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Homework Clubs

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in the promotion of homework clubs in schools; and if she will make a statement. [19611]

Mr. Timms: We are committed to providing opportunities for young people to enrich their learning through out-of-school-hours activities. "Extending Opportunity: a national framework for study support", published in 1998, set out the contribution homework clubs can make to a school's wider programme of out-of- school-hours learning activities.

We also published Homework Guidelines, which require school homework policies to refer to any opportunities that exist for pupils to do homework, under supervision, at places other than home. In addition to school homework clubs, these may also include libraries

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and community centres. The homework area on the Department's Standards website supplements the guidelines with examples of good practice and case studies which teachers, governors, parents and pupils can access.

Admissions Forums

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the estimated cost is of setting up admissions forums under the Education Bill. [19612]

Mr. Timms: The School Admissions Code of Practice recommended that LEAs set up local Admissions Forums as a vehicle for consultation and discussion of issues arising from proposed admission arrangements. The majority have already done so. LEAs currently have considerable costs associated with difficult admission issues and the benefits gained from resolving these matters more quickly make the setting up of forums, where they don't already exist, broadly cost neutral.

TNC Credit

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost is to public funds of the implementation of the TNC Credit (New Category of Provider) Regulations 1999. [14100]

Dawn Primarolo: I have been asked to reply.

It is not possible to produce an accurate estimate.

Instructors

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time instructors were employed in (i) primary, (ii) secondary and (iii) special schools in each of the last four years for which figures are available. [8840]

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Mr. Timms: Instructors and other teachers without Qualified Teacher Status in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England, 1998 to 2001 by full-time/part-time and phase were as follows.

1998199920002001(14),(15)
Full-time
Nursery and primary5306107501,340
Secondary7801,0001,0701,560
Special100140130210
FTE of part-time
Nursery and primary370400430410
Secondary800850760730
Special30504040

(14) Totals may not appear to equal the sum of their component parts due to rounding; all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10

(15) Table excludes teachers on routes to Qualified Teacher Status: the Graduate Teacher Programme, Registered Teacher Programme, Licensed teacher scheme and Overseas Trained Teacher scheme


When deciding whether to employ an instructor without QTS, head teachers take into account the fact that they can often bring valuable skills and experience to the classroom, particularly in subjects that have a high practical content. Instructors also include teachers with qualifications obtained overseas who are not currently seeking QTS.

Between January 1998 and January 2001 the number of full-time equivalent regular teachers in the maintained schools sector with Qualified Teacher Status rose from 394,400 to 404,500, an increase of 10,100.

Free School Dinners

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will rank local education authorities according to the percentage fall in the proportion of children attending day schools who are eligible for free school dinners between 1991 and 2000; and what figures are available for 2001. [17777]

Mr. Timms: The available information is shown in the following table.

Local education authorities ranked according to the percentage fall in the proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools

January 1993 January 2000
LEA name pre-LGRProportion of pupils(16) known to be eligible for free school meals Equivalent region post-LGR Proportion of pupils(16) known to be eligible for free school mealsChange in proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals% change in proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
North Yorkshire pre-LGR19.5North Yorkshire post-LGR9.1-10.4-53.4
n/aNorth Yorkshire8.5n/an/a
n/aYork11.0n/an/a
Leicestershire pre-LGR18.8Leicester post LGR13.0-5.9-31.2
n/aLeicestershire7.9n/an/a
n/aLeicester23.6n/an/a
n/aRutland5.4n/an/a
City of London53.3City of London35.9-17.4-32.6
Gloucestershire13.7Gloucestershire9.5-4.2-30.9
Walsall27.1Walsall19.1-8.0-29.6
Wiltshire pre-LGR13.5Wiltshire post-LGR9.6-3.9-28.9
n/aWiltshire8.2n/an/a
n/aSwindon12.5n/an/a
Avon pre-LGR19.4Avon post-LGR14.1-5.3-27.5
n/aBath and North East Somerset10.3n/an/a
n/aBristol, City of22.5n/an/a
n/aNorth Somerset9.8n/an/a
n/aSouth Gloucestershire8.4n/an/a
West Sussex11.6West Sussex8.6-3.0-26.0
Coventry26.2Coventry19.6-6.6-25.2
Sheffield29.3Sheffield22.5-6.7-23.0
Doncaster26.6Doncaster20.9-5.7-21.3
Cornwall17.2Cornwall13.6-3.6-20.9
Warwickshire11.9Warwickshire9.6-2.3-19.2
Wolverhampton26.9Wolverhampton21.8-5.1-19.1
Hertfordshire11.2Hertfordshire9.1-2.1-18.8
Hampshire pre-LGR13.7Hampshire post-LGR11.3-2.4-17.8
n/aHampshire8.5n/an/a
n/aPortsmouth17.6n/an/a
n/aSouthampton21.8n/an/a
Lancashire pre-LGR22.7Lancashire post-LGR18.9-3.8-16.9
n/aLancashire16.9n/an/a
n/aBlackburn with Darwen27.5n/an/a
n/aBlackpool25.3n/an/a
Bolton21.2Bolton17.7-3.6-16.8
Hackney52.4Hackney44.1-8.3-15.8
Dorset pre-LGR9.4Dorset post-LGR8.0-1.5-15.7
n/aDorset6.5n/an/a
n/aPoole8.4n/an/a
n/aBournemouth11.1n/an/a
Berkshire pre-LGR10.5Berkshire post-LGR8.9-1.6-15.7
n/aBracknell Forest6.8n/an/a
n/aWindsor and Maidenhead6.6n/an/a
n/aWest Berkshire6.2n/an/a
n/aReading14.2n/an/a
n/aSlough16.6n/an/a
n/aWokingham4.4n/an/a
Devon pre-LGR17.0Devon post-LGR14.4-2.5-15.0
n/aDevon11.4n/an/a
n/aPlymouth19.2n/an/a
n/aTorbay19.1n/an/a
Kent pre-LGR14.8Kent post-LGR12.8-2.1-14.1
n/aKent12.7n/an/a
n/aMedway12.9n/an/a
Northumberland15.6Northumberland13.5-2.2-13.8
Oxfordshire11.0Oxfordshire9.5-1.5-13.5
Newcastle upon Tyne35.6Newcastle upon Tyne31.1-4.5-12.5
Wigan19.3Wigan16.9-2.4-12.5
Norfolk15.7Norfolk13.8-1.9-12.1
Islington50.3Islington44.2-6.0-12.0
Cambridge pre-LGR14.5Cambridge post-LGR12.8-1.7-11.8
n/aCambridgeshire9.5n/an/a
n/aPeterborough21.4n/an/a
Gateshead27.6Gateshead24.4-3.2-11.6
Bedfordshire pre-LGR17.4Bedfordshire post-LGR15.4-2.0-11.3
n/aBedfordshire11.2n/an/a
n/aLuton23.7n/an/a
Knowsley48.4Knowsley43.0-5.4-11.2
East Sussex pre-LGR18.8East Sussex post-LGR16.7-2.1-11.2
n/aEast Sussex14.8n/an/a
n/aBrighton and Hove20.7n/an/a
Bradford29.1Bradford25.9-3.3-11.2
Surrey8.8Surrey7.8-1.0-11.2
Calderdale19.4Calderdale17.3-2.2-11.2
Lincolnshire8.7Lincolnshire7.8-0.9-10.1
Wandsworth32.9Wandsworth29.7-3.3-10.0
Stockport15.9Stockport14.3-1.6-10.0
Isle of Wight21.3Isle of Wight19.2-2.1-9.9
South Tyneside31.2South Tyneside28.2-3.1-9.8
Essex pre-LGR14.5Essex post-LGR13.1-1.4-9.6
n/aEssex12.0n/an/a
n/aSouthend-on-Sea18.3n/an/a
n/aThurrock16.9n/an/a
Waltham Forest31.5Waltham Forest28.5-3.0-9.4
Solihull13.9Solihull12.6-1.3-9.3
Lambeth45.2Lambeth41.1-4.1-9.1
Nottinghamshire pre-LGR21.3Nottinghamshire post-LGR19.6-1.7-8.2
n/aNottinghamshire14.3n/an/a
n/aNottingham34.8n/an/a
Durham pre-LGR21.0Durham post-LGR19.3-1.7-8.0
n/aDurham19.5n/an/a
n/aDarlington18.3n/an/a
Shropshire pre-LGR15.4Shropshire post-LGR14.3-1.2-7.6
n/aShropshire9.7n/an/a
n/aTelford and Wrekin21.3n/an/a
Derbyshire pre-LGR15.8Derbyshire post-LGR14.6-1.2-7.5
n/aDerbyshire12.5n/an/a
n/aDerby20.8n/an/a
Sandwell26.4Sandwell24.4-1.9-7.4
Somerset11.4Somerset10.6-0.8-7.3
Trafford19.4Trafford18.0-1.4-7.2
Rotherham21.2Rotherham19.8-1.4-6.8
Southwark46.4Southwark43.2-3.1-6.8
Tameside21.6Tameside20.1-1.4-6.7
Dudley17.0Dudley15.9-1.1-6.5
Westminster39.3Westminster36.8-2.5-6.4
Humerside pre-LGR19.9Humerside post-LGR18.6-1.3-6.4
n/aKingston upon Hull, City of27.5n/an/a
n/aEast Riding of Yorkshire10.6n/an/a
n/aNorth East Lincolnshire22.8n/an/a
n/aNorth Lincolnshire14.5n/an/a
Staffordshire pre-LGR16.3Staffordshire post-LGR15.3-1.0-6.3
n/aStaffordshire11.7n/an/a
n/aStoke-on-Trent27.7n/an/a
Rochdale27.5Rochdale25.8-1.7-6.2
Oldham25.7Oldham24.2-1.5-5.7
Suffolk12.8Suffolk12.1-0.7-5.5
Merton17.8Merton16.8-1.0-5.5
Cleveland pre-LGR27.4Cleveland post-LGR26.2-1.2-4.3
n/aHartlepool26.8n/an/a
n/aMiddlesbrough32.1n/an/a
n/aRedcar and Cleveland25.4n/an/a
n/aStockton-on-Tees21.9n/an/a
Bromley14.0Bromley13.6-0.4-3.2
Lewisham36.7Lewisham35.8-0.9-2.5
Salford30.5Salford29.8-0.7-2.4
Birmingham33.9Birmingham33.1-0.7-2.2
Hereford and Worcester pre-LGR9.4Hereford and Worcester post-LGR9.2-0.2-1.9
n/aHerefordshire7.3n/an/a
n/aWorcestershire9.8n/an/a
Kingston upon Thames8.0Kingston upon Thames7.9-0.1-1.3
Manchester45.2Manchester44.7-0.6-1.2
Bury16.0Bury15.8-0.2-1.1
Sefton21.4Sefton21.2-0.2-1.0
Liverpool38.8Liverpool38.4-0.4-0.9
Kirklees19.6Kirklees19.5-0.1-0.4
St. Helens20.9St. Helens20.8-0.1-0.3
Tower Hamlets60.2Tower Hamlets60.0-0.1-0.2
Barnsley24.2Barnsley24.20.0-0.2
Cheshire pre-LGR14.2Cheshire post-LGR14.20.00.2
n/aCheshire12.4n/an/a
n/aHalton27.2n/an/a
n/aWarrington11.5n/an/a
Camden36.2Camden36.50.30.7
Greenwich36.0Greenwich36.40.41.2
Brent26.8Brent27.20.41.5
Leeds19.6Leeds19.90.31.6
Wakefield18.3Wakefield18.70.31.7
Richmond upon Thames12.8Richmond upon Thames13.00.32.3
Sunderland27.5Sunderland28.40.93.1
Hammersmith and Fulham38.1Hammersmith and Fulham39.61.53.9
Barnet16.0Barnet16.70.74.1
Northamptonshire10.8Northamptonshire11.40.65.9
Bexley13.3Bexley14.10.86.2
North Tyneside20.2North Tyneside21.51.36.4
Ealing24.6Ealing26.31.76.8
Wirral27.4Wirral29.31.96.9
Buckinghamshire pre-LGR8.2Buckinghamshire post-LGR8.80.67.8
n/aBuckinghamshire6.6n/an/a
n/aMilton Keynes13.7n/an/a
Redbridge15.5Redbridge16.71.28.0
Sutton10.1Sutton10.90.88.3
Haringey36.3Haringey39.43.18.6
Kensington and Chelsea35.2Kensington and Chelsea38.83.510.1
Hounslow20.1Hounslow22.42.311.4
Isles of Scilly4.6Isles of Scilly5.10.511.5
Croydon19.5Croydon21.82.311.8
Havering10.9Havering12.41.513.4
Cumbria12.7Cumbria14.61.814.3
Newham32.3Newham39.77.422.8
Hillingdon10.9Hillingdon13.62.725.2
Enfield17.8Enfield22.64.726.6
Barking and Dagenham19.9Barking and Dagenham25.55.527.6
Harrow10.2Harrow13.93.735.9

(16) Single registered day pupils

Notes:

n/a = not applicable

LGR = Local Government Reorganisation

Between 1997 and 2000, 24 LEAs were subject to Local Government Reorganisation


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