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Learning Support
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills where the (a) multi-agency behaviour and education support teams and (b) in-school learning support units are based. [53588]
Jacqui Smith: Behaviour and Education Support Teams (BESTs) can be located in either a school or community setting. In practice, many of the current teams have a permanent base in a secondary school, while also working with a cluster of associated primary and secondary schools. However, community settings are also used in some cases, and these may have the advantage of being more accessible to parents. A survey of schools and local authorities involved in the Behaviour Improvement Programme (BIP) indicated that there were around 190 BESTs, operating across 137 local BIP projects, in the summer term 2005.
Learning Support Units (LSUs) are school-based centres for primary or secondary pupils who are disaffected, at risk of exclusion or vulnerable because of
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family or social issues. Most LSUs offer support to pupils at the school in which they are based, but some are shared by a group of schools. There are at least 1,500 LSUs in England (around 120 are primary LSUs), found mainly, but not wholly, in Excellence in Cities areas.
Lifelong Learning
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made with the introduction of a single quality improvement agency for the lifelong learning sector. [52327]
Bill Rammell: Good progress has been made and plans are on track to launch the new Quality Improvement Agency for Lifelong Learning (QIA) in April 2006. The QIA will be an executive non-departmental public body based in Coventry. Its purpose is to help accelerate quality improvement, to raise standards, and to create a high quality and demand-led learning and skills sector.
List 99
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people on list 99 have limited permission to work (a) with some types of children and (b) in certain types of school in Coventry, South. [44631]
Ruth Kelly [holding answer 25 January 2006]: My statement of 19 January explains that 210 people in England and Wales have restrictions rather than a full bar on their employment.
The independent panel, chaired by Sir Roger Singleton, will review the cases where restrictions were imposed rather than a full bar.
Music Teaching
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to allocate funds to local authority music service provision after 2008; and if she will make a statement. [53299]
Jacqui Smith: It is not possible to give any indication at this stage about the funding of music services post-2008. This will be considered as part of the wider Comprehensive Spending Review.
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what annual resources are allocated to local authority music services from the Music Standards Fund (a) in each year between 1995 and 2000 and (b) in 2005–06; and if she will list the totals allocated to each local authority. [53300]
Jacqui Smith: We do not hold figures for music service allocations prior to 1999.
In 1999, £35,199,022 was allocated to local authorities for music services through the Music Standards Fund.
In 2000, this figure rose to £40,300,519. In 2005–06, the total allocation was £61,053,563.
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The breakdown of allocations across local authorities for 2005–06 is shown in the table as follows.
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Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the projected allocations are for each local authority for music service provision from the music standards fund for (a) 2006–07 and (b) 2007–08; and what the totals were for each local authority. [53305]
Jacqui Smith: The projected allocations for music services from the music standards fund over the next two financial years are set out in the following table.
The higher levels in 2006–07 reflect an increase of £1.5 million over the baseline to support instrumental and vocal tuition at KS2.
In addition to music standards fund allocations for music services, local authorities will receive a further £26 million over the next two years for instrumental and vocal tuition at KS2. This money will be devolved to primary and special schools and we would expect a significant proportion to be spent by schools on buying back music service provision.
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Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have participated in the Wider Opportunities music programme; and what plans are in place to enable students to continue music tuition. [53295]
Jacqui Smith: The 2005 survey of local authority music services showed that 13 per cent. of students at KS2 (more than a quarter of a million young people) are benefiting from instrumental tuition as a result of the Wider Opportunities programme. This is up from 7 per cent. in 2002.
Piloting of Wider Opportunities suggests that many of these children will continue with music tuition after their instrumental programme ends. To support ongoing opportunities:
we are encouraging schools and families to buy in additional tuition beyond the initial programme—including through the extended schools programme;
through the music manifesto we are looking at ways of developing and delivering a more personalised music education to secondary students, including opportunities for instrumental and vocal tuition.
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the outcomes were of the recent departmental Survey of Local Authority Music Services with regard to delivering the objectives of the Music Manifesto. [53297]
Jacqui Smith: The Music Manifesto has the overall aim of creating more music for more people. Our investment in music services is a key part of the Department's Manifesto pledge to schools and the 2005 survey showed that they are making substantial progress in most areas.
In 2002, 69 per cent. of schools were reported to have received instrumental tuition. In 2005, this had risen to 76 per cent. of primary schools and 88 per cent. of secondary schools.
82 per cent. of schools now take advice from Music Services on resources, appointments and preparation or follow up from inspections (up from 38 per cent. in 2002).
97 per cent. of schools say that they are satisfied with the service they receive from their local Music Service.
The percentage of children in KS2 who receive instrumental lessons has risen from 7 per cent. in 2002 to 13 per cent. in 2005.
17 per cent. of children learning to play in 2005 were from minority ethnic or mixed groups; 12 per cent. received free school meals and 9 per cent. had special educational needs.
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in fulfilling the commitment for all primary children to have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument. [53306]
Jacqui Smith: Since 2002, the percentage of KS2 pupils learning a musical instrument has risen from 7 per cent. to 13 per cent. We have achieved this by:
sending an Ofsted evaluation and a DVD of exemplar materials based on the pilots to all schools and local authorities in England;
commissioning QCA guidance materials based on the pilots and sending them to all schools and local authorities in England;
funding a series of national and regional training events for teachers, local authorities and music services;
providing local authority music services with an additional £3 million over the last three years to develop their own models of delivery.
We expect to make significant further progress over the next two years by:
allocating £26 million to primary and special schools to buy in the specialist support they need to deliver this programme in schools;
issuing guidance to primary and special schools at the end of this month about models of delivering these opportunities.
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to guarantee access to music services including learning a musical instrument for all young people. [53307]
Jacqui Smith: Over the next two years the Department plans to:
allocate £26 million to primary and special schools to buy in the specialist support they need to deliver instrumental learning in schools;
issue guidance to primary and special schools about models of delivering instrumental opportunities in schools;
working with the Federation of Music Services and the Music Manifesto, review the structure and funding of music service provision as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
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