 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the letter sent to the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland, dated 7 October 2018, if he will publish the names of the nine FE colleges and the single sixth form college that will be included in the careers hub in the North East.

Answered by Anne Milton

The details of all schools and colleges included in Careers Hubs will be published on The Careers & Enterprise Company website in January 2019.

The Further Education colleges and sixth form that will be included in the North East hub are:

  • Northumberland College.
  • Newcastle College.
  • Derwentside College.
  • Gateshead College.
  • City of Sunderland College.
  • East Durham College.
  • Tyne Coast College.
  • Bishop Auckland College.
  • New College Durham.
  • Durham Sixth Form Centre.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"I hope that the Secretary of State will do a bit better than he is doing on apprenticeships, which have collapsed in my constituency in the last two years, going from 350 starts to 50. Will he consider being more flexible about the time release rules for employers?..."
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Written Question
Sixth Form Education: Closures
Monday 4th June 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sixth forms have closed in each constituency since 2010.

Answered by Anne Milton

There have been 10 sixth form colleges and 56 further education colleges, which have closed since 1 January 2010.

Although usually one college closes in order to merge with another college, the majority of newly merged colleges have retained the original college’s estate. This means that although an institution may no longer exist independently, its closure does not equate to a loss of provision for learners in the area.

Each college closure has been in a different constituency. The full list can be found in the attachment.

Written Question
Further Education: Closures
Wednesday 30th May 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many further education colleges have closed in each constituency since 2010.

Answered by Anne Milton

There have been 10 sixth form colleges and 56 further education colleges, which have closed since 1 January 2010.

Although usually one college closes in order to merge with another college, the majority of newly merged colleges have retained the original college’s estate. This means that although an institution may no longer exist independently, its closure does not equate to a loss of provision for learners in the area.

Each college closure has been in a different constituency. The full list can be found in Annex A.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Whitworth School in Spennymoor has had to close its sixth form. What is the Minister going to do about it?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"2. What assessment he has made of the financial effect of the new national funding formula on schools in England. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Twenty-four of the 44 maintained schools in the Bishop Auckland constituency will lose in real terms, taking account of inflation. Many have high levels of deprivation and large free school meal entitlement. How can the Secretary of State justify that?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jan 2018
Presidents Club Charity Dinner

"It is absolutely clear from the Financial Times report that the women were employed to be harassed. They were forced to sign a disclaimer beforehand that they were not given time to read. Whatever the Minister’s personal views, will she take away the message from this House that we do …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Nov 2017
Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools

"Good point!..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Nov 2017
Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools

"Will my hon. Friend give way?..."
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