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Bullying

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many instances of bullying were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Brent in each year since 1997; and what the average figures for (i) English borough councils and (ii) London boroughs were in each year. [172811]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Data on bullying are not collected centrally and there is no reliable basis for an estimate of prevalence. However, any level of bullying is too high and we are determined to help schools to tackle the problem. Our guidance pack 'Bullying: Don't Suffer in   Silence' and the anti-bullying Charter and the anti-bullying website www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying offer detailed advice on preventing and addressing bullying. In November 2003 I launched our anti-bullying Charter for schools, which schools are now signing. It is accompanied by a summary of effective practice to help schools review and enhance their anti-bullying policies. The Charter was launched at the first of a series of regional conferences which have been running since November 2003 and culminate with a final conference in June. These conferences are an opportunity for schools and other partners to share good practice on this issue. Details of the conferences can be accessed online at www.teachernet.gov.uk/antibullying.

Class Sizes (Wigan)

Mr. Neil Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Wigan were taught in classes of more than 30 (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. [169283]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested is shown in the table, final figures for 1997 and 2003 plus latest provisional figures for 2004 have been provided.
Maintained primary and secondary schools (10): number of pupils in classes of 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher
Position as at January each year

Maintained primary
Maintained secondary
Number of pupils in classes of
31 or more
Number of pupils in classes of
31 or more
Wigan parliamentary
constituency		Total pupils
in all classes		Number
of pupils		Percentage
of pupils(11)		Total pupils in
all classes		Number of
pupils		Percentage
of pupils(11)
19977,1303,26045.74,8902204.5
20036,2301,29020.85,47070012.7
2004 (Provisional)6,3201,30020.55,63080014.2


(10) Includes middle schools as deemed.
(11) Percentage of pupils in those classes expressed as a percentage of pupils in the sum of constituent items and the total.
Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, therefore there may be discrepancies between all classes taught by one teacher.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census





 
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Classics

Mr. Quentin Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which secondary schools in the maintained sector in England offer (a) Ancient Greek and (b) Latin at A level. [172441]

Mr. Miliband: The DfES does not have on information which schools offer individual subjects. We can only identify those schools where pupils were entered for a subject in a particular year.

There are eight maintained secondary schools where at least one student attempted an A level in Greek in the academic year 2002–03. The schools are:

There are 84 maintained secondary schools where at least one student attempted an A level in Latin. The schools are:


 
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