| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
12 Sept 2005 : Column 2344W—continued
Extended Schools Initiative
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance her Department plans to provide to (a) schools and (b) local authorities to help them identify voluntary sector partners as part of the extended schools initiative; and if she will make a statement. [13960]
Beverley Hughes: The DfES recognises the significant role of voluntary sector and community organisations in supporting schools and local authorities (LAs) to deliver extended services. They will be key to the successful delivery of extended services and local authorities and schools will need to draw on their provision and expertise. Initial guidance for schools and LAs on partnership working with voluntary sector providers is available through the Extended Schools prospectus, launched on 13 June 2005. Also a Know How" leaflet entitled, Involving and Working with the Voluntary and Community Sectors", available through the Extended Schools website (www.teachernet.gov.uk/extendedschools), offers practical guidance and information on partnership working, engaging with voluntary and community organisations and useful contacts.
The NRT (National Remodelling Team) and ContinYou will be supporting local authorities in developing their extended services and in doing so will support them in brokering partnerships with the voluntary sector.
There are many voluntary and community sector organisations that schools will know through their existing contacts and other partnership working, such as through Education Improvement Partnerships (formerly know as Foundation Partnerships). Local authorities, through established contacts, can provide advice about wider groups, agencies and services and neighbourhood—level initiatives that are willing to working in partnership to develop extended services.
Finnish Education System
Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make an assessment of the effect on the Finnish education system on the teaching of social behaviour and willingness to learn in early years education; and if she will make a statement. [14561]
12 Sept 2005 : Column 2345W
Beverley Hughes: We are keen to learn from the experiences of other countries in developing policy and programmes and make regular assessments of what is happening in key comparator countries such as Finland. The Department has carefully assessed the OFSTED study The education of six year olds in England, Denmark and Finland" and the OECD review of Early Childhood and Early Care (ECEC) which includes Finland. We have learnt from these international studies and the Department's own Effective Provision of Pre-school Education (EPPE) study that supporting children's early personal, social and emotional development and helping children to develop a positive attitude to learning in a holistic approach is crucial to future success.
The Department is taking forward a significant programme of work to support children's holistic development in all early years settings. The widely welcomed Birth to Three Matters and Foundation Stage set out the key principles that enable children to develop the key skills and positive attitude needed for all future learning. As we set out in our Childcare Bill Consultation we will be developing the Early Learning Development and Learning Framework that will ensure that young children are able to access the same high quality experience regardless of the type of setting they attend. The Framework will support practitioners in creating stimulating, inclusive, caring and learning environments so that all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Fostered Children
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what proportion of children in foster care who achieved no GCSE grades A* to C in 2004 had three or more placements in the previous two years; [15004]
(2) what proportion of children in foster care who achieved five or more GCSE grades A* to C in 2004 had three or more placements in the previous two years. [15005]
Beverley Hughes: Information on the educational attainment of looked after children is not collected centrally by type or number of placements. However, information on the GCSE grades of all children who have been looked after for 12 months or more may be found in Table C of Outcome Indicators for Looked-after Children, 12 months to 30 September 2004—England" which is available on the internet at: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgatewav/DB/VOL/v000580/Vol03–2005.pdf
Green/White Papers
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) Green and (b) White papers her Department has produced since 1997; and if she will list these in date order. [10581]
Maria Eagle: The following list shows the Green and White papers produced between 1997 and 2001.
A list of all Command Papers produced by Departments from 10 May 2001 to the end of June 2005, prepared by the Office of Public Sector Information
12 Sept 2005 : Column 2346W
(OPSI) has been placed in the Library. This list, by Department, details the Command Paper number, title and date of publication.
A list of Command Papers from 2001 onwards is also available on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk with links to the Command Papers where known. The list can be viewed alphabetically by Department as well as numerically.
Green Papers (consultative and discussion documents):
Connecting the learning society: National Grid for Learning. Consultation paper. DfEE, October 1997. ISBN: 0 85522 645 5.
Guaranteeing standards: a consultation of the structure of awarding bodies. A summary report. DfEE, July 1997.
Millennium Volunteers a consultation document for citizens service. Consultation document DfEE, October 1997. ISBN: 0 85522 659 5.
Qualifying for success: a consultation paper on the future of post-16 qualifications. DfEE, October 1997.
Teaching: high status, high standards: General Teaching Council—a consultation document. DfEE, September 1997.
Advantage: consultation on a code of practice for age diversity in employment. DfEE, November 1998. ISBN: 0 85522 919 5.
Duties of trade organisations to their disabled members and applicants: Consultation on proposals for a Code of Practice. Consultation package. DfEE, July 1998.
Education Development Plans: Local Education Authorities plans to promote improved standards of pupil performance. DfEE, February 1998.
Improving access to information about post-16 learning opportunities. Consultation Document. DfEE, May 1998.
Ingredients for success: a consultation paper on nutritional standards for school lunches. DfEE, October 1998. ISBN: 0 85522 884 9.
Learning and working together for the future: a consultation document. DfEE, October 1998. ISBN: 085522 629 3.
New requirements to make good facilities and services more accessible to disabled people. Consultations on a code of practice and regulations. DfEE, July 1998.
Parent governor representatives on Education Committees: Consultation paper. DfEE, April 1998 and on website.
Teaching: high status, high standards: the composition of the General Teaching Council. Consultation document. DfEE, April 1998.
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |