Pupil absence from maintained primary and secondary schools: Regional Trends 38 In law, parents of children of compulsory school age (5 to 16) are required to ensure that they receive a suitable education by regular attendance at school or otherwise. Failure to comply with this statutory duty can lead to prosecution. Local Education ...
Non-teaching staff: by type of school: Social Trends 34 An evaluation of the impact of teaching assistants in primary schools found that teachers value their support and appreciate the benefits of having another adult in the classroom. The number of non-teaching staff in England who provide additional learning...
Full-time nursery & primary and secondary school teachers: by sex: Social Trends 34 Within nursery and primary, and secondary public sector mainstream schools in the United Kingdom the numbers of full-time qualified teachers decreased by around 54,000 between 1981/82 and 2001/02 to 438,000, although they have been rising since 1998/99. T...
Achievement at GCE A level or equivalent: Social Trends 34 The GCE A level is usually taken after GCSEs and a further two years of study in a sixth form or equivalent in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications are usually taken at ages 17 and 18, as part of t...
Mean score for reading achievement: G8 comparison, 2001: Social Trends 34 In 2001 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement co-ordinated the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). It assessed the reading abilities of over 150,000 ten year old pupils in 35 countries. Pupils in...
School Estates Statistics Contains core facts about the school estate. This survey looks at the extent, value, condition, capacity and running costs of the school estate.
School Meals in Scotland Pupils taking free or purchased school meals. Proportions of pupils entitled, registered and/or taking free school meals. Data on anonymised systems and free fruit and chilled drinking water.
Focus on London A statistical digest bringing together a wide range of demographic, social, industrial and economic statistics about London, produced in collaboration with the Greater London Authority (GLA).
The publication covers: population and migration, education...
Region in Figures; Volume 9 Region in Figures is a comprehensive source of official statistics about the regions and sub-regions of England. Nine reports (covering the Government Office Regions) include data on the population, economy, labour market, education and training, transpo...
Focus on Wales: Its People Focus on Wales paints a picture of the people of Wales. It includes information on their characteristics, sense of national identity, ethnic diversity and Welsh language skills, as well as looking at the Welsh-born living elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
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