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Departmental Policies (Bristol, East)
Jean Corston: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Bristol, East constituency, the effects on Bristol of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [150550]
Mr. Wills: Outlined are details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on the Bristol, East constituency and on the City of Bristol LEA.
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Beacon Schools
St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple School is located within the Bristol, East constituency and became a Beacon school on 1 September 2000. There are two other Beacon schools within Bristol local education authority, Hotwells Primary and Ilminster Avenue Specialist Nursery School.
Performance Results
Bristol LEA Key Stage 2 test results: pupils achieving level 4 or above:
| 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Bristol LEA | 66 | 62 | 55 | 54 |
| England Average | 75 | 71 | 65 | 63 |
| Maths | ||||
| Bristol LEA | 63 | 59 | 47 | 52 |
| England Average | 72 | 69 | 59 | 62 |
| Science | ||||
| Bristol LEA | 78 | 71 | 59 | 56 |
| England Average | 85 | 78 | 69 | 69 |
- Bristol LEA GCSE and GNVQ results:
(18) Includes Independent schools
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Education Action Zone
Seven primary schools (Bannerman Road, Barton Hill, Hannah More, Whitehall, Millpond, St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Barton Hill Nursery and Infants) and one secondary school (St. George Community College) located within the Bristol, East constituency are among a group of 17 schools included in the Bristol Education Action Zone formed in September 2000.
Key activities:
Teaching and learning.
Pupil engagement--setting up groups within schools to support young people in establishing their cultural and gender identity.
Children as effective communicators.
Parental engagement--developing groups to support parents from minority ethnic backgrounds.
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Participation and progression.
Developing effective urban leaders and managers.
ICT--providing networked computers, free training for teachers, out of hours access for community use.
Support from the Arts Council of England means that arts will form part of each of the above strands.
Infant Class Size
| Revenue | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 0 | 203,000 |
| 1999-2000 | 231,000 | 303,256 |
| 2000-01 | 675,178 | 180,000 |
- The September 2000 figures show that there are now only 96 (0.9 per cent.) pupils remaining in infant classes of 31 or more. The figure in January 1997 was 3,708 (29 per cent.)
Sure Start
- Bristol was one of the successful areas in the Sure Start initiative with a trailblazer project in the Hartcliffe, Highridge and Withywood areas of the city. £3,161,682 has been allocated up to March 2002 towards offering increased play and family learning opportunities. The Knowle West area of Bristol also has a scheme to enable a comprehensive care and education service for children aged 0 to 4 to be created, with £1,835,838 already approved, and a further £710,000 approved in principle up to March 2003.
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- Bristol LEA Capital allocations:
| 2001-02 | 2000-01 | 1999-2000 | 1998-99 | 1997-98 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Approvals | ||||||
| ACG | 3,952 | 2,914 | 1,422 | 437 | 174 | 8,899 |
| SCA | -- | 1,283 | 1,712 | 3,357 | 162 | 6,514 |
| Grants | ||||||
| NDS | 1,155 | 4,457 | 2,026 | 355 | 620 | 8,613 |
| NGfL | -- | 1,099 | 1,229 | 764 | -- | 3,092 |
| VA Grant | 256 | 827 | 251 | 351 | 165 | 1,850 |
| Schools Formula Capital | 1,322 | 2,417 | -- | -- | -- | 3,739 |
| Science labs | 177 | 177 | -- | -- | -- | 354 |
| Nursery provision | -- | 75 | -- | -- | -- | 75 |
| Energy | -- | -- | -- | 99 | -- | 99 |
| AMP support | -- | -- | 46 | -- | -- | 46 |
| SEED challenge | 234 | 207 | -- | -- | -- | 441 |
| Class Size Initiative | -- | 5 | 298 | 203 | -- | 506 |
| Schools Access Initiative at 85 per cent. | 349 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 349 |
| Schools Security at 75 per cent. | -- | 116 | 119 | 117 | 94 | 446 |
| Early Excellence Centre | -- | 210 | -- | -- | -- | 210 |
| Outside toilet removal | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | 40 |
| Total | 7,445 | 13,787 | 7,103 | 5,723 | 1,215 | 35,273 |
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Excellence in Cities (EiC)
Bristol LEA was included in the second phase of Excellence in Cities, announced on 23 March 2000. All 22 maintained secondary schools in Bristol are involved in the EiC programme, and special schools have been involved in the partnership planning process too.
There are four EiC secondary schools in the Bristol, East constituency:
St. George Community College;
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St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple school (a Beacon school designated through EiC);
Whitefield Fishponds Community School;
Brislington School and 6th Form Centre.
These have all benefited proportionately from Excellence in Cities but individual school allocations are determined within local partnerships. The table shows the resourcing of EiC strands across all Bristol's secondary schools.
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Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
Bristol LEA has no PPP/PFI projects to date. The LEA has submitted a bid in the current allocation round (to be announced in March) for an £85 million PFI project covering eight secondary schools. However, the LEA's review of secondary provision will
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not be complete until July 2001, and DfEE has asked the LEA to reconsider the timing of its bid, as the investment needs of its secondary schools will not be known until the review is completed. As a result, Bristol LEA is considering whether to resubmit their bid as part of next year's schools capital allocation.
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New Deal for Schools
Allocations for schools in the Bristol, East constituency
| Year | School | Project | Grant awarded (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | Bannerman Road primary | Replace classrooms | (19)620,000 |
| Holymead Infants | Replace classrooms | ||
| Holymead Junior | Refurbishment/redecoration | ||
| St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple school | Learning resource centre | ||
| 1998-99 | Bannerman Road primary | Resurface playground | 20,000 |
| St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple school | Refurbish toilets | 30,000 | |
| 1999-2000 | Bannerman Road primary | Replace school | 2,026,000 |
| 2000-01 | Holymead Infants | Replace school | 670,000 |
| Included within a four school package: Brislington School and 6th Form College | Refurbish science labs | (20)1,602,000 | |
| Included within a five school package: Broomhill Juniors | Remodelling and/or provision of ICT suites | (20)671,000 |
(19) Local education authorities (LEAs) were not required to specify individual project costs for phase 1 of the NDS programme, so the amount shown is the total allocation in that year to the LEA. Bristol LEA holds project level information.
(20) Denotes total allocation made to package projects covering more than one school. Bristol LEA will be able to advise the value of projects at schools which have benefited from these allocations.
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Modern Apprenticeships data
Since 2 May 1997, we know of 1,033 starts on Modern Apprenticeships in the Bristol, East constituency (as at 30 November 2000). Broken down by financial year these are:
| Financial year | Foundation Modern Apprenticeships(21) | Advanced Modern Apprenticeships(22) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 13 | 136 | 149 |
| 1998-99 | 99 | 180 | 279 |
| 1999-2000 | 241 | 154 | 395 |
| 2000-01 (to date) | 127 | 83 | 210 |
| Total | 480 | 553 | 1,033 |
(21) Foundation Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as National Traineeships, were introduced nationally in September 1997.
(22) Advanced Modern Apprenticeships, formerly known as Modern Apprenticeships, were introduced nationally in September 1995.
Notes:
1. The Trainee Database System (TDS), from which these data are taken, is less complete than Management Information supplied to the Department by Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) (around 95 per cent.).
2. In addition, the postcode information on the TDS, from which parliamentary constituency data are compiled, are 95 per cent. complete.
3. TEC Management Information does not provide information at parliamentary constituency level.
Source:
WBTYP trainee database
New Deal for Young People
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- In the Bristol, East constituency to the end of November 2000, 1,229 young people have joined the New Deal, with 566 finding employment. Of these, 442 have entered sustained employment.
Labour market statistics
- The working age employment rate in Bristol UA in autumn 2000 was 77.6 per cent. above the UK rate of 74.7 per cent. The rate in autumn 1997 was 72.7 per cent.
- The claimant unemployment rate has fallen from 8.6 per cent. in January 1997 to 3.8 per cent. in January 2001 in the Bristol, East constituency.
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