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School Buses

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will set an upper limit on charges local education authorities are permitted to make for school bus journeys under the school transport section of the Education and Inspections Bill. [82417]

Jim Knight: The Education and Inspections Bill includes provisions that will allow a small number of ‘Pathfinder’ authorities to pilot innovative school travel arrangements. While it will be up to local authorities themselves to draw up a charging policy, the draft guidance to potential ‘Pathfinder’ authorities, which has been published on the Department’s website, suggests a maximum charge of £1 per day.

School Principals

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average salary was of (a) head and (b) deputy head teachers in (i) England and (ii) each region in each of the last 10 years. [81697]

Jim Knight: The following table provides the average salary of full-time regular head and deputy head teachers in maintained sector schools in England and by Government office region. The average salaries are given for March each year from 1996 to 2003, the latest year for which the information is available.


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Average salary of full-time regular head and deputy head teachers in maintained sector schools in England by Government office region, March 1996 to 2003
£
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001( 1) 2002( 1) 2003( 1)

England

Head

31,040

32,370

33,530

35,020

37,710

40,010

42,380

44,960

Deputy head

27,540

28,640

29,640

30,890

32,160

34,810

36,800

38,950

North East

Head

30,080

31,240

32,270

34,040

36,520

38,950

41,250

43,790

Deputy head

26,640

27,570

28,450

29,800

30,970

33,880

35,630

37,780

North West

Head

30,250

31,450

32,570

33,850

36,820

39,410

41,640

44,190

Deputy head

26,940

27,980

28,900

30,110

31,370

34,120

36,100

38,100

Yorkshire and the Humber

Head

30,020

31,190

32,290

33,500

36,650

39,130

41,490

44,180

Deputy head

26,680

27,740

28,690

29,870

31,130

34,120

35,980

38,170

East Midlands

Head

30,470

31,680

32,730

34,080

36,670

38,510

40,810

43,400

Deputy head

27,220

28,200

29,300

30,390

31,650

34,400

36,130

38,120

West Midlands

Head

30,950

32,320

33,370

34,930

37,390

40,000

42,060

44,860

Deputy head

27,260

28,330

29,290

30,550

31,790

34,490

36,240

38,440

East of England

Head

30,910

32,290

33,360

34,720

37,370

39,460

41,880

44,440

Deputy head

27,370

28,500

29,530

30,640

31,960

34,360

36,340

38,680

London

Head

34,910

36,630

38,300

40,170

42,790

45,800

49,010

52,240

Deputy head

30,230

31,400

32,560

33,980

35,390

38,160

40,780

43,300

South East

Head

31,610

33,070

34,290

35,810

38,350

40,530

42,750

45,390

Deputy head

27,700

28,840

29,830

31,070

32,370

34,800

36,560

38,770

South West

Head

29,830

31,070

32,190

33,570

36,210

38,380

40,390

42,720

Deputy head

27,020

28,210

29,130

30,450

31,640

34,100

35,910

37,960

(1) Provisional estimates subject to future revision.
Source:
Database of Teacher Records (DTR).

Sexual Health Education

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what expenditure is planned for sexual health education in schools in each of the next three years. [82546]

Mr. Dhanda: It is for local authorities and schools to decide the level of resources required to support sexual health education in schools taking account of local needs. We are working to improve the quality of sexual health education in maintained schools. The Department for Education and Skills, together with Department of Health, is supporting the PSHE certification programme for teachers with over £2 million in 2006-07. In addition, both Departments are supporting the national healthy schools programme with £12.3 million of funding in 2006-07. These programmes support schools in delivering sexual health education as part of broader programmes.


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