English Language: Education
(asked on 18th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many ESOL classes were run by further education colleges and other public sector bodies in each of the last 10 years including the current academic year.
We do not collect data on numbers of classes, but on participation. English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) participation is published as part of a Statistical First Release. The table below shows ESOL participation since 2005/06.
It is worth noting that figures for 2011/12 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years as a Single Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data collection system has been introduced. Small technical changes have been made in the way learners from more than one provision type are counted, leading to a removal of duplicate learners and a reduction in overall learner numbers.
Adult (19+) FE and Skills - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Participation (2005/06 to 2015/16 Reported-to-Date) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
| ESOL participation |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2005/06 Full Year | 272,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2006/07 Full Year | 214,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2007/08 Full Year | 193,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2008/09 Full Year | 188,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2009/10 Full Year | 178,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2010/11 Full Year | 163,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2011/12 Full Year | 139,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2012/13 Full Year | 146,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2013/14 Full Year | 139,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
2014/15 Full Year | 131,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record. | ||||||||||||||
2) This table includes Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
3) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred. | ||||||||||||||
4) Figures for 2008/09 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years as the introduction of demand led funding has changed how data is collected and how funded learners are defined from 2008/09 onwards. | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data reported so far for the first quarter of 2015/16 show that 71,500 learners participated in ESOL between August and October 2015. This is in-year data which is subject to revisions and cannot be compared with data from earlier years.