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Schools: Manpower
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many full-time equivalent (a) teaching assistants, (b) support staff and (c) teachers were employed in schools in Hendon in the latest period for which figures are available. [177732]
Jim Knight: The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants, support staff and teachers employed in local authority maintained schools in Hendon in January 2007. This is the latest information available.
| Full-time equivalent teaching assistants, support staff and teachers in local authority maintained schools in Hendon constituency, January 2007 | |
| Hendon constituency | |
| (1) Includes teaching assistants. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census | |
Social Services: Parents
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps the Government has taken to support parents during the first year of a child’s life. [177808]
Beverley Hughes: This Government have made significant improvements to the support for parents of young children. We have introduced paid paternity leave, doubled maternity pay and are increasing maternity leave to a year, some of which can be transferred to fathers. We have introduced a right to request flexible working for parents, which five million parents have exercised. Six in 10 mothers now work flexibly.
We are establishing a nationwide network of Sure Start children’s centres offering access to high quality integrated early years services, including child and family health services, antenatal and post-natal services, parental outreach and family support services, support for children and parents with special needs and early learning. There are currently over 1,900 children’s centres offering services to over 1.2 million children under five and their families. By 2010, there will be 3,500, one for every community.
We have recently announced £30 million additional funding to 2011 to extend the health-led parenting support projects which offer a structured programme for parents with the most intense needs of home visits by trained nurses during pregnancy and the first two years.
Special Educational Needs: Norfolk
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of children attending schools in Norfolk have special educational needs without a statement; how many counties in England have (a) fewer and (b) more such children attending schools within their boundaries; and if he will make a statement. [177802]
Jim Knight: Figures from the school census show that, in January 2007, Norfolk local authority had 12,276 primary school pupils with special educational needs without statements, representing 19.4 per cent. of the total number of primary school pupils, including middle schools deemed as primary. In percentage terms, there are 102 local authorities with fewer such children attending schools within their boundaries, 43 local authorities with more and 4 local authorities with the same.
In secondary schools, Norfolk local authority had 8,085 pupils with special educational needs without statements, representing 17.2 per cent. of the total of
secondary school pupils, including middle schools deemed as secondary. In percentage terms, there are 89 local authorities with fewer such children attending schools within their boundaries, 57 local authorities with more and one local authority with the same. Note that the local authorities of City of London and Isles of Scilly do not have any secondary school pupils.
Special Educational Needs: Barnet
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) percentage and (b) number of students in Barnet have special educational needs but are without statements; where this ranks Barnet local education authority (LEA) in relation to other LEAs in (i) London and (ii) England; and if he will make a statement. [177494]
Jim Knight: Figures from the School Census show that, in January 2007, Barnet local authority had 4,902 primary school pupils with special educational needs without statements, representing 18.9 per cent. of the total number of primary school pupils, including middle schools deemed as primary. In percentage terms this ranks Barnet local authority as 18th highest out of 33 London local authorities and 97th highest out of all 150 local authorities in England,
In secondary schools, Barnet local authority had 2,966 pupils with special educational needs without
statements, representing 15.2 per cent. of the total of secondary school pupils, including middle schools deemed as secondary. In percentage terms this ranks Barnet local authority as 7th highest out of 33 London local authorities and 62nd highest out of all 150 local authorities in England.
Specialist Schools
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what schools in Norfolk have specialist status; what the specialty is in each case; how much each such school has received in relation to the specialist status for the latest period for which figures are available; and what applications for specialist status have been received from schools in Norfolk. [177805]
Jim Knight: The following table shows the information requested. There are 52 maintained secondary schools in Norfolk, of which 45 have specialist status including one special school with an SEN specialism. There were seven applications from schools within Norfolk in the latest specialist status application round of autumn 2007. The Department expects to announce the outcome of this round towards the end of January. The Government remain committed to the Specialist Schools programme as a means of raising attainment and achievement for all secondary aged pupils.
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| School name | Specialism | High performing second specialism | Recurrent funding 2007-08 | Capital Grant 2007-08 |
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