14. To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent steps his Department has taken to raise standards in secondary schools. (183693)

Since 1997, we have doubled funding per pupil in real terms. We have put over 200,000 more adults in classrooms. We hit the 60 per cent. of pupils achieving good GCSEs target a year early. Gaps are narrowing. Low-performance at school and local authority level is diminishing. Our Children's Plan sets out how we will deliver a world-class education system. The Every Child Matters agenda, personalised learning, progression, curriculum changes, academies, new 14 to 19 diplomas, raising the participation age, work force reforms and continued investment are all taking this forward.

23. To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department is taking to raise the educational standards in secondary schools. (183702)

Since 1997, we have doubled funding per pupil in real terms. We have put over 200,000 more adults in classrooms. We hit the 60 per cent. of pupils achieving good GCSEs target a year early. Gaps are narrowing. Low-performance at school and local authority level is diminishing. Our Children's Plan sets out how we will deliver a world-class education system. The Every Child Matters agenda, personalised learning, progression, curriculum changes, academies, new 14-19 diplomas, raising the participation age, workforce reforms and continued investment are all taking this forward.