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Written question asked by Tom Blenkinsop (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 June 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 June 2010. It was answered by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Monday, 14 June 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Education: Middlesbrough

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people from Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency began a (a) higher education course, (b) further education course and (c) modern apprenticeship in each year since 1996.
Answer

Table 1 covers entrants to Higher Education courses from Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland parliamentary constituency. Figures are taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record. Figures for the 2009/10 academic year will be available in January 2011.Table 2 shows the number of Apprenticeship Programme Starts in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, 2003/04 to 2008/09. 2003/04 is the earliest year for which comparable data is available and 2008/09 is the latest year for which full year data is available.Table 3 shows the number of Further Education courses started in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, 2002/03 to 2008/09. 2002/03 is the earliest year for which comparable data is available and 2008/09 is the latest year for which full year data is available.

Table 1: Entrants¹ from Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland parliamentary constituency², English Higher Education Institutions³—academic years 1996/97 to 2008/09
Entrants
1996/97 910
1997/98 1,040
1998/99 1,100
1999/2000 1,315
2000/01 1,710
2001/02 1,485
2002/03 1,715
2003/04 1,605
2004/05 1,485
2005/06 1,565
2006/07 1,760
2007/08 1,480
2008/09 1,480
¹ Covers entrants to all levels and modes of study.
² Figures do not include entrants where the constituency of the student cannot be established due to missing or invalid postcode information.
³ Excludes the Open University due to inconsistencies in their coding of entrants across the time series.
Note:
Figures are based on a snapshot as at 1 December to maintain consistency across the time series.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
Table 2: Apprenticeship Programme Starts for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland parliamentary constituency, 2003/04 to 2008/09
Starts
2003/04 600
2004/05 610
2005/06 500
2006/07 530
2007/08 600
2008/09 680
Notes:
1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Parliamentary constituency is based upon the home postcode of the learner.
Source:
Individualised Learner Record
Table 3: Starts in Further Education colleges in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland parliamentary constituency, 2002/03 to 2008/09
Starts
2002/03 21,100
2003/04 21,690
2004/05 21,590
2005/06 18,610
2006/07 16,660
2007/08 15,300
2008/09 14,480
Notes:
1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Parliamentary constituency is based upon the home postcode of the learner.
3. Figures include all starts on Further Education courses at Further Education colleges or institutions.
4. It is not possible to uniquely identify learners. Learners starting more than one course in the academic year will be counted more than once.
Source:
Individualised Learner Record

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1960; 511 c315-6W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Education Middlesbrough
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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