Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 5 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 January 2004. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 January 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what methods are used to measure regional differences in educational standards.

Answer: Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what methods are used to measure regional differences in educational standards. [146663] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department publishes a wide variety of data on the performance of schools and other education institutions, including `value added' measures. Much of this is published in Statistical Bulletins, Statistical First Releases and Statistical Volumes of Education as well as Performance Tables. These sources provide information at school, LEA, Regional, and national level. This data is used by bodies such as Regional Development Agencies and the Learning and Skills Council to help develop regional and local strategies to improve education and skills attainment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 416 c638-9W;416 c636-7W; 146663
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Education Economic regions Local education authorities Statistics Standards Schools
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk