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Treaty of Lisbon
Bob Spink:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what competencies will be transferred from the UK to the EU under the Treaty of Lisbon. [186456]
Mr. Jim Murphy:
The changes to the competences of the EU to be made by the Lisbon treaty were set out in the White Paper (Cm 7174) ‘The Reform Treaty: The British Approach to the European Union Intergovernmental Conference’ of July 2007, as well as the Explanatory Memorandum on the treaty of Lisbon submitted to Parliament on 17 December 2007.
Children, Schools and Families
A Levels: Standards
Michael Gove:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in receipt of free school meals gained three A grades at A-level in mainstream maintained schools in the last period for which figures are available. [185780]
Jim Knight:
The Department for Children, Schools and Families does not hold information on the achievement of pupils in receipt of free schools meals. Instead, the figures relating to pupils eligible for free school meals are given.
In 2006/07, 176 pupils eligible for free school meals in mainstream maintained schools achieved three A grades at A level. This was 3.9 per cent. of the pupils eligible for free school meals.
These figures relate to pupils aged 16 to 18, (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2006), in all maintained mainstream schools including academies and city technology colleges.
Academies
Mr. Hoban:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what changes there have been to his Department's projection for the number of academies to be opened by the end of each of the next five financial years since inception of the programme; and what the reasons are for those changes. [164513]
Jim Knight:
I refer the hon. Member to my reply given to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 13 November 2007, Official Report, column 152W.
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Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for which academies (a) expressions of interest and (b) feasibility studies have been received since 1 May 2007; who the proposed (i) lead sponsor and (ii) co-sponsors are in each case; and if he will make a statement. [176721]
Jim Knight:
35 academies have completed feasibility studies since 1 May 2007 and have progressed to the
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implementation phase. 32 expressions of interest have been received since 1 May 2007 and feasibility studies have commenced for these proposals. A further three academy proposals have commenced feasibility studies without an expression of interest because they were selected by a local authority competition.
Tables 1, 2 and 3 show the lead sponsors and co-sponsors for each of these proposals.
| Table 1: Feasibility studies received since 1 May 2007 |
| | Local authority | Academy name( 1) | Sponsor | Co-sponsor |
|
1
|
Bristol
|
The Bristol Brunel Academy
|
John Cabot Academy
|
—
|
|
2
|
Bristol
|
Oasis Academy
|
Oasis Community Learning
|
—
|
|
3
|
Coventry
|
Grace Academy
|
Bob Edmiston
|
—
|
|
4
|
Croydon
|
Harris City Academy, Crystal Palace
|
Harris Federation of South London Schools Trust
|
—
|
|
5
|
Darlington
|
Eastbourne Church of England Academy
|
Diocese of Durham and David and Anne Crossland
|
—
|
|
6
|
Kent
|
New Line Learning Academy, South Maidstone Federation
|
Cornwallis Online Learning, Kent CC and others tbc
|
—
|
|
7
|
Kent
|
TBC (Cornwallis), South Maidstone Federation
|
Cornwallis Online Learning, Kent CC and others tbc
|
—
|
|
8
|
Kent
|
Marsh Academy
|
Kent County Council
|
Microsoft/Tonbridge School
|
|
9
|
Kent
|
Spires Academy
|
Holiday Extras/Crown Products (Kent) Ltd.
|
—
|
|
10
|
Lambeth
|
Evelyn Grace Academy
|
Ark
|
—
|
|
11
|
Luton
|
Barnfield South Academy
|
Barnfield College Further Education Corporation
|
—
|
|
12
|
Luton
|
Barnfield West Academy
|
Barnfield College Further Education Corporation
|
—
|
|
13
|
Milton Keynes
|
Milton Keynes
|
Edge Foundation
|
—
|
|
14
|
North East Lincolnshire
|
Havelock Academy
|
David Ross
|
—
|
|
15
|
Northamptonshire
|
Brooke Weston Academy
|
Brooke Weston CTC Trust
|
—
|
|
16
|
Northumberland
|
Bede Academy
|
Emmanuel Schools Foundation
|
—
|
|
17
|
Nottingham
|
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
|
University Of Nottingham and David Samworth (TBC)
|
—
|
|
18
|
Nottingham
|
Nottingham Bulwell Academy
|
Edge Foundation
|
—
|
|
19
|
Nottinghamshire
|
The Samworth Church Academy
|
David Samworth and Diocesan of Southwell and Nottingham
|
—
|
|
20
|
Oxfordshire
|
North Oxfordshire Academy
|
UCST (Vodafone)
|
—
|
|
21
|
Rochdale
|
St. Anne's Academy
|
The Manchester Diocese and David and Anne Crossland
|
—
|
|
22
|
Sandwell
|
Shireland Collegiate Academy
|
Ormiston Trust and Shireland Learning
|
—
|
|
23
|
Sandwell
|
George Salter Collegiate Academy
|
Ormiston Trust and Shirefand Learning
|
—
|
|
24
|
Sandwell
|
Q3 Academy
|
Eric Payne
|
—
|
|
25
|
South Gloucestershire
|
John Cabot Academy
|
Rolls Royce/Wolfson Foundation
|
—
|
|
26
|
Southwark
|
Bacon's, A Church of England Sponsored Academy
|
CTC Trust, Southwark Diosesan Board of Education and the Phillip and Pauline Harris Charitable Trust
|
—
|
|
27
|
Southwark
|
St. Michael and All Angels CofE
|
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
|
Toc H
|
|
28
|
Southwark
|
Walworth Academy
|
Ark
|
—
|
|
29
|
Southwark
|
The Globe Academy
|
Ark
|
—
|
|
30
|
Sunderland
|
Pennywell/Quarry View Academy
|
Gentoo Group
|
Sunderland CC
|
|
31
|
Sunderland
|
Red House Academy
|
Leighton Group with University of Sunderland
|
Sunderland CC
|
|
32
|
Sunderland
|
Castle View Enterprise Academy
|
Northumbrian Water
|
Sunderland CC
|
|
33
|
Swindon
|
Swindon Academy
|
UCST (Honda UK)
|
—
|
|
34
|
Tameside
|
New Charter Academy
|
New Charter Housing Trust
|
—
|
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35
|
Westminster
|
King Solomon Academy
|
Ark
|
—
|
| Table 2: Expressions of interest received since 1 May 2007 |
| | Local authority | Academy name( 1) | Sponsor | Co-sponsor |
|
1
|
Bexley
|
TBC (New School)
|
Haberdashers and Temple Grove Trust
|
—
|
|
2
|
Birmingham
|
Heartlands Academy
|
Edutrust
|
—
|
|
3
|
Birmingham
|
Shenley Court
|
Edutrust
|
—
|
|
4
|
Birmingham
|
St. Alban's Academy
|
ARK/Aston University/BMW/Cadbury's/Ove Arup
|
—
|
|
5
|
Birmingham
|
Harborne Academy
|
ARK/KPMG/University of Birmingham
|
—
|
|
6
|
Birmingham
|
Eastside Academy
|
Ormiston Trust + UCE (Tbc)
|
—
|
|
7
|
Bolton
|
TBC (Withins)
|
Diocese of Manchester (Church of England)
|
Anne and David Crossland
|
|
8
|
Brent
|
Wembley Park Academy
|
ARK
|
—
|
|
9
|
Bristol
|
Colston's Girls
|
The Society of Merchant Venturers
|
—
|
|
10
|
Bristol
|
Portway Academy
|
Oasis
|
—
|
|
11
|
Bristol
|
Bristol Cathedral School
|
No Sponsor Required: School itself is the sponsor
|
—
|
|
12
|
Cheshire
|
TBC North Area Academy (Whitby High School Cheshire Oaks High School and Ellesmere Port School)
|
Diocese of Chester and David and Anne Crossland
|
—
|
|
13
|
Cheshire
|
TBC South Area Academy (Whitby High School Cheshire Oaks High School and Etlesmere Port School)
|
University of Chester/West Cheshire College/LA/Diocese of Chester
|
—
|
|
14
|
Croydon
|
TBC (Coulsden)
|
Oasis Learning Trust
|
—
|
|
15
|
Cumbria
|
TBC (Morton)
|
Brian Scowcroft and Andrew Tinkler
|
—
|
|
16
|
Cumbria
|
Westlakes Academy
|
BNFL/Sellafield, NDA and the University of Lancashire
|
—
|
|
17
|
Derbyshire
|
TBC (Shirebrook)
|
All Roads DLO/Sheffield Hallam University (TBC)
|
—
|
|
18
|
Essex
|
Rickstones
|
Greensward College
|
—
|
|
19
|
Essex
|
Greensward
|
Greensward College
|
—
|
|
20
|
Essex
|
John Bramston
|
Greensward College
|
—
|
|
21
|
Gloucester
|
TBC (Christ College)
|
Clifton RC Diocese + Gloucester CoE Diocese
|
—
|
|
22
|
Kent
|
Axtane Academy
|
Leigh Technology Academy Trust, University of Kent
|
KCC
|
|
23
|
Kingston upon Hull
|
Archbishop Sentamu Academy
|
Diocese of York
|
—
|
|
24
|
Kingston upon Hull
|
The Pickering Academy
|
Hull College
|
—
|
|
25
|
Lancashire
|
Accrington
|
ULT
|
—
|
|
26
|
Northamptonshire
|
Brooke Weston Academy
|
Brooke Weston CTC Trust
|
—
|
|
27
|
Nottingham
|
TBC (St. Ann's/Eastern)
|
Greenwood Dale
|
Experian (Business Supporter)
|
|
28
|
Tameside
|
Droylsden Academy
|
Tameside College
|
—
|
|
29
|
West Sussex
|
TBC (Kings Manor Community College)
|
Woodard Schools
|
—
|
|
30
|
West Sussex
|
TBC (Boundstone)
|
Woodard Schools
|
—
|
|
31
|
West Sussex
|
TBC (Littlehampton)
|
Woodard Schools
|
—
|
|
32
|
Westminster
|
Pimlico Academy
|
FUTURE
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