Member

Amendment 306 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, would require that the department annually publish GCSE data on children included in children not in school registers. The department is responsible for driving high and rising standards in the state-funded school system and, of course, publishes performance data for schools and colleges as an accountability measure. I am afraid that carrying out the task requested by this amendment would be considerably more difficult than noble Lords have suggested and would also not be likely to provide the clear information they have suggested it would. Parents often tailor the educational experience of their children to suit individual needs and, as a result, may opt not to follow the traditional route of GCSEs or other formal qualifications.