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Destinations Data

Monday 22 June 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • David Johnston asked the Minister about using destinations data to assess schools and colleges.
  • The Minister acknowledged the importance of knowing what young people end up doing after education.
  • The Minister emphasized the need for young people to leave education as well-rounded individuals ready for employment.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 David Johnston SNP North East Fife
Education
Context

The MP raises concerns about how destinations data can be used to assess schools' performance, especially given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question

What steps is he taking to use destinations data to assess the effectiveness of schools and colleges? Does my right hon. Friend agree that destinations data is particularly important in the light of covid, and that we need our schools focused on helping young people to the destinations to which they were on track before lockdown?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson)

We must never lose sight of how important it is to know what youngsters end up going on to do. Yes, we want them to leave school, college or university as well-rounded individuals with all the tools they need to succeed in life, but they have to be tools that lead them into employment so that they can continue to succeed. That is why destinations data is so important, and why it is quite right that Ofsted attaches such high importance to it.

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