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751 records in UK in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make the tracking of pupils’ progress over time the principal league table criterion for primary schools.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people resident in Pendle entered higher education in each of the last 20 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to re-evaluate the school starting age in the light of the later starting age in other European countries.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what change in level of participation there has been in (a) dance, (b) arts and crafts and (c) cultural computer activities in secondary schools in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what change in the level of participation there has been in (a) dance, (b) music, (c) theatre and (d) arts and crafts in primary schools in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimates of university application numbers his Department used when making the decision to remove student number controls.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate his Department has made of numbers of applications to English universities in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20; and what effect the d
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people living in (a) Leeds and (b) Leeds Central constituency entered higher education in each of the last 20 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 January 2015
The Government is taking a number of steps to secure improved standards among alternative providers of higher education. Britain’s system of higher education is renowned worldwide for its high quality, a reputation that continues to strengthen as demonstr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 January 2015
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Universities and Science (Greg Clark) has today made the following statement.The Government is taking a number of steps to secure improved standards among alternative providers of higher education. Britain’s syst...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the increase in the schools budget from £35 billion to £39 billion announced in the Spending Review 2010 included Early Years Entitlement funding under the Dedicated Schools Grant.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Global Learning Programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which schools in Norfolk have registered for the Global Learning Programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which schools in Norfolk are Global Learning Programme Expert Centres; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many schools have registered for the Global Learning Programme; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 23 of Growth is our Business: A Strategy for Professional and Business Services, published in July 2013, what progress has been made towards achieving the stated aim
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on education projects in each year since 2005-06.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are putting in place to help infants schools that are struggling to provide universal free school meals due to overstretched equipment or logistical problems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2014 to Questions 196539 and 196540, how much of the funding for (a) adult further education and skills and (b) apprenticeships was spent in 2013-14.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people applied for part-time university courses in each year since May 2010.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the top 20 local authority areas by proportion of pupils from maintained schools gaining admission to Russell Group universities, showing whether each authority is (a) selective (b) partially s
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list all local authority areas in the (a) North West, (b) North East, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) West Midlands and (e) East Midlands from which 25 per cent or more of pupils from maintained s
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children in England do not attend primary or secondary school on a full-time basis.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what special measures are in place to encourage more males to train as primary school teachers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the attention paid by maintained secondary schools in England to building in all their pupils the confidence to succeed, qualities of character, and the interpersonal skills they will need
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to make available to maintained secondary schools in England the resources, particularly the facilities and teacher training, to develop in their pupils the self confidence, character capabilitie
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the economic benefit of universities to the region in which they are located.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for (a) University Centre Shrewsbury and (b) other new universities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 14 January (HL3983), why the section of the National Curriculum in England framework document entitled "Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation" contains detailed material on the l
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 14 January (HL3982 and HL3983), where in any of the National Curriculum documents of recent years there appear Programmes of Study on vocabulary that provide the degree of info
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, whether her Department is considering new sponsorship, governance or partnership agreements with another Academy for any of the schools in question;
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, what steps her Department can take in the case of adequate improvements not being made at one of the schools in question.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, how her Department can detail the input of challenging the schools in question.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, for how long her Department expects to work closely with each of the schools in question.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, who will assess whether improvement at the schools in question is adequate; and when that assessment will be made.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of successful applications to UK universities were made by British people from BME communities in each year since 2010.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage the teaching of computer coding in schools.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the attention paid to vocabulary building within literacy syllabuses in the national curriculum from pre-school onwards.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote the engagement of higher education colleges with the agri-foods sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools opened a new sixth form in the last four years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 January 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 24 October 2014 (HL2125 and HL2126) and 1 July 2013 (WA 191–2), why the review of medical and dental student intakes recommended by the Health and Education National Strategic
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the UK Government Financial Package to Northern Ireland under the Stormont House Agreement, how much of the up to £500 million new capital funding will be to support (a) shared and (b)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to increase the number of primary school teachers who have one or more science A-Levels.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to provide telephone helplines for schools to use to contact the Education Funding Agency.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve educational standards and opportunities at non-local education authority schools in (a) Tameside and (b) Stockport.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the reduction in the student opportunity allocation on the ability of financially-disadvantaged students to access higher education
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the average unit costs of (a) the face value of student loans, (b) the resource costs of student loans, (c) teaching grants through the Higher Education
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that every child can read by the time they finish primary school.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Read On. Get On. campaign and (b) members and supporters of that campaign on improving the reading ability of primary school children.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to support parents in bolstering the cognitive development of their children before they reach primary school.