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	SEN pupils with special educational needs of behavioural, emotional or social difficulties( 1, 2)
	All special schools( 5)
	School Action Plus		Statement of SEN		Total		School Action Plus
National curriculum year group	No.	%( 6)	No.	%( 6)	No.	%( 6)	No.	%( 6)
Nursery Year 1	(7)—	0.8	0	0.0	(7)—	0.0	50	0.0
Nursery Year 2	10	2.7	(7)—	0.0	10	0.1	680	0.6
Reception	10	3.5	20	0.2	30	0.2	3,210	2.7
1	10	3.5	70	0.6	80	0.6	5,580	4.7
2	10	2.7	150	1.2	160	1.2	7,090	6.0
3	10	3.9	320	2.4	330	2.5	7,980	6.7
4	20	6.2	550	4.3	570	4.3	8,500	7.2
5	20	7.4	710	5.5	730	5.5	8,960	7.6
6	20	8.1	960	7.4	980	7.4	9,640	8.1
7	10	3.9	1.440	11.1	1,450	10.9	9,700	8.2
8	10	3.5	1.750	13.5	1,760	13.3	11,310	9.6
9	10	5.4	2,170	16.7	2,190	16.5	13,510	11.4
10	40	13.6	2,310	17.8	2,340	17.7	15,170	12.8
11	60	21.7	2,280	17.6	2,340	17.6	15,900	13.4
12	20	8.5	90	0.7	120	0.9	880	0.7
13	10	4.7	70	0.5	80	0.6	280	0.2
14	0	0.0	30	0.2	30	0.2	10	0.0
Unclassified(8)	0	0.0	60	0.5	60	0.5	0	0.0
Total	260	100.0	12,990	100.0	13,240	100.0	118,440	100.0
(1) Excludes dually registered pupils. (2) Pupils at school action plus and those pupils with a statement of SEN provided information on their primary need and, if appropriate, their secondary need. Information on primary need only is given here. (3) Includes middle schools as deemed. (4) Includes city technology colleges and academies (5) Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools. (6) Number of pupils by their main need expressed as a percentage of all pupils at school action plus or with a statement of SEN. (7) Fewer than five, or a rate based on fewer than five. (8) Pupils for whom information on type of need is missing. Note: Totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.

Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008

Mr. David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he plans to take to implement the Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008. [236821]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Department has commissioned a project, using independent advisers, on the most effective way to implement the Act. The project will: analyse users’ data requirements, including the requirements of parents and voluntary organisations; determine data and information currently available at national and local level; and evaluate options for the data publication. The Department will consider the findings of the project, which will be completed before the end of this year. The Act’s provisions commence on 1 January 2009 and the first publication will be later that year.

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what timetable he has set for implementation of changes to the procedures for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal; [236763]

(2) what guidance his Department has issued on the application of the rules governing the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal; and to whom it has been issued. [236764]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST) was transferred from the then Department for Education and Skills to the then Department for Constitutional Affairs on 3 April 2006. It became part of the Tribunals Service, an Executive Agency of the current Ministry of Justice.

On 3 November SENDIST transferred into the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (HESC) of the new First-tier Tribunal. Cases registered before 3 November
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will continue to be handled under the old Regulations. The ‘Rules’ for the HESC will apply to cases registered after 3 November. The Tribunal estimates that the earliest substantive appeal hearings for these cases will take place in mid-March.

The guidance SENDIST published on how to make an appeal in special educational needs cases or to make a claim in disability discrimination cases is being revised and the ‘frequently asked questions’ is being updated on their website. An appeal/review flow chart will also be produced. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has not produced separate guidance.

Specialised Diplomas

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what targets have been set for the effectiveness of the new diplomas; and if he will make a statement. [238345]

Jim Knight: No targets have been set for the Diploma. We are committed to fully evaluating each phase of the Diploma to assess how effectively it has been implemented and the impact it is having on the participation and achievement of young people. Delivery of the Diploma will also be subject to independent inspection by Ofsted.

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on developing a general diploma in each year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [238347]

Jim Knight: There has been no specific development work done on a general diploma. The 14-19 Education and Skills White Paper in 2005, envisaged introducing a general (GCSE) diploma to recognise the achievement of 5 A*-C GCSEs including English and mathematics.
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It was anticipated that this would be introduced for those starting GCSE programmes in September 2009.

However, we anticipate that the expansion of the Diploma programme which was announced last October will offer a more comprehensive alternative to recognise the broad achievement of young people at that level. A decision was therefore taken at that time not to pursue the general diploma further.

Specialised Diplomas: Rural Areas

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the issues arising from the offering of diploma courses in rural areas. [230056]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: We have set out our assessments in “Delivering 14-19 Reforms in Rural Areas” which we published on 30 June 2008. This report shows that rural and semi-rural areas face a particular set of challenges. We are committed to supporting these areas to overcome the challenges they face and know that many rural areas are already deploying a range of innovative solutions to ensure that young people get access to 14-19 provision.

Supply Teachers: Yorkshire and the Humber

Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much each local authority area in Yorkshire and the Humber spent on supply teachers in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [237654]

Jim Knight: The available information on the gross expenditure by local authority maintained schools on supply teachers from 2003-04 to 2007-08 is contained within the table:

Total gross expenditure by local authority maintained schools on supply teachers
£
Local Authority	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
England	833,390,000	820,780,000	886,783,000	872,039,000	908,903,000
Yorkshire and Humberside	89,194,000	89,440,000	94,015,000	90,855,000	94,825,000
Barnsley	3,994,000	4,514,000	5.078,000	4,464,000	4,868,000
Bradford	11,409,000	11,313,000	11,236,000	10,818,000	11,755,000
Calderdale	4,055,000	3,861,000	4,022,000	4,071,000	4,183,000
City of Kingston-upon-Hull	4,918,000	4,390,000	4,914,000	4,687,000	4,455,000
Doncaster	5,016,000	5,246,000	5.378,000	5,123,000	5,184,000
East Riding of Yorkshire	4,636,000	4,672,000	5,007,000	4,603,000	5,014,000
Kirklees	5,586,000	5,683,000	6,473,000	6,901,000	7,285,000
Leeds	12,276,000	12,101,000	12,954,000	12,026,000	12,031,000
North East Lincolnshire	2,923,000	2,862,000	2,688,000	2,992,000	2,868,000
North Lincolnshire	2,709,000	2,549,000	2,865,000	2,471,000	2,572,000
North Yorkshire	9,888,000	9,851,000	10,914,000	11,456,000	12,031,000
Rotherham	6,298,000	5,938,000	5,110,000	5,003,000	5,206,000
Sheffield	9,447,000	9,673,000	10,059,000	8,964,000	9,856,000
Wakefield	3,622,000	4,223,000	4,369,000	4,737,000	4,963,000
York	2,418,000	2,566,000	2,949,000	2,539,000	2,554,000

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