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Written question asked by Baroness Rebuck (Labour) on Thursday, 4 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 February 2016. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 February 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Further Education

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the requirement for all learners who did not achieve a Level 2 in English and maths by the age of 16 to continue to study those subjects post-16 since its introduction.

Answer

We publish analysis on English and maths attainment by students aged 16 to 18 who did not achieve A* to C by the end of key stage 4 in an annual experimental Statistical First Release. The latest release (relating to 2013/14) is attached and also available online. [1]

The next publication will provide data relating to 2014/15, the first year of the English and maths requirement.

The English and maths requirement has had a positive effect on attainment. In 2015, for 17-year-olds and over, entries in maths were up 30% while English entries rose by 23%. Last year there were over 4,000 more passes in English by students aged 17 and over and over 7,500 more maths passes.

We also monitor in-year management information returns from further education institutions. In 2014/15, 97% of 16 to 19-year-olds without GCSE A*-C English and/or maths attending an FE institution continued their study of these subjects.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-1-and-2-english-and-maths-16-to-18-students-2013-to-2014.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5956
Session
2015-16
Attachment
Statistical First Release 35/2015
Subjects
Further education English language Mathematics
Link
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