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Projections are not shown beyond 2011 because of the increasing degree of uncertainty over time, particularly for post-compulsory schooling.
Schools: Census
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when he expects the January 2007 schools census data to be published; and if he will make a statement. [144095]
Jim Knight [holding answer 19 June 2007]: Provisional data from the January 2007 census were published on 16 April 2007 in the Statistical First Release on the Department’s website:
Final data will be published in September 2007. The Secretary of State is not expected to make a statement. Final data on special educational needs (also taken from the census) are published on 26 June.
Schools: Crimes of Violence
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were excluded from school for violent conduct in each local education authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [142147]
Jim Knight: The available information has been placed in the Library.
The Department does not collect data on exclusions for violent conduct. We do have information on exclusions where the reason cited is ‘physical assault against an adult’ or ‘physical assault against a pupil’ and this is set out in tables which have been placed in the Library. Further information on reasons for exclusion is contained in SFR 24/2006.
Only two years of data relating to the reason for exclusion are currently available. The first year for which information on the reason for exclusion is
available relates to the 2003-04 academic year. Exclusions data for 2004-05 academic year were published in June 2006. Data for the 2005-06 academic year are scheduled for publication on 26 June, 2007.
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many pupil-on-pupil assaults there have been in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [142148]
(2) how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers and teaching assistants have been assaulted in the classroom more than once in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [142152]
Jim Knight: The number of incidents of assaults towards staff and pupils in schools is not collected centrally.
From the academic year 2003/04, information is available on the reasons for pupil exclusions. These reasons include ‘physical assault against a pupil’ and ‘physical assault against an adult’.
The tables provide a breakdown of the number of pupils who have been excluded for a fixed period or permanently from maintained primary and secondary schools for physical assault against a pupil or an adult.
Local authority level tables showing the number of permanent and fixed period exclusions by reason have been placed in the Library.
| Maintained primary and secondary schools( 1) : number and percentage of fixed period exclusions for physical assault against a pupil or an adult 2003/04 and 2004/05, England | ||||||||
| Maintained primary | Maintained secondary | |||||||
| Physical assault against a pupil | Physical assault against an adult | Physical assault against a pupil | Physical assault against an adult | |||||
| Number | Percentage( 2) | Number | Percentage( 2) | Number | Percentage( 2) | Number | Percentage( 2) | |
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Number of fixed period exclusions by reason expressed as a percentage of the total number of fixed period exclusions. Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 Source: Termly Exclusions Survey | ||||||||
| Maintained primary and secondary schools( 1) : number and percentage of permanent exclusions for physical assault against a pupil or an adult( 2 ) 2003/04 and 2004/05, England | ||||||||
| Maintained primary | Maintained secondary | |||||||
| Physical assault against a pupil | Physical assault against an adult | Physical assault against a pupil | Physical assault against an adult | |||||
| Number | Percentage( 3) | Number | Percentage( 3) | Number | Percentage( 3) | Number | Percentage( 3) | |
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) The distribution of exclusions by reason has been derived from the Termly Exclusions Survey data and applied to the number of permanent exclusions as confirmed by local authorities as part of the school census checking exercise. (3) Number of permanent exclusions by reason expressed as a percentage of the total number of permanent exclusions. Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census and Termly Exclusions Survey | ||||||||
Schools: Finance
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding streams local authorities receive to facilitate the (a) expansion of existing schools and (b) construction of new schools as a result of a planned increase in (i) population and (ii) housing supply. [143477]
Jim Knight: It is the DfES which provides capital support for local authorities and schools to invest in school infrastructure, including for new pupil places as a result of population and housing growth. Allocations are made over each spending review period, and local authorities and schools plan their investment according to local priorities.
Allocations currently include capital support for new pupil places which takes account of local authority forecasts of pupil growth. Over the current spending review period this has been around £400 million per year. In addition, Building Schools for the Future plans take account of the future need for secondary age pupils; and the Primary Capital Programme from 2008-09 will also do this for primary pupils.
Where there is a clear exceptional demand which cannot be met from existing resources, local authorities can apply to the ‘Basic Need Safety Valve’ for additional capital.
Schools: Immigrants
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will discuss future allocations of funding in respect of the English as an additional language excellence programme with Peterborough city council; and if he will make a statement. [144347]
Phil Hope: It is a matter for each local authority—in consultation with their schools forums—to determine the level of funding between different providers and different programmes based on an assessment of local circumstances.
Schools: Middlesbrough
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many school places in Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland were not filled in 2006-07. [143436]
Jim Knight: The latest available data we have on the number of unfilled school places relate to January 2006, when there were 1,042 unfilled primary school places and 179 unfilled secondary school places in Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland.
Schools: Playing Fields
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether there is an appeal process for his decision to grant consent for a school playing fields to be sold off. [143649]
Jim Knight: There is no formal right of appeal other than through the courts.
Schools: Sports
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on his plans to expand competitive sport in schools. [143160]
Jim Knight:
This Government are committed to the expansion of competitive school sport. The PE National Curriculum requires that all pupils are taught
competitive games throughout key stages one to three, and pupils may choose to pursue them in key stage four, if they wish. Competition is also a key component of the National School Sport Strategy. The 2005-06 school sport survey found that:
71 per cent. of pupils are now participating in intra-school competitive activities and 37 per cent. of pupils are taking part in inter-school competition. Both figures have been rising year on year.
97 per cent. of schools held a competitive sports day in the last academic year and the network of school sport partnerships staged over 10,700 festivals of sport—multi-sport events organised by secondary pupils for partnership primary schools.
In addition, the introduction of a national network of Competition Managers, and events like the UK School Games, are building a stronger framework for competitive sport.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what representations he received from (a) hon. and right hon. Members, (b) schools, (c) teachers, (d) parents and (e) others on the funding position of the Panathlon Challenge in each of the last two years; [143162]
(2) what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effectiveness of the Panathlon Challenge in increasing the involvement of school children in competitive sport; and if he will make a statement; [143163]
(3) if he will make it his policy to offer the Panathlon Challenge further financial support. [144063]
Jim Knight: No such research has been commissioned. In the last two years, the Department has received one representation from a Member of Parliament and one from a teacher.
The Department provided the Panathlon Challenge with £850,000 of seed corn funding between 2003 and 2006 to support competitive sport in schools. It was made explicit that the funding was time limited and would not be extended beyond March 2006. Continued funding would divert resources away from direct investment in competitive sport in schools through the National School Sport Strategy.
Science: Higher Education
Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many pupils from maintained schools were accepted to study (a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c) biochemistry, (d) psychology and (e) sports science at (i) a Russell Group university and (ii) other universities in each of the last five years; [142159]
(2) how many pupils from (a) grammar schools, (b) independent schools and (c) maintained schools with more than 14 per cent. pupils eligible for free school meals (i) applied and (ii) were accepted to study (A) physics, (B) chemistry, (C) biochemistry, (D) psychology and (E) sports science at (1) a Russell Group university and (2) other universities in each of the last five years. [142160]
Bill Rammell:
The available information is shown in the tables. The figures are taken from data collected by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
(UCAS) which are limited to students who apply to full-time undergraduate courses via the UCAS application system. The figures do not therefore cover part-time students, nor those full-time students who apply directly to higher education institutions.
UCAS do not hold details of the level of free school meal eligibility at each school.
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