Written Question
Friday 16th September 2016
Asked by:
John Pugh (Liberal Democrat - Southport)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school leavers in each of the local authorities of the Liverpool City Region who were (a) entitled and (b) not entitled to free school meals went to university in the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Edward Timpson
Information is given on the number and percentage of students completing key stage 5 study (A level and other level 3 qualifications) in mainstream state-funded schools and colleges, and progressing to study at a UK Higher Education Institution for at least two terms the following year; in each of the last four years for which information is available. Free school meal eligibility is as recorded when students were in year 11.
The tables attached show figures for the six local authorities in the Liverpool City Region: a) Halton, b) Knowsley, c) Sefton, d) St Helen’s, e) Wirral, and f) Liverpool. Comparable figures for g) the North West and h) England are given for context. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten, as published. Percentages are calculated on unrounded figures.
Information on pupil destinations at local authority, regional and national level is published annually on gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations
Written Question
Wednesday 14th September 2016
Asked by:
John Pugh (Liberal Democrat - Southport)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils on the National Schools Database are not assigned to a specific school or registered for home tuition.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The information requested is not held centrally.
We do not recognise the term ‘National Schools Database’ but interpret it to mean one of two things:
- The database for schools, Edubase, is a register of educational establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Education. It provides information on establishments providing compulsory, higher and further education. It provides information about the establishments (e.g headteacher details), but nothing related to individual children.
- The National Pupil Database contains detailed information about pupils in schools and colleges in England and includes information about pupils’ characteristics, such as: gender, ethnicity, first language, eligibility for free school meals, special educational needs (SEN), pupil absence and exclusions. It only contains data about pupils registered at schools. Therefore children not attached to schools/colleges or an alternative provision institution are not covered.
The welfare of children unassigned to maintained schools or home educated is a Local Authority responsibility.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Schools that work for Everyone
"I have listened to the Secretary of State carefully and am quite sorry for her in a way, because I am sure this policy is not directly hers. Could she tell us confidentially whether she was as surprised as hon. Members when we found out the chaotic nature of future …..."John Pugh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Sep 2016
New Grammar Schools
"Thank you, Mr Speaker. On a consensual note, the Secretary of State will surely share the view that the biggest and most significant problem in British education is the long tail of underperforming boys in our poorer areas, few of whom will actually pass the 11-plus. How on earth does …..."John Pugh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jul 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill
"The Secretary of State has emphasised the need for collaboration. Clause 2(1)(b) mentions
“the need to encourage competition between English higher education providers…in the interests of students and employers”.
She has identified that collaboration is in the interests of students and employers, so why is she objecting to putting it …..."John Pugh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jul 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2016
SATs Results
"Sometimes in debates such as this, criticising the Government can be quite difficult. When the Secretary of State describes the debacle of SATs as a great success, however, criticising Government policy becomes relatively easy. It is like shooting fish in a barrel.
I start by referring to a headteacher in …..."John Pugh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2016
SATs Results
"I am sure that this headteacher would have done whatever was professionally necessary at the time. I am not sure that he was a headteacher at that time, so I cannot really comment for him. He concluded his letter to his pupils:
“We don’t need tests to tell us how …..."John Pugh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2016
SATs Results
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2016
SATs Results
"What does the hon. Gentleman make of the example of Finland, which is very light on tests but very strong on teacher buy-in? What conclusions does he draw from its favourable ranking in the PISA table compared with us?..."John Pugh - View Speech
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