Asked by: Jon Pearce (Labour - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in schools in High Peak constituency are learning a musical instrument at school.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
The department does not collect information from schools about the number or proportion of their pupils learning a musical instrument at school.
Schools can seek the support of their local Music Hub in providing music education, including support for instrumental teaching. Arts Council England is the fundholder for the Music Hubs programme and collects and publishes information about the activity of each of the Music Hubs. This information is about the music education activity or support the Hubs provide and does not include information on what schools provide without the support of the Hub.
The High Peak constituency is served by Derbyshire Music Education Hub, which provides opportunities to learn an instrument, including through whole class ensemble teaching across the local authority areas of Derby and Derbyshire.
In 2022/23, 47.4% of state-funded schools across Derby and Derbyshire were supported with whole class ensemble teaching. The Hub also delivered or supported lessons to 2,244 pupils in small group tuition, 5,447 pupils in individual lessons, and 6,149 pupils as part of large group lessons. In addition, 1,577 pupils participated in Hub-led or Hub-supported ensembles and group activity, and instruments were loaned to 302 schools during 2022/23.
The 2022/23 data was published on 20 May 2024 and can be accessed on the Arts Council’s website, which is available here: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/MusicEducationHubs/music-education-hubs-survey-and-data#t-in-page-nav-2.
Asked by: Jon Pearce (Labour - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of how many children in High Peak constituency have been identified as having Special Education Needs.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
The special educational needs (SEN) publication publishes data on pupils with SEN support or education, health and care (EHC) plans. This publication can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england.
The figures requested are derivable from the underlying school data and have been summarised in the table below:
Pupils with SEN in High Peak constituency, January 2024
Pupils by SEN type | Total number | Total Proportion |
Total pupils | 12,304 | 100% |
SEN support | 1,787 | 14.5% |
EHC plan | 526 | 4.3% |
Asked by: Jon Pearce (Labour - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides for SEND children in schools in rural constituencies.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
For too long, the education and care system has not met the needs of all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with parents and carers struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve.
This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with SEND or in alternative provision, including children in rural areas, receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department will be focusing on a community-wide approach, improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, and ensuring that special schools cater to those with the most complex needs. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and I will work with families and education and care experts to deliver this in the best interests of our children.
Asked by: Jon Pearce (Labour - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil in mainstream schools was in (a) High Peak constituency, (b) Derbyshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
The average funding per pupil in mainstream schools in (a) High Peak constituency, (b) Derbyshire and (c) England for the 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years can be found in the tables below.
The department is only able to provide the schools national funding formula (NFF) allocations for the High Peak constituency. The schools NFF determines school revenue funding for all mainstream schools in England, although schools’ actual allocations are based on local authorities’ local funding formulae. Constituency figures are based on an aggregate of schools’ NFF allocations. The aim of the NFF is to distribute funding in a fair way and the government therefore keeps it under review.
Average Per Pupil Funding through the Schools NFF:
Financial Year | High Peak Constituency |
2022/23 | £5,300 |
2023/24 | £5,605 |
2024/25 | £5,956 |
Per-pupil school funding is the aggregated school-level NFF allocation divided by the number of pupils in mainstream schools in the constituency.
Funding figures for Derbyshire and England are provided based on the actual allocations of the schools block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), the core allocations received by local authorities for funding mainstream schools.
Average Per Pupil Funding in Mainstream Schools through the DSG:
Financial Year | Derbyshire | England |
2022/23 | £5,456 | £5,534 |
2023/24 | £5,788 | £5,838 |
2024/25 | £5,935 | £5,957 |
To note:
In addition to this core revenue funding and additional grants noted, schools received funding through a number of separate streams, including Pupil Premium, Universal Infant Free School Meals funding; PE and sport premium funding and the recovery premium and National Tutoring Programme to support education recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asked by: Jon Pearce (Labour - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many degree apprenticeships were (a) advertised and (b) completed in (i) High Peak constituency, (ii) Derbyshire and (iii) Greater Manchester in each of the last five years.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The table below provides details of degree level apprenticeship (Level 6 and 7) vacancies in High Peak constituency, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester that were advertised on the Find an Apprenticeship (FAA) service on GOV.UK in each of the last five years.
The department encourages employers to advertise on FAA to maximise engagement with their vacancies and to ensure that they are accessible to all potential apprentices, but not all choose to use the service. Employers may choose to recruit apprentices through their own channels, for example via their own websites, which the department does not monitor. The figures below therefore do not represent the total number of degree level apprenticeship vacancies advertised.
Academic Year | High Peak | Derbyshire | Greater Manchester |
2018/19 | Low | 50 | 170 |
2019/20 | 0 | 80 | 130 |
2020/21 | Low | 90 | 220 |
2021/22 | Low | 370 | 400 |
2022/23 | Low | 270 | 430 |
To note:
The table below provides details of degree level (Level 6 and 7) apprenticeships that have been achieved in High Peak constituency, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester in each of the last five years, as published in the Apprenticeships statistics publication.
Academic Year | High Peak | Derbyshire | Greater Manchester |
2018/19 | Low | 10 | 20 |
2019/20 | 10 | 20 | 190 |
2020/21 | 20 | 60 | 420 |
2021/22 | 20 | 190 | 670 |
2022/23 | 30 | 310 | 980 |
To note: