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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 8 December 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 December 2020. It was answered by Baroness Berridge (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2020 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Secondary Education: Class Sizes

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce (1) minimum, and (2) average, class size targets for post-16 education providers.

Answer

We welcome the Association of College’s recent report on post-16 provision, 'The impact of competition in post-16 education & training', and note the proposals for longer-term reform to the sector, including class size targets, a single commissioning and regulatory process, and education hubs.

We will set out our future plans for post-16 education providers in the soon to be published Further Education White Paper.

In developing our proposals for the White Paper, we have engaged extensively with the Association and other representative bodies and look forward to continuing to do so over the coming months. In the meantime, we are most grateful for the work they have done, and we share their commitment to reform to improve post-16 education.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11251
Session
2019-21
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Class sizes Secondary education
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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