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Figure 18: Net imports of students by local authorities
Net imports between LAs
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Numbers
800 800 - 3200
0
0-800
- 800
-550 -550 - 0
-2000 - -550
The overall evidence suggests that calculating population growth rates and
participation rates for district level authorities is only part of the information
required. We also need to take account of travel patterns, as illustrated in Figure 18
above. The interpretation could be ambiguous however. If we observe a projected
increase in learners in a district that typically exports many of its learners, we could
either conclude that the increase will likely be met by provision outside the borough,
or that there is an additional argument for provision within the borough itself. This
is, of course, a policy judgement. For authorities with large imports, the number
taught will be larger than the resident population, possibly significantly so. Hence a
large percentage increase relative to resident learners might not be so large when
compared to numbers taught.