Every parliamentary written question tabled by Mark Ferguson this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of qualified teacher status on the quality of teaching.
Evidence shows that high quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving the outcomes of children, which is why qualified teacher status (QTS) is so important. The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and ...
How many primary school children are (a) eligible for and (b) registered to receive free school meals in Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency.
The most recently published figures on free school meals (FSM) eligibility are from the January 2024 school census, published in June 2024 here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.Th...
How many kinship carers are registered in Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency; and if she will make an estimate of the average number of kinship carers registered per constituency.
The information is not available as requested. The department does not collect information on the number of kinship carers or the average number of registrations per constituency. We do collect information on the numbers of foster care placements with fam...
What the average funding per pupil was in mainstream schools in (a) Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency, (b) the North East Combined Authority Area and (c) England in each of the last five years.
The table below sets out funding statistics for the North East and England in each of the last five years. The figures represent the funding provided through the schools block of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). All of the figures in the table exclude growth funding but include premises. The figures do not include the additional grant funding that schools across the country have received to support pay and pensions increases in 2024/25. The DSG is allocated at local authority level and, as such, the equivalent figures are not available for Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency. The allocations that schools within a constituency receive are determined by the local funding formula in their area. The table below provides average per-pupil funding for the last five years, from the 2020/21 to 2024/25 financial years:YearDSG Schools Block per-pupil funding North East *England2020/21£4,828£4,8452021/22£5,220£5,2282022/23£5,538£5,5342023/24£5,869£5,8382024/25£5,993£5,957 * The data the department holds for the North East is for the North East region, as opposed to the North East Combined Authority Area.
How many apprenticeships started in Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency in each of the last five years.
Apprenticeship starts are published at parliamentary constituency level in the Apprenticeships official statistics, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/apprenticeships. Data for Gateshead Central and Whickham by academic year from 2018/19 to 2022/23 can be found in the dataset called ‘Geography - New Parliamentary Constituency Breakdowns’.