§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education arid Skills (1) if he will estimate the number1576W (e) Buildings
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of (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils who attended at least one (i) field study and (ii) residential field study course in 2002–03; [170411]
(2) whether he plans to make attendance on a field study course a compulsory part of the National Curriculum. [170413]
§ Mr. MilibandThe Department does not collect information on the number of students attending field study centres on day or residential visits.
The geography curriculum already requires pupils to be taught to use fieldwork skills, which must be developed during investigations outside the classroom. We have no plans to make attendance on a field study course a compulsory part of the National Curriculum.
§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the impact of field study courses on pupil performance. [170412]
§ Mr. MilibandThis information is not collected by the Department.