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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
Departmental Policies (Sherwood)
Mr. Bercow: 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 constituency, the effects on the Sherwood constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [158859]
Mr. Wills [holding answer 26 April 2001]: Details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on the Sherwood constituency and Nottinghamshire LEA have been placed in the Library.
Departmental Policies (Wellingborough)
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to
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the constituency, the effects on the constituency of Wellingborough of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [158858]
Mr. Wills [holding answer 26 April 2001]: Details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on Wellingborough constituency and Northamptonshire LEA have been placed in the Library.
Departmental Policies (Bristol, South)
Mr. Bercow: 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 constituency, the effect on the constituency of Bristol, South of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [158857]
Mr. Wills [holding answer 26 April 2001]: Outlined are details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on Bristol, South constituency and City of Bristol LEA.
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Sure Start
Bristol has one Sure Start scheme in the Bristol, South constituency. A trailblazer project in the Hartcliffe, Highridge, and Withywood area of the city has been allocated £3,161,682 (to March 2002) towards offering increased play and family learning opportunities and will benefit the 1,328 under-fours in the area.
The Knowle West area of Bristol also has a scheme to enable a comprehensive care and education service for children aged 0 to four to be created, a grant of
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£2.5 million was approved for the first three years and will benefit the 990 under-fours living in the catchment area. Beacon schools
There are three Beacon schools within Bristol local education authority: St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, Hotwells Primary and Ilminster Avenue Specialist Nursery School. Of these only Illminster School is in the Bristol, South constituency.
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Schools with specialist status
| Specialist School | Designated | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedwell | September 1997 | 57,480 | 95,100 | 107,856 | 121,944 | 123,000 |
| Capital | 100,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cotham Grammar | September 2000 | -- | -- | -- | 74,000 | 124,845 |
| Capital | -- | -- | -- | 100,000 | -- | |
| Totals | ||||||
| Recurrent | 57,480 | 95,100 | 107,856 | 195,944 | 247,845 | |
| Capital | 100,000 | -- | -- | 100,000 | -- | |
| 157,480 | 95,100 | 107,856 | 295,944 | 247,845 |
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There are no Specialist Schools in the Bristol, South constituency.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Novers Lane Junior School | 5,950 |
| Weston Park Primary School | 7,000 |
| Hareclive Primary School | 9,450 |
| St. Bernard's Catholic Primary School | 2,800 |
| Total | 25,200 |
With the exception of Weston Park Primary School, all are in the Bristol, South constituency. Excellence in Cities
Bristol LEA was included in the second phase of Excellence in Cities, announced on 23 March 2000. All 22 maintained mainstream secondary schools in Bristol are involved in the EiC programme, and special schools have been involved in the partnership planning process too.
There are seven EiC secondary schools in Bristol, South constituency:
- Hengrove School
Ashton Park School
Bedminster Down School
- Withywood Community School
Hartcliffe Secondary School
Merrywood School
St. Bernadette Catholic School.
Bristol Excellence in Cities has approval for two small EAZs with a proposed starting date of September 2001 for both. One is in the Bristol, South constituency, covers
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the Withywood area and is based at the Withywood Community School, and the other is the North Bristol Achievement Partnership which is based at Henbury School.
A group of 17 schools in the east of the city are included in the Bristol Education Action Zone formed in September 2000.
- 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
Participation and progression
Developing effective urban leaders and managers
ICT--providing networked computers, free training for teachers, out of hours access for community use.
Progress in implementing plan:
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In Bristol, South constituency the number has declined from 1,091 (26.7 per cent.) to 126 (3.3 per cent.).
| Financial year | Revenue (£) | Number of teachers | Capital (£) | Number of classrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 0 | 0 | 203,000 | 3 |
| 1999-2000 | 231,000 | 14 | 303,256 | 3 |
| 2000-01 | 675,000 | 40 | 95,000 | 1 |
| 2001-02 | 702,313 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03(21) | 201,875 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
(21) Provisional summer costs only
Performance Data (England averages include independent schools)
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| Percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |
| 5+ A*-C passes | ||||
| Bristol LEA | 31.2 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 32.1 |
| England average | 49.2 | 47.9 | 46.3 | 45.1 |
| 5+ A*-G passes | ||||
| Bristol LEA | 81.1 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 81.2 |
| England average | 88.9 | 88.5 | 87.5 | 86.4 |
| No passes | ||||
| Bristol LEA | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| England average | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| Percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |
| Average points for fewer than two A/AS levels | ||||
| LEA | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| England average | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Average points for two or more A/AS levels | ||||
| LEA | 15.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| England average | 18.5 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.3 |
| Advanced GNVQs | ||||
| LEA | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 | -- |
| England average | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 | -- |
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| £000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 2000-01 | 1999-2000 | 1998-99 | 1997-98 | Total | |
| Credit approvals | ||||||
| Annual Capital Guideline (ACG) | 3,952 | 2,914 | 1,422 | 437 | 174 | 8,899 |
| Supplementary Credit Approval (SCA) | 1,783 | 1,453 | 1,712 | 3,357 | 162 | 8,467 |
| PFI credits | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Grants | ||||||
| NDS Devolved Capital | 2,007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,007 |
| NDS Condition | 1,155 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,155 |
| NDS | -- | 4,457 | 2,026 | 355 | 620 | 7,458 |
| NGfL | 1,631 | 1,099 | 1,229 | 764 | -- | 4,723 |
| Voluntary Aided (VA) Grant | 256 | 827 | 251 | 351 | 165 | 1,850 |
| Schools' Devolved/Formula Capital | -- | 2,417 | -- | -- | -- | 2,417 |
| Science labs | 177 | 177 | -- | -- | -- | 354 |
| Nursery provision | -- | 75 | -- | -- | -- | 75 |
| Energy | -- | -- | -- | 99 | -- | 99 |
| Assist Management Plan (AMP) support | -- | -- | 46 | -- | -- | 46 |
| SEED challenge | 234 | 207 | -- | -- | -- | 441 |
| Infant Class Size | -- | 5 | 298 | 203 | -- | 506 |
| Outside toilets | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | 40 |
| Access Initiative | 349 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 349 |
| Security | 81 | 116 | 119 | 117 | 94 | 527 |
| SSLU's | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Early Excellence Grant | -- | 210 | -- | -- | -- | 210 |
| Total | 11,625 | 13,957 | 7,103 | 5,723 | 1,215 | -- |
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In City of Bristol LEA, funding per pupil has increased by £590 in real terms between 1997-98 and 2001-02.
Student numbers at all FEFC funded institutions where home postcode is in the local authority district of Bristol.
| 16-18 | Adult | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | |
| FEFC funded | ||||
| 1996-97 | 3,174 | 1,115 | 2,500 | 20,718 |
| 1997-98 | 3,228 | 1,113 | 2,515 | 21,140 |
| 1998-99 | 2,999 | 1,269 | 2,219 | 20,904 |
| 1999-2000 | 3,192 | 1,218 | 2,102 | 22,657 |
| Non-FEFC funded | ||||
| 1996-97 | 53 | 262 | 101 | 933 |
| 1997-98 | 72 | 395 | 138 | 770 |
| 1998-99 | 85 | 430 | 245 | 1,231 |
| 1999-2000 | 82 | 388 | 424 | 1,825 |
Information on Modern Apprenticeships for all English constituencies were placed in the Library of the House of Commons on 30 March 2001.
In the Bristol, South constituency, 1,221 young people have joined the New Deal to end January 2001. 637 have found jobs, 479 of which are sustained.
The working age employment rate in City of Bristol in winter 2000-01 was 79.4 per cent., above the UK rate of 74.5 per cent. The rate in winter 1996-97 was 71.7 per cent.
The claimant unemployment rate has fallen from 9.8 per cent. in March 1997 to 3.8 per cent. in March 2001 in the Bristol, South constituency.
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