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Review of Sex and Relationship Education
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) who the head of the Review of Sex and Relationship Education is; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; where the post was advertised; how many persons applied for the post; how many were short-listed for interview; and if he will make a statement; [232004]
(2) who the members of the body conducting the Review of Sex and Relationship Education are; what relevant specialist qualifications each holds; when each was appointed and by whom; where each vacancy was advertised; how many persons applied for each post; how many were short-listed for interview; where the Review of Sex and Relationship Education is located; how much he expects to be spent by it during the next 12 months on (a) office accommodation, (b) staff costs, (c) travel and subsistence and (d) staff bonuses; and if he will make a statement. [232005]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) review has been completed. The SRE review steering group's report and the Government response to it were both published on 23 October. A copy of the group's report and the response are available at:
Members of the SRE review steering group—including the two co-chairs—were appointed by Ministers. Members fell into one or more of the following categories:
Members with practical experience of planning and delivering SRE in schools: including a head teacher, PSHE teacher, school nurse, school governor and, at a local authority level, a director of Children's Services and PSHE adviser;
Members with expert knowledge of young people's sexual health;
Young People; and
Representatives from Faith Groups and experts on wider diversity issues.
A full list of steering group members follows. Apart from travel expenses, none of the steering group members were paid. DCSF officials provided the secretariat for the review and their salaries and associated costs were met from within existing departmental running costs.
The Sex Education Forum was paid around £10,000 to undertake further consultation with young people, including the design and implementation of two on-line surveys and for analysing the results of those surveys. Further information on these surveys is included in the group's report.
Jackie Fisher (co-chair)—Principal and Chief Executive, Newcastle College
Joshua McTaggart (co-chair)—UKYP Member for Weston Super Mare
John Freeman—Director of Children's Services, Sandwell and Dudley
Hazel Pulley—Head teacher, Caldecote Primary School, Leicester
Ama Owuzuru—Vice-President, National Union of Students (Further Education)
Hilda Hodson—Deputy Head teacher, Standish High School, Wigan
Charlie Ware—School Governor, Camden
Desmond Flood—PSHE Co-ordinator, Bartley Green School, Birmingham
Annie Hargreaves—LA adviser on PSHE & Healthy Schools, Hounslow
Anna Martinez—Head of Sex Education Forum
Chris McDermott—Specialist Practitioner School Nursing, Central Surrey Health
Professor Roger Ingham—University of Southampton
Gill Frances—Chair, Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group
Simon Blake—Chief Executive, Brook
Jan Campbell—PSHE Subject Association
Margaret Jones—HMI (PSHE Subject Adviser), Ofsted
Gareth Davies—Terrence Higgins Trust
Oona Stannard—Chief Executive, Catholic Education Service
Liz Carter—Church of England National Society
Sandy Youngson—Methodist Church
Shaila Sheikh—Education Equalities Adviser, East Sussex LA
David Kesterton—Manager of fpa's ‘Speakeasy’ programme
Robert Sassoon—UKYP Member, Reading
Katrina Mather—UKYP Member, East Sussex
Sarah Smart—PSHE Subject Association
Schools: Disabled
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools in England have produced an accessibility plan in compliance with section 280 of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. [231387]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: All schools should have in place an accessibility plan in compliance with section 28D of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Data on schools that have produced accessibility plans are not collected centrally by the Department.
However, schools are expected to complete a self-evaluation form under Ofsted's inspection arrangements, confirming the extent to which they have met the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and other equalities legislation.
The Secretary of State has the power, under section 28M of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, to direct schools to comply with the legislation, if he deems the school has failed to so.
Schools: Transport
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will bring forward proposals to extend the periods during which schoolchildren can use their bus passes, in order to facilitate participation in after-school activities. [230426]
Paul Clark: I have been asked to reply.
There is currently no statutory entitlement for free bus travel for young people. At present 48 per cent. of young people walk or cycle to school and there is a risk that a blanket concession could encourage young people who currently walk or cycle to take the bus. However, local authorities can use their existing powers to offer local concessionary travel to young people.
From September 2008 the Education and Inspections Act 2006 extends entitlement to free school transport for pupils entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of maximum working tax credit. At secondary age, pupils attending one of their three nearest schools that is between two and six miles from their home, and those attending their nearest school preferred on grounds of religion or belief between two and 15 miles, will be entitled to free school transport.
Secondary Education: Colchester
Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Chief Executive of the Academies Enterprise Trust, (b) the headteacher at the Greensward School at Hockley, (c) the patron of the Academies Enterprise Trust and (d) the Chairman of Essex County Council on (i) secondary school reorganisation in Colchester and (ii) the establishment of one or more academies in Colchester. [232422]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The information is as follows:
(a and b) Officials met with David Triggs, chief executive of the Academies Enterprise Trust and principal of Greensward School, on 9 October to discuss in principle how the trust and the academies in the area might co-operate more closely with local primary schools for the collective benefit of pupils in the area.
(c) The leader of Essex county council is the patron of the Academies Enterprise Trust and discussed possible options on secondary school reorganisation and academies in Colchester when he met the then Parliamentary Under Secretary, Lord Adonis, on 12 September. However, this was in his capacity as leader of Essex county council and not as patron of the Academies Enterprise Trust.
(d) The leader of Essex county council outlined possible options on secondary school reorganisation and academies in Colchester when he met the then Under Secretary, Lord Adonis, on 12 September.
Special Educational Needs
Mr. Flello:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils had a statement of special educational needs in (a) England
and (b) Stoke-on-Trent, broken down by age group at the latest date for which figures are available. [231602]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The requested information is shown in the tables.
| State funded primary and secondary schools( 1) : Number of pupils with special educational needs by age and gender( 2,3) —position in January 2008—Stoke-on-Trent local authority and England | ||||||
| Stoke-on-Trent | ||||||
| Pupils with SEN without statements( 5) | ||||||
| Boys | Girls | Total | ||||
| Pupils aged: | Number of pupils | Percentage of school population( 6) | Number of pupils | Percentage of school population( 6) | Number of pupils | Percentage of school population( 6) |
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