Written Question
Monday 16th March 2015
Asked by:
Paul Uppal (Conservative - Wolverhampton South West)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that funding is available for schools to enable them to maintain the variety of A-levels they offer.
Answered by David Laws
For the academic year 2015/16, the Department for Education has maintained the base rate of funding for 16- to 19-year-olds in schools and colleges at £4,000 for full-time 16- and 17-year-olds, and £3,300 for 18-year-olds. This is sufficient to fund a study programme of 600 hours, which is enough for students to take three A levels and one AS level, plus around 150 hours of enrichment or tutorial activity across each two-year course. It is for schools to determine what they offer their students, taking into account the needs and aspirations of their students as well as the overall budget available to the school.
Written Question
Monday 16th March 2015
Asked by:
Paul Uppal (Conservative - Wolverhampton South West)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding is available to schools to enable pupils to continue at A-level subjects they took at GCSE.
Answered by David Laws
Funding for 16- to 19-year-olds is sufficient for students to take three A levels and one AS level, plus around 150 hours of enrichment or tutorial activity across each two-year course. It is up to individuals to choose which subjects they wish to take at A level and not all students will choose to continue to study the same subjects they took at GCSE. It is for schools to determine what they offer their students, taking into account the needs and aspirations of their students as well as the overall budget available to the school.
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Apr 2013
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Apr 2013
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Oct 2011
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Aug 2011
Public Disorder
"It is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Salford and Eccles (Hazel Blears).
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 May 2011
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 May 2011
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Nov 2010
Schools White Paper
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