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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Ofsted Annual Report

Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the schools identified in the Ofsted annual report for the academic year 1997-98 which, through Ofsted inspection and performance in examinations and assessments, are providing a good quality education and achieving high standards. [70931]

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Ms Estelle Morris: In his annual report for 1997-98, which was published on 9 February, HM Chief Inspector named schools in three categories: schools which were shown by inspection to be providing a good quality of education and achieving high standards; secondary schools which stand out amongst the many re-inspected during 1997-98 which had improved the quality of education and standards achieved by pupils since the previous inspection; and schools which had been removed from special measures during 1997-98 having made substantial improvements.

I warmly congratulate and thank all those who have played a part in the successes achieved by these schools.

The schools named by HM Chief Inspector are shown in a list, a copy of which I have placed in the Library.

Millennium Compliance

Mr. Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what action he is taking to ensure that the computer systems of (a) schools, (b) colleges and (c) higher education centres, are millennium compliant. [71680]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The Department for Education and Employment has urged all Local Education Authorities in England to offer help and guidance to all the schools in their area, building on Local Authorities' own Year 2000 compliance programmes. We are about to write again to spread information on good practice, including on contingency planning. The Department is working with the Further Education Funding Council and Higher Education Funding Council for England to ensure that action is being taken in colleges and higher education institutions to reduce the threat to systems posed by the date change. The funding councils have conducted surveys in their respective education sectors and have issued guidance. If necessary, they are prepared to impose conditions of grant to secure an acceptable state of readiness.

Durham County Council (Grants)

Mr. Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what grants have been made by his Department to Durham County Council in addition to the revenue support grant in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 1998-99. [71555]

Ms Estelle Morris: Details of the grants, in addition to revenue support grant, made available by the Department for Education and Employment to Durham County Council in 1997-98 and 1998-99 are shown in the following tables. For the Standards Fund, the figures shown include the grant made by the Department and the contribution made by the local education authority.

Grants made available to Durham County Council in 1997-98
£

Standards fundAllocation
School Effectiveness1,665,700
National Curriculum Assessment--Verification KS179,800
National Curriculum Assessment--Supply cover KS1129,300
Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment74,400
KS3 Non-core Teacher Assessment22,800
Primary Teachers' Subject Knowledge190,000
Special Educational Needs185,000
Qualifications--GNVQ Provision169,900
Qualifications--Part One GNVQ Pilot85,000
Truancy77,100
Disruptive and Disaffected Pupils23,100
Pupil Behaviour and Discipline60,000
Bilingual Pupils8,200
Drug Prevention and Schools50,000
Training for Careers Teachers45,800
Literacy and Numeracy Project Centres209,500
Youth Service16,600
National Professional Qualification for Headship66,550
School Security259,100
Child Protection25,000
Family Literacy35,000
Specialist Schools156,700
Specialist Teacher Assistants19,500
Baseline Assessment102,400
Primary Performance Tables6,700
Books for Schools305,039
New Deal for Schools
New Deal for Schools755,039
Total4,823,189

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Grants made available in 1998-99 to Durham County Council
£

Grant titleAllocation
Standards Fund
School Effectiveness1,852,012
School Leadership152,632
Induction for Newly-Qualified Teachers64,530
Early Years Training and Development58,800
Reduction of Infant Class Sizes250,000
Capital Work to reduce class sizes167,160
Baseline Assessment114,957
Assessment: Verification KS138,203
Assessment: Supply Cover136,734
Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment72,263
Effective use of National Curriculum Results77,887
National Literacy Strategy--Primary743,792
National Literacy Project--Key Stage 3198,220
Summer Literacy Schools50,000
Family Literacy35,000
Special Educational Needs209,580
Qualifications: GNVQ, AS/A Level, Key Skills etc.219,333
Qualifications: Part One GNVQ Pilot64,000
Work Related Learning at KS449,995
Improving Attendance and Behaviour272,080
Drug Prevention73,912
Youth service22,195
School Security258,120
Specialist Schools380,080
Specialist Teacher Assistants3,179
Travel to Study Support Centres1,692
National Grid for Learning1,300,000
Summer Numeracy Schools10,000
Advanced Skills Teachers24,000
Books for Schools313,335
Health Education Partnerships75,000
Children's Parliament330
Year 6 Literacy and Numeracy Booster Classes172,072
Numeracy Consultants and Leading Maths Teachers6,600
Removal of Outside Toilets230,000
Energy Management153,062
Portable CD-ROM Systems for Special Educational Needs Coordinators34,000
New Deal for Schools
New Deal for Schools2,068,052
Total9,952,807


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Students (Newcastle)

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate (a) how many students resident in Newcastle are educated in local education authorities outside Newcastle, (b) how many students are educated in Newcastle local education authority schools who are resident in other local education authorities, (c) how many school students resident in Newcastle were educated in non-local education authority schools in 1996-97 and (d) how many school students resident in Newcastle who will be educated in local education authority schools in 1999-2000 in each local education authority in the City of Newcastle. [71703]

Ms Estelle Morris: The following table sets out the estimated information requested for (a) and (b) for 1996-97, although the figures should be treated with caution since, following the reform of inter-authority recoupment in 1995-96, many authorities made representations that it was no longer possible for them to collect robust data on cross-border pupil movements. There are no comparable data for 1999-2000 and information on the residence of pupils attending independent schools has never been collected centrally.

Local education authorityEstimated exports aged 5-15Estimated imports aged 5-15
Gateshead591608
Newcastle upon Tyne1,3771,076
North Tyneside807757
South Tyneside185362

Note:

1. The figures are derived from the form 8A/539F returns received from local education authorities in respect of the 1996-97 financial year. Several authorities expressed reservations about the quality of the data or made incomplete returns based on estimates derived from previous years.


"Public Relations Toolkit for Employers"

Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list those who attended the launch of the New Deal "Public Relations Toolkit for Employers"; and what was the cost. [71367]

Mr. Andrew Smith: The reception for small and medium-sized enterprises is estimated to have cost £1,400. It provided an opportunity to recognise and thank small and medium-sized enterprises for their involvement in New Deal. The Public Relations Toolkit was prepared to help them publicise their company through that involvement, or more widely, should they wish to do so. The following is a list of the companies and representative organisations that attended.












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    Federation of Small Businesses


    Goddard Export Services


    Griffin Fire


    Griffin Fire


    Hanlon Computer Systems


    Imago Ltd.


    J. J. Travel & Shipping


    John Parry Timber Ltd.


    Kernow Entertainment


    Mayday Group


    MB Coatings Ltd.


    Mobile Care Qualifications


    Mudu & Co. Solicitors


    Nyala Group Ltd.


    Original Eastern Foods


    Park Practice (Infinite Mind Ltd.)


    Park Practice (Infinite Mind Ltd.)


    Project Coins


    Quintdown Press


    Ramsey Finishings Systems


    Real Deal Travel Ltd.


    Red Fort


    Rion Travel


    Rob Hawkins Plumbing and Heating Engineers


    Russell Henry & Co. Solicitors


    Russell Henry & Co. Solicitors


    Soft Sheen International


    Somerset Country Furniture


    South East Lancashire Housing Association


    St. Michael's Day Nursery


    St. Kitts & Nevis Department of Tourism


    Supreme Imports Wholesales Ltd.


    Suzanne Russell


    TEC National Council


    The Institute of Directors


    The Park Inn


    The Park Inn


    Wray & Nephew.


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