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To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students who received free school meals went on to study science and engineering courses at university in the latest period for which figures are available.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students who received free school meals went on to study science and engineering courses at university in the latest period for which figures are available.
[112440]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
An estimated 14,380 English maintained schools pupils, who received free school meals at age 15 in 2005/06, entered higher education by age 19 in 2009/10. Of these, it is estimated that 5,480 were studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. This includes those studying more than one main subject where this includes a STEM subject.
Today is a hugely significant day for British scientists with the announcement of the Higgs boson discovery. Some 6,000 scientists worked on it worldwide—700 from the UK—and there was a major contribution from the north-west. A constituent of mine, Professor Phil Allport, head of particle physics at Liverpool university, led the ATLAS experiment. Will the Prime Minister confirm this Government’s commitment to science and to institutes in the north-west?
Today is a hugely significant day for British scientists with the announcement of the Higgs boson discovery. Some 6,000 scientists worked on it worldwide—700 from the UK—and there was a major contribution from the north-west. A constituent of mine, Professor Phil Allport, head of particle physics at Liverpool university, led the ATLAS experiment. Will the Prime Minister confirm this Government’s commitment to science and to institutes in the north-west?
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue, the immense British contribution there has been to this extraordinary breakthrough—not least that of Higgs himself—and the extraordinary work that, as she says, is done in the north-west of England. It is a very big step forward and we should congratulate everyone involved. This Government’s commitment to the science budget is without any doubt, not least because although we have had to make difficult cuts, we have preserved the science budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to sustain the number of students studying science and mathematics at A level.
[112439]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to sustain the number of students studying science and mathematics at A level.
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The main step we are taking is to improve the quality of teaching. We are providing up to £135 million over the current spending review period to improve science and mathematics education. We have announced plans to recruit more specialist science and mathematics teachers by offering bursaries of up to £20,000 for the best graduates. This is supplemented by conversion courses to provide general science graduates and teachers with specialist knowledge to enable them to teach single science subjects. We are funding professional development for science and mathematics teachers through the network of science learning centres and the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. Our Triple Science Support Programme supports schools to offer three separate science GCSEs, which in turn enables more young people to progress to take science A Levels. The Stimulating Physics Network encourages more young people to study physics at GCSE and beyond. In the last year we have increased our funding for the Further Mathematics Support Programme, which has helped schools to encourage take up of Further Mathematics A Level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to the answer of 25 April 2012, Official Report, columns 927-28W, on GCSE: science, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more schools to provide a separate science subjects option for all pupils.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to the answer of 25 April 2012, Official Report, columns 927-28W, on GCSE: science, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more schools to provide a separate science subjects option for all pupils.
[112617]
The Department for Education funds the Triple Science Support Programme. This is an extensive programme of practical support and guidance to all schools on how to offer GCSE triple science to pupils who would benefit. We are also doing more to attract the best graduates into teaching science and maths by offering bursaries of up to £20,000 and by providing specialist physics, chemistry and biology initial teacher training courses in preparation for the discrete teaching of those specialisms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of taking (a) separate and (b) double award science GCSE on students choosing a science-based career.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of taking (a) separate and (b) double award science GCSE on students choosing a science-based career.
Adjournment debate on careers advice in schools.
Adjournment debate on careers advice in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the future of science research and expertise in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the future of science research and expertise in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to assist science and technology research institutions in contributing to economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to assist science and technology research institutions in contributing to economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to maintain the UK's attractiveness to the scientific, technical and research sectors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to maintain the UK's attractiveness to the scientific, technical and research sectors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent estimate his Department has made of the contribution that UK science and technology research makes to the global economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent estimate his Department has made of the contribution that UK science and technology research makes to the global economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to assist science and technology research institutions in contributing to economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to assist science and technology research institutions in contributing to economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the infrastructure capacity of local colleges to enable them to deliver the practical component of applied science programmes for students of external university degree programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the infrastructure capacity of local colleges to enable them to deliver the practical component of applied science programmes for students of external university degree programmes.