House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 14 Jun 2004 (pt 44)

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School Funding

Claire Ward: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much Government spending there was on each (a) primary school pupil and (b) secondary school pupil in Watford in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2004. [171884]

Mr. Miliband: The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area.

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Watford is a district of Hertfordshire Local Education Authority. The information for Hertfordshire LEA is as follows:
Net current expenditure per pupil £

Primary education Pre-primary and primary education Secondary education

1997–98 n/a 1,850 2,670

1998–99 n/a 1,990 2,800

1999–2000 2,060 2,110 2,770

2000–01 2,240 2,310 2,950

2001–02 2,520 2,590 3,250

2002–03 2,800 2,880 3,550

Notes:
1. The financial data are taken from Hertfordshire LEA's Section 52 outturn statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously. Spending in 1997–98 reflects the transfer of monies from local government to central Government for the nursery vouchers scheme. These were returned to local government in 1998–99. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.
2. The outturn 2002–03 tables captured the data in a fundamentally different way to the previous years. Categories were aligned with the Consistent Financial Reporting framework and the spending by LEAs was no longer split by school sector. Consequently the unit costs per pupil in 2002–03 are not strictly comparable with earlier years as they include an apportionment of LEA expenditure based on pupil numbers. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA and is the latest data available. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA.
4. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.
5. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.
6. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.

	Primary education	Pre-primary and primary education	Secondary education
1997–98	n/a	1,850	2,670
1998–99	n/a	1,990	2,800
1999–2000	2,060	2,110	2,770
2000–01	2,240	2,310	2,950
2001–02	2,520	2,590	3,250
2002–03	2,800	2,880	3,550

School Meals

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when Ofsted will publish its report on school meal provision. [177647]

Mr. Miliband: This is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, David Bell, will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of his letter in the Library.

School Sports

Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money has been invested in Stoke-on-Trent North to build long-term school sports facilities since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [177636]

Mr. Miliband: We do not hold information in the form requested. The bulk of capital funding is allocated to local education authorities and schools by formula and it is for them to invest this funding to meet priorities identified in their local asset management plan.

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We do not hold allocation information at constituency level, but the table shows total capital funding allocated to Stoke-on-Trent.
Stoke LEA capital allocations £000

Amount

1997–98 1,381

1998–99 4,629

1999–2000 ⁽⁵⁸⁾97,773

2000–01 9,154

2001–02 10,510

2002–03 11,598

2003–04 11,333

2004–05 13,825

⁽⁵⁸⁾ Includes £93 million in Private Finance Initiative credits.

	Amount
1997–98	1,381
1998–99	4,629
1999–2000	⁽⁵⁸⁾97,773
2000–01	9,154
2001–02	10,510
2002–03	11,598
2003–04	11,333
2004–05	13,825

Secondary Schools (Kent)

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the arrangements for parents in Kent to choose secondary schools; and if he will make a statement. [177997]

Mr. Miliband: At the request of Kent local education authority, the Secretary of State imposed a co-ordinated admissions scheme on the Kent area on 9 September 2003. The scheme is primarily about the admissions process, rather than admission arrangements for individual schools, and it will remain in place until the LEA and schools agree on a replacement scheme. As the scheme is administered by the LEA, it, along with the schools in the area, is best placed to evaluate the way it has worked and we are keen to hear their assessment of this. We will, therefore, be asking the LEA for statistical data and feedback when its administration of the main part of the process is complete for this year.

Special Educational Needs

Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many hours of training qualified teachers receive in relation to identifying, managing and teaching special educational needs in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools per year; what requirements exist for such training to be provided; and if he will make a statement. [177513]

Mr. Miliband: Qualified teachers are expected to identify their development needs through performance management arrangements and to address identified needs, including improving their teaching skills in the area of special education needs, by undertaking appropriate professional development.

Information on take-up of professional development by teachers is not collected centrally.

Statistics

Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will estimate the (a) number and (b) average pay of (i) teachers and (ii) all other education staff in (A) 1997, (B) now and (C) 2011. [177370]

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Mr. Miliband: The information available is given in the following table. The table shows the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teachers, teachers' average salary and FTE numbers of support staff in maintained schools in England in each of the years. Information on school support staff pay is not collected centrally. Estimates of the number and average pay of teachers and other education support staff in 2011 have not been made.

Teachers (number) Teacher average salary⁽⁵⁹⁾ (£) Support staff (number)

1997 399,200 21,770 136,500

2002 419,600 28,720 217,000

2004⁽⁶⁰⁾ 427,800 — 241,700

⁽⁵⁹⁾ Teachers in England and Wales. 2002 is the most recent year for which pay data are available.
⁽⁶⁰⁾ Provisional data.
Source:
Annual 618G survey, Database of Teacher Records and Annual Schools Census.

	Teachers (number)	Teacher average salary⁽⁵⁹⁾ (£)	Support staff (number)
1997	399,200	21,770	136,500
2002	419,600	28,720	217,000
2004⁽⁶⁰⁾	427,800	—	241,700

Sure Start

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what account he is taking of the new Index of Multiple Deprivation in decisions relating to the roll-out of Sure Start projects. [177702]

Margaret Hodge: It is important that the future implementation of Sure Start Children's Centres is based on the most up to date information on deprivation. The Sure Start Unit has commissioned analysis to help consider how to use the new Index of Multiple of Deprivation so we continue to target the most disadvantaged children and families effectively. This work should be complete by the early autumn.

Teacher Recruitment

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people joined the teaching profession after university in 2003; and what plans he has to increase the number of people interested in joining the teaching profession. [176815]

Mr. Miliband [holding answer 10 June 2004]: Between March 2001 and March 2002, 18,200 newly qualified teachers entered full-time or part-time service in the maintained sector in England. These teachers gained qualified teacher status in calendar year 2001 either through an initial teacher training course or other approved route. A further 10,100 entered service in the maintained sector for the first time having qualified before 2001. This is the latest information available.

There are a number of schemes designed to encourage people to consider teaching as a potential career option. These range from taster schemes that give people the opportunity to work in a classroom environment before making a commitment to financial incentives such as Golden Hello and Training Bursaries. Thanks to the continued success of these and other schemes, teacher numbers are at their highest level since 1981. The Government remain committed to attracting good quality people into teaching and encouraging them to remain in the profession.