Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of career advisers working in schools.
Answered by Damian Hinds
Information on the state-funded school workforce in England, including the number of staff and subjects taught, is published in the annual ‘School workforce in England’ national statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england. The figures in the school workforce census do not represent the total number of careers advisers, since many schools and colleges commission the services of an external, qualified careers professional. Schools are encouraged to search for qualified careers practitioners in their area on the UK Register of Career Development Professionals, which is hosted by the Career Development Institute.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of apprenticeship starts were in each of the 30 apprenticeship funding bands in the 2022-23 academic year.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The below table outlines the number of starts, and the proportion of starts, on apprenticeship standards for the 2022/23 academic year split by the apprenticeship funding bands published by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in August 2023. Starts were split across 28 funding bands in 2022/23.
Max Funding Band | 2022/23 Starts (Rounded to the nearest 10) | Proportion of Starts Total |
£1,500 | 0 | 0% |
£2,000 | 0 | 0% |
£2,500 | 1250 | 0.4% |
£3,000 | 3850 | 1.1% |
£3,500 | 4810 | 1.4% |
£4,000 | 40170 | 11.9% |
£4,500 | 20780 | 6.2% |
£5,000 | 28780 | 8.6% |
£6,000 | 43540 | 12.9% |
£7,000 | 29150 | 8.7% |
£8,000 | 10100 | 3.0% |
£9,000 | 13560 | 4.0% |
£10,000 | 3290 | 1.0% |
£11,000 | 15380 | 4.6% |
£12,000 | 13600 | 4.0% |
£13,000 | 4310 | 1.3% |
£14,000 | 9990 | 3.0% |
£15,000 | 18280 | 5.4% |
£16,000 | 4700 | 1.4% |
£17,000 | 1670 | 0.5% |
£18,000 | 13340 | 4.0% |
£19,000 | 900 | 0.3% |
£20,000 | 1430 | 0.4% |
£21,000 | 18020 | 5.4% |
£22,000 | 4250 | 1.3% |
£23,000 | 280 | 0.1% |
£24,000 | 8390 | 2.5% |
£25,000 | 2860 | 0.8% |
£26,000 | 11740 | 3.5% |
£27,000 | 8120 | 2.4% |
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many SMEs have hosted more than 10 apprentices at any one time in each month since April 2023.
Answered by Robert Halfon
There were 998 non-levy employer accounts that had more than ten apprentices in learning at any one time between April 2023 and December 2023.
The below table shows the number of non-levy employer accounts that had more than ten apprentices in learning at any one time in each month.
Month | Number of non-levy employer accounts with apprentices >10 |
April 2023 | 497 |
May 2023 | 518 |
June 2023 | 532 |
July 2023 | 530 |
August 2023 | 515 |
September 23 | 651 |
October 23 | 712 |
November 23 | 728 |
December 23 | 697 |
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of apprentices on a 12-month apprenticeship in the 2021-2022 academic year completed their endpoint assessment (a) on the date of, (b) one to three months after, (c) three to six months after and (d) more than six months after completing their apprenticeship.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The below table shows achievers (rounded to the nearest 100) in the 2021/22 academic year whose planned duration was 12 months.
Months from last learning to end of EPA | Achievements | Proportion of total (%) |
EPA within a month of last learning | 2,200 | 12% |
EPA 1-3 months after last learning | 13,300 | 73% |
EPA 3-6 months after last learning | 2,200 | 12% |
EPA more than 6 months after last learning | 600 | 3% |
Total | 18,300 | 100% |
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which colleges provide T Level courses; and which T Level courses each college provides.
Answered by Robert Halfon
Over 250 providers are delivering 18 T Levels in a range of in-demand subject areas in all regions of the country. A list of these providers is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/providers-selected-to-deliver-t-levels.
Each of these providers will have information on their website relating to their T Level curriculum offer as this differs by school or college, depending on local student demand and employer needs.
Prospective students can also find details of the T Levels available in their area on GOV.UK at: https://www.tlevels.gov.uk/students/find.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of apprentices who did not complete an apprenticeship that they had started completed the apprenticeship exit survey in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The department is committed to supporting as many apprentices as possible to stay on their programme, to achieve and have to a high-quality experience.
The department wants to ensure that apprentice pay supports talented individuals to start and stay in apprenticeships. From April 2024, the apprentice minimum wage will increase by 21.2% to £6.40. Many employers pay their apprentices more than the minimum, with the latest data showing that the median gross hourly pay for apprentices in 2021 was £9.98 an hour.
The department continues to provide additional financial support to employers and providers to encourage more apprenticeship opportunities and to help meet additional costs associated with apprenticeships. The department provides £1,000 payments to employers and providers when they take on apprentices aged 16 to 18, and up to 24 for apprentices with an Education, Health and Care plan, which can be used to support costs such as work equipment, uniforms, or travel. The department has also increased the care leavers’ bursary from £1,000 to £3,000.
3,658 apprentices have responded to the exit questionnaire since it was launched in October 2022. Of those, 679 (19%) cited financial reasons as contributing to their withdrawal from their apprenticeship.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of respondents to the apprentice exit survey reported that financial issues contributed to them not finishing an apprenticeship in the 2022-23 academic year.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The department is committed to supporting as many apprentices as possible to stay on their programme, to achieve and have to a high-quality experience.
The department wants to ensure that apprentice pay supports talented individuals to start and stay in apprenticeships. From April 2024, the apprentice minimum wage will increase by 21.2% to £6.40. Many employers pay their apprentices more than the minimum, with the latest data showing that the median gross hourly pay for apprentices in 2021 was £9.98 an hour.
The department continues to provide additional financial support to employers and providers to encourage more apprenticeship opportunities and to help meet additional costs associated with apprenticeships. The department provides £1,000 payments to employers and providers when they take on apprentices aged 16 to 18, and up to 24 for apprentices with an Education, Health and Care plan, which can be used to support costs such as work equipment, uniforms, or travel. The department has also increased the care leavers’ bursary from £1,000 to £3,000.
3,658 apprentices have responded to the exit questionnaire since it was launched in October 2022. Of those, 679 (19%) cited financial reasons as contributing to their withdrawal from their apprenticeship.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children prescribed Elvanse who are (a) currently without medication and (b) excluded from school due to behavioural issues.
Answered by Damian Hinds
The information requested is not held by the department.
Creating school cultures with high expectations of behaviour is a priority for the government. The department supports head teachers in using exclusion where warranted as a part of creating calm, safe and supportive environments which bring out the best in every pupil.
The updated ‘Statutory Suspension and Permanent Exclusion’ guidance is clear that head teachers should consider any underlying causes of misbehaviour before issuing an exclusion, this may include where a pupil has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. More information on the guidance can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1181584/Suspension_and_permanent_exclusion_guidance_september_23.pdf.
The department’s guidance, 'Understanding your data: a guide for school governors and academy trustees’ also makes clear governing boards should carefully consider the level and characteristics of pupils who are leaving the school and deploy maximum challenge to the school on any permanent exclusions to ensure it is only used as a last resort. More information on the guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-your-data-a-guide-for-school-governors-and-academy-trustees/understanding-your-data-a-guide-for-school-governors-and-academy-trustees.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in Feltham and Heston constituency have received two A-Levels or equivalent in each year since 2009.
Answered by Damian Hinds
Data are not published at Parliamentary constituency level.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started an apprenticeship course that they did not complete in each academic year since 2010-2011.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The department does not hold the information requested.