House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 26 Jan 2009 (pt 0037)

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	Percentage of the school population^{( 6)}
	Boys			Girls
	who received 1 to 4 fixed period exclusions	who received 5 to 9 fixed period exclusions	who received 10 or more fixed period exclusions	who received 1 to 4 fixed period exclusions	who received 5 to 9 fixed period exclusions	who received 10 or more fixed period exclusions
Primary schools⁽¹⁾	2.45	0.20	0.03	0.36	0.02	0.00
State funded secondary schools^(1,2)	15.41	1.34	0.12	7.27	0.48	0.03
Special schools⁽³⁾	10.32	1.66	0.32	2.91	0.23	0.04
Total	7.74	0.69	0.08	3.18	0.21	0.01
⁽¹⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed. ^{(2 )}Includes CTCs and academies. ⁽³⁾ Includes both maintained and non-maintained special schools. ⁽⁴⁾ The number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions in 2006/07. ⁽⁵⁾ Less than 5. ⁽⁶⁾ The number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions for each category expressed as percentage of the school population in January 2007 of that gender and eligible for free school meals. Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census.

Primary, sec ondary and special schools^{( 1,2,3)} —Pupils eligible to receive free school meals with one or more episodes of fixed period exclusion by gender^{( 4)} , 2005/06^{( 5)} —England
	Pupils eligible for free schools meals
	Boys			Girls
	who received 1 to 4 fixed period exclusions	who received 5 to 9 fixed period exclusions	who received 10 or more fixed period exclusions	who received 1 to 4 fixed period exclusions	who received 5 to 9 fixed period exclusions	who received 10 or more fixed period exclusions
Primary schools⁽¹⁾	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—
State funded secondary schools^(1,2)	34,160	2,630	200	15,840	940	60
Special schools⁽³⁾	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—
Total	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—

	Percentage of the school population^{( 5)}
	Boys			Girls
	who received 1 to 4 fixed period exclusions	who received 5 to 9 fixed period exclusions	who received 10 or more fixed period exclusions	who received 1 to 4 fixed period exclusions	who received 5 to 9 fixed period exclusions	who received 10 or more fixed period exclusions
Primary schools⁽¹⁾	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—
State funded secondary schools^(1,2)	14.87	1.14	0.09	6.94	0.41	0.03
Special schools⁽³⁾	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—	⁽⁶⁾—
Total	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—	⁽⁷⁾—
⁽¹⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed. ⁽²⁾ Includes CTCs and academies. ⁽³⁾ Includes both maintained and non-maintained special schools. ⁽⁴⁾ The number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions in 2006/07. ⁽⁵⁾ The number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions for each category expressed as percentage of the school population in January 2006 of that gender and eligible for free school meals. ⁽⁶⁾ Not available. ⁽⁷⁾ Not applicable. Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census.

Pupils: English Language

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which primary schools in England have 70 per cent. or more of their pupils for whom English is not their first language; and how many and what proportion of pupils at each such school do not have English as their first language. [250823]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The requested information has been placed in the Library.

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Pupils: Per Capita Costs

Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding per pupil he expects his Department to have provided for education in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England in 2008-09. [250730]

Jim Knight: The revenue funding figures per pupil for Northamptonshire and the England average for 2008-09 are provided in the following table. This covers all funded pupils aged three to 19. Figures are in cash terms.

2008-09 dedicated schools grant + grants per pupil
	£
England	4,690
Northamptonshire	4,360
Note: Price Base: Cash. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10.

School Meals: Standards

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether the updated regulations on food-based standards for school lunches have been implemented. [246995]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: All schools have to meet the food-based standards for school lunches which were introduced in September 2006 and, since September 2007, they have had to meet the food-based standards for other school food such as tuck shops, vending and breakfast clubs.

The School Food Trust has launched a web-based tool that helps schools assess whether the food and drink they provide at lunchtime and at other times of the school day meets the food-based standards. All schools in England are being encouraged to use the checklist to assess their own compliance with the food-based standards.

Nutrient-based standards were introduced for primary school lunches in September 2008 and will be introduced in secondary and special schools in September 2009.

Schools

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on (a) primary and (b) secondary school buildings in (i) Hemel Hempstead, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England in 2007-08. [250561]

Jim Knight: The Department allocates school capital funding on a local authority basis, which is then prioritised locally in accordance with asset management plans. Accordingly, records are held centrally on a local authority basis, and do not distinguish between primary and secondary schools. Allocations to Hertfordshire in 2007-08 amounted to £50.2 million. Budgeted expenditure for England in 2007-08, including PFI credits, amounted to £6.435 million.

Schools: Conditions of Employment

Mr. Kilfoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will agree to include a no detriment clause within the agreement on assimilation in the National Pay and Conditions
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Framework for School Support Staff; and if he will make a statement. [250552]

Jim Knight: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, intends to establish the new School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) for school support staff pay and conditions through the forthcoming Children, Skills and Learning Bill which we intend to introduce to Parliament in the week commencing 2 February 2009. The detail of the proposed clauses will be published at that time.

Schools: Finance

Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the schools budget of each local authority was for each of the last five years; and what proportion of that budget was delegated to schools in each case. [248863]

Jim Knight: The available information has been placed in both Libraries.

Schools: Fire Prevention

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which schools built under the Building Schools for the Future programme (a) have and (b) have not included sprinkler systems as part of the build. [248163]

Jim Knight: The decision to install sprinkler systems in new schools is one for local authorities to make, in accordance with government guidelines contained in Building Bulletin 100. I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 7 January 2008, Official Report, columns 200-01W, which gave information on the first seven schools built under Building Schools for the Future. Currently 50 schools have been opened and although we do not hold information on which of these schools have incorporated sprinkler systems, Partnerships for Schools plan to centrally record which schools have sprinkler systems in the next financial year. I will write to my hon. Friend when this is available.

Schools: Inspections

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the evaluation of reduced-tariff inspections of schools; and if he will make a statement. [247456]

Jim Knight: This is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply has been placed in the Library.

Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 21 January 2009:

Parliamentary question number 247456: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the evaluation of reduced-tariff inspections of schools; and if he will make a statement.

Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, for a response.

Reduced tariff inspections (RTIs) of maintained schools were introduced in April 2006. As a result of the evaluation of these initial reduced-tariff inspections, changes were made to our risk assessment and to the level of pre-inspection engagement with the school from September 2007.

All RTIs continue to be pilot inspections. The ongoing evaluation of these inspections is feeding into the current development of the
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new school inspection arrangements that will be introduced in September 2009. Further details of these can be found on Ofsted's website at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and- research/Browse-all-by/Documents-by-type/Consultations/A-focus-on-improvement- consultation-report.

A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the library of both Houses.

Schools: North East

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on (a) primary and (b) secondary school buildings in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) the North East in 2007-08. [249661]

Jim Knight: Capital allocations are made on a local authority rather than on a constituency basis, and no data are kept centrally relating specifically to Jarrow. Expenditure is prioritised at local authority level, and records on the split of expenditure between primary and secondary school buildings are kept at local authority rather than departmental level. In 2007-08, capital allocations made by the Department to South Tyneside amounted to £4.6 million, and to the north east region £99.6 million.

In addition, Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough local authorities have commenced or will shortly commence Building Schools for the Future ( BSF) projects with an estimated capital value of £425 million. Redcar and Cleveland is also currently planning its wave six BSF project, which has an estimated capital value of £100 million.

Social Services: Doncaster

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for what reasons Paul Gray has been appointed as Interim Director of Children’s Services in Doncaster; what Mr Gray’s job specification is; and if he will make a statement. [248695]

Beverley Hughes [holding answer 19 January 2009]: Dr. Paul Gray was recruited by Doncaster Metropolitan borough council in April 2008 to take up the position of Director of Children’s Services on an interim basis to take lead responsibility for the Children’s Services Authority’s functions as set out in section 18 of the Children Act 2004 and section 4 of “Statutory guidance on the roles and responsibilities of the Director of Children’s Services and Lead Member for Children’s Services 2005”.

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