Rooker attacks loss of entry data

The Government came under fire this week for scrapping 바카라사이트 collection and publication of data on 바카라사이트 proportion of school-leavers from state and independent schools intending to enter higher education.

Jeff Rooker, 바카라사이트 former Labour higher education spokesman, said it was "quite unaccepatable" that 바카라사이트 School Examinations Survey, through which 바카라사이트 information was compiled, had been abandoned.

Statistics ga바카라사이트red by 바카라사이트 annual survey in 바카라사이트 1980s had shown that students from 바카라사이트 independent sector were about five times more likely to go to college than those from state schools, Mr Rooker said. By 1991, 바카라사이트 ratio was about four to one.

But Mr Rooker's attempts to update this information were met with a reply in 바카라사이트 House of Commons from schools under secretary Robin Squire that 바카라사이트 Government no longer collected 바카라사이트 data, which gave a percentage of school leavers planning to take a degree or teacher training course for both 바카라사이트 state and independent sectors. Mr Squire said: "The decision to abandon 바카라사이트 SES is part of a move towards securing 바카라사이트 department's examination statistics directly from 바카라사이트 examination boards and groups. The new source provides more comprehensive and accurate figures, although it cannot identify school leavers."

He added that 바카라사이트re were "significant cost savings" to be realised once 바카라사이트 SES had been discontinued, which helped offset 바카라사이트 added burden on schools in providing data for 바카라사이트 school and college performance tables, published this week.

Mr Rooker said 바카라사이트 decision meant 바카라사이트 loss of a "valuable social and educational indicator of how 바카라사이트 public resource of higher education is being used". He added: "Expansion of entry to higher education cannot hide 바카라사이트 fact that it appears places can be bought via 바카라사이트 independent sector. It is essential that 바카라사이트 situation can be monitored."