asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what proportion of staff in non-advanced further education are on the grade (a) lecturer I and (b) lecturer II;(2) what proportion of lecturers in non-advanced further education hold degreess or equivalent qualifications.
Centrally available information on lecturers' qualifications identifies the establishments where they work, not the level of the courses they teach. Establishments can be classified according to the proportion of students undertaking non-advanced courses. About two thirds of those students are in establishments where all but a small minority of students are on such courses. In England in 1985, the latest year for which information is available, 41 per cent. of full-time lecturers in those establishments were recorded as having degrees or equivalent qualifications. In the same year, 48 per cent. of all full-time lecturers in those establishments were on the lecturer I grade and 30 per cent. were on the lecturer II grade.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of work in non-advanced further education is (a) O-level equivalent, category V, and (b) A-level equivalent, category IV.
In the academic year 1985–86, 43 per cent. of timetabled student hours in non-advanced further education in England were spent in Burnham category V work and 51 per cent. in Burnham category IV work. The remaining 6 per cent. of non-advanced work was Burnham category
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the ratio of students to staff in non-advanced further education in terms of full-time equivalent numbers.
The ratio of full-time equivalent student numbers to full-time equivalent staff numbers in non-advanced further education in England in the academic year 1985–86 was 10·3 to 1. The survey upon which this is based covers about three quarters of non-advanced work in the maintained sector.
| Name of Local Education Authority | Brief description of proposal | Date of publication | Schools identified for closure |
| Staffordshire | Closure of a Junior School and change Age Range of an Infant School to 4–11 | 21 June 1985 | Kinnersley Memorial CE Junior School |
| Rochdale | Reorganisation of RC provision in Rochdale | 28 September 1985 | St. Wilfrid's RC Midddle School |
| St. Joseph's RC Middle School | |||
| Kirk lees | Closure of West Slaithwaite CE Junior and Infant School | 30 September 1985 | West Slaithwaite CE Junior and Infant School |
| Hertfordshire | Amalgamation of Howe Dell Junior and Infant School and Millwards Junior School | 11 October 1985 | Howe Dell Junior and Infant School |
| Warwickshire | Closure of Ullenhall CE Junior and Infant School | 2 May 1986 | Ullenhall CE Junior and Infant School |
| Warwickshire | Closure of Baddesley Clinton RC Junior and Infant School | 2 May 1986 | Baddesley Clinton RC Junior and Infant School |
| Warwickshire | Closure of Wolverton Junior and Infant School | 2 May 1986 | Wolverton Junior and Infant School |
| Berkshire | Reorganisation of Primary Education in West Reading | 23 May 1986 | Grovetands Infant School |
| Norcot Primary School | |||
| Upcroft Junior School | |||
| Staffordshire | Reorganisation in the Stafford Area | 13 June 1986 | Flash Ley First School |
| Bradley Endowed First School | |||
| Gnosall St. Lawrence First School | |||
| Chetwynd Middle School | |||
| Holmcroft Middle School | |||
| Riverway Middle School | |||
| Hixon Broadacres Middle School | |||
| Essex | Secondary Reorganisation in Essex | 16 May 1986 | Buckhurst Hill High School |
| Epping Forest High School | |||
| Ongar Comprehensive School | |||
| Dorset | Closure of Halstock Primary School | 20 June 1986 | Halstock Primary School |
| Oxfordshire | Closure of King Alfred's Secondary Boarding House School | 12 June 1986 | King Alfred's Boarding House School |
| Hampshire | Closure of Sherfield English CE Primary School | 12 September 1986 | Sherfield English CE Primary School |
| Oxfordshire | Closure of Kiddington Primary School | 8 August 1986 | Kiddington Primary School |
| Wiltshire | Amalgamation of Burbage Primary School, Easton Royal Primary School and Grafton CE Primary School | 15 August 1986 | Burbage Primary School |
| Easton Royal Primary School | |||
| Grafton CE Primary School |
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of non-advanced further education students study at colleges outside he boundaries of their own local education authority.
In November 1985, 13 per cent. of the students in non-advanced further education from England attended English further education colleges outside their home local authority area.