Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many courses designed to support people with a learning disability were provided in a further education college in each of the last five years.

Socially disadvantaged and hardest to reach learners may have no or few qualifications, complex lives with multiple problems or a diagnosed or undiagnosed learning difficulty and may require more support to engage in, and complete, their learning.

FE providers work with a wide range of partners in their area to develop innovative ways of responding to the needs of disadvantaged learners. For many, engagement will be through non-accredited learning progressing to full qualifications, a traineeship, apprenticeship, or employment/self-employment.

We do not hold data on courses designed to support people with a learning disability in Further Education Colleges.