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Geronimo Communications

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what work was undertaken by Geronimo Communications in financial years (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 to date for his Department; and if he will make a statement. [168807]

Kevin Brennan [holding answer 28 November 2007]: Geronimo has provided media relations support within departmental information campaigns (often concentrating on local and regional media and specialist media outlets). While in some campaigns their contribution has worked alongside advertising, in many others it is the main plank of the campaign strategy.

The campaigns in which Geronimo has worked are as follows:

2006-07


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2007-08

The campaigns for 2007-08 include ones for the newly created Department for Universities, Innovation and Skills, where these relate to areas formerly the responsibility of the Department for Education and Skills.

Head Teachers: Qualifications

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many candidates successfully completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship in each academic year since 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. [169793]

Jim Knight: The number of candidates who successfully completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship in each academic year since 2003/04 is as follows. The academic year 2007/08 is ongoing so the figure given is not complete.

Number

2003/04

3,524

2004/05

4,101

2005/06

4,400

2006/07

4,354

2007/08

109


Pupil Exclusions

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many primary school pupils received a (a) fixed period exclusion and (b) permanent exclusion in the last 12 months, broken down by (i) reason for exclusion and (ii) local authority; [169149]

(2) how many (a) permanent exclusions and (b) fixed term exclusions there were in primary schools in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) age of the child and (ii) reason for exclusion. [169185]

Jim Knight: Local authority level tables showing the number of permanent and fixed period exclusions by reason for 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 have been placed in the Library. The latest year for which data are available for primary schools is 2004/05. The tables include national and regional totals.

The readily available information on exclusions by age relates to pupils excluded from primary, secondary and special schools and is provided in the table:


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Maintained primary, secondary and special schools( 1,2) : Number of permanent and fixed period exclusions by age England, 2003/04 (estimates)( 3) and 2004/05 (estimates)( 3)
2003/04 (estimates) 2004/05 (estimates)
Permanent exclusions Fixed period exclusions Permanent exclusions Fixed period exclusions

Number of exclusions

Age( 4) :

4 and under

20

1,180

60

960

5

50

2,030

40

2,150

6

90

2,950

60

3,080

7

160

4,650

110

5,270

8

230

7,220

190

7,490

9

370

10,700

300

11,430

10

410

15,070

420

15,980

11

680

36,420

650

40,960

12

1,540

60,240

1,590

68,020

13

2,470

76,720

2,410

88,610

14

2,750

78,330

2,580

91,250

15

1,070

47,640

980

52,740

16

30

920

40

990

17

20

360

10

370

18

*

60

*

40

19 and over

*

30

0

40

Total(5)

9,830

344,510

9,440

389,560

Percentage of school population( 6)

Age( 4) :

4 and under

0.00

0.14

0.01

0.12

5

0.01

0.36

0.01

0.38

6

0.02

0.50

0.01

0.54

7

0.03

0.81

0.02

0.90

8

0.04

1.24

0.03

1.31

9

0.06

1.80

0.05

1.97

10

0.07

2.53

0.07

2.69

11

0.11

6.03

0.11

7.04

12

0.25

9.89

0.26

11.26

13

0.41

12.74

0.40

14.59

14

0.46

13.26

0.43

15.22

15

0.18

8.11

0.17

9.09

16

0.01

0.49

0.02

0.51

17

0.01

0.25

0.01

0.25

18

*

0.40

*

0.31

19 and over

*

3.49

0.00

3.21

Total(5)

0.13

4.49

0.12

5.12

* = Less than 5, or a rate based on less than 5.
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed.
(2) For permanent exclusions includes both maintained and non-maintained special schools. For fixed period exclusions excludes non-maintained special schools.
(3) Figures relating to permanent exclusions are estimates based on incomplete pupil-level data.
(4) Age as at 31 August 2003 and as at 31 August 2004.
(5) There were 17 permanent exclusions for which gender is unclassified as well as 140 fixed period exclusions of boys and 41 fixed period exclusions of girls for whom age was not known—these were included in the ‘total’ column only.
(6) The number of exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of pupils of each age in primary, secondary and special schools (excluding dually registered pupils in special schools) in January each year.
Note:
Totals may not appear to equal the sum of component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Schools Census and Termly Exclusions Survey
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