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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.
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.
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.
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| Grant title | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Standards Fund | |
| School Effectiveness | 1,852,012 |
| School Leadership | 152,632 |
| Induction for Newly-Qualified Teachers | 64,530 |
| Early Years Training and Development | 58,800 |
| Reduction of Infant Class Sizes | 250,000 |
| Capital Work to reduce class sizes | 167,160 |
| Baseline Assessment | 114,957 |
| Assessment: Verification KS1 | 38,203 |
| Assessment: Supply Cover | 136,734 |
| Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment | 72,263 |
| Effective use of National Curriculum Results | 77,887 |
| National Literacy Strategy--Primary | 743,792 |
| National Literacy Project--Key Stage 3 | 198,220 |
| Summer Literacy Schools | 50,000 |
| Family Literacy | 35,000 |
| Special Educational Needs | 209,580 |
| Qualifications: GNVQ, AS/A Level, Key Skills etc. | 219,333 |
| Qualifications: Part One GNVQ Pilot | 64,000 |
| Work Related Learning at KS4 | 49,995 |
| Improving Attendance and Behaviour | 272,080 |
| Drug Prevention | 73,912 |
| Youth service | 22,195 |
| School Security | 258,120 |
| Specialist Schools | 380,080 |
| Specialist Teacher Assistants | 3,179 |
| Travel to Study Support Centres | 1,692 |
| National Grid for Learning | 1,300,000 |
| Summer Numeracy Schools | 10,000 |
| Advanced Skills Teachers | 24,000 |
| Books for Schools | 313,335 |
| Health Education Partnerships | 75,000 |
| Children's Parliament | 330 |
| Year 6 Literacy and Numeracy Booster Classes | 172,072 |
| Numeracy Consultants and Leading Maths Teachers | 6,600 |
| Removal of Outside Toilets | 230,000 |
| Energy Management | 153,062 |
| Portable CD-ROM Systems for Special Educational Needs Coordinators | 34,000 |
| New Deal for Schools | |
| New Deal for Schools | 2,068,052 |
| Total | 9,952,807 |
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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 authority | Estimated exports aged 5-15 | Estimated imports aged 5-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | 591 | 608 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 1,377 | 1,076 |
| North Tyneside | 807 | 757 |
| South Tyneside | 185 | 362 |
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.
- AJS LoadTruck
- Artists Management
- Ashton Hart Dave Lee
- Association of British Chambers of Commerce
- Bodycare Health & Beauty Ltd.
- Burnaby Industrial Cleaning Ltd.
- Business Link Network Company
- BWIA (UK)
- Chores
- EMG
- Europa Foods
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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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