Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour, South Shields
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding the Government has provided to (a) the Frontline programme and (b) other social work training courses in each of the last five years.
Edward Timpson
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
The Government began funding the Frontline programme in 2013-14. The funding provided was £1,086,100 in 2013-14 and £4,517,500 in 2014-15. The total so far is £5,603,600.
This pilot programme, where more than 14 people applied for every place in the second cohort, is delivering innovative practice that will drive quality throughout the profession.
Over the last five years the Government has provided a total of £590,437,430 on other social work training courses. This is outlined in the table below:
Amount (£) | |
2010-11 | 113,579,649 |
2011-12 | 132,148,506 |
2012-13 | 130,738,664 |
2013-14 | 113,385,611 |
2014-15 | 100,585,000 |
Total | 590,437,430 |
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