Church Schools and Universities 2020-02-06
2020-02-06
TAGS
Response quality
Questions & Answers
Q1
Direct Answer
▸
Context
The Church of England plays a significant role in education with its numerous schools.
What recent assessment the Commissioners have made of the effectiveness of the contribution of Church schools and universities to the education system in England?
The Church of England educates 1 million children every day, runs a quarter of all primary schools and operates 4,644 schools in total, 91% of which are good or outstanding. There are also 15 universities in the Cathedrals Group in England, which educate 100,000 students and train 40% of all key stage 2 and 3 teachers.
▸
Assessment & feedback
Response accuracy
Q2
Direct Answer
▸
Context
The Church of England supports investment in further education.
What help might the Church be able to give for the much-needed further education learning quarter in Wolverhampton?
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue. The Church strongly supports investment in further education and the Wolverhampton education quarter is an imaginative proposal to benefit the city. While we are at a very early stage of possible Church involvement, I know that the diocesan director of education and senior local chaplains will be very willing to meet him to discuss the proposal.
▸
Assessment & feedback
Response accuracy
Q3
Partial Answer
▸
Context
Church education supports changes in school rolls due to population shifts.
Will the hon. Gentleman update us on what strategic national work the Church might be doing with the Department for Education to support local schools that are experiencing changes to school rolls due to population changes? Otherwise excellent schools, such as St George's and St Michael's in my constituency, are having to experience differences in their local population.
Being relatively new in post, I am afraid that I am not immediately aware of that, but I am very happy to raise the hon. Lady's concerns with Nigel Genders, our director of education at Church House, and I will get back to her.
▸
Assessment & feedback
No direct response given; commitment to follow up instead.
Deferring The Issue To A Future Discussion
Response accuracy