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Schools: Carbon Emissions
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many zero-carbon schools have been built since 1 May 2005; and if he will make a statement. [256459]
Jim Knight: The Department does not hold information about the carbon use of all schools built since 1 May 2005. We are not aware of any schools that have yet been built in England that would be defined as zero carbon.
In December 2007 we announced an ambition for all new school buildings to be zero carbon by 2016 and we have appointed a taskforce to advise on how this goal can be achieved.
Last year we set a requirement that newly constructed schools meet a carbon emissions reduction of 60 per cent. relative to the energy efficiency standards in 2002 Building Regulations. To enable this requirement to be met, we have provided additional funding for more than 200 schools in Building Schools for the Future and the Academies programme to fund the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy measures on school sites. We have developed a ‘carbon calculator’—a software tool which allows users to compare the likely effectiveness of various energy solutions, and to demonstrate how they would achieve the 60 per cent. reduction. We have received completed carbon calculators for 53 school projects currently in design.
Schools: Gloucestershire
Mr. Dhanda: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much each eligible school in Gloucestershire received from the National Challenge Fund allocation to the county. [256264]
Jim Knight: The total amount of National Challenge support that schools in the National Challenge programme in Gloucestershire will benefit from in 2008/09 is £754,500. This breaks down as follows:
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Schools: Inspections
Derek Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many legal cases have been brought against Ofsted in relation to inspections it has conducted of (a) secondary schools, (b) primary schools and (c) nursery schools; [250495]
(2) how many legal cases have been won by nursery schools against Ofsted in relation to inspections undertaken by Ofsted; [250496]
(3) how many out-of-court settlements Ofsted has made with nursery schools in relation to legal claims brought by such schools against Ofsted in relation to inspections; [250497]
(4) how many nursery school inspectors have been made redundant by Ofsted since June 2007; [250498]
(5) what procedures apply to the retention by Ofsted of documents which it holds relating to the inspection of a nursery school after the inspection has taken place; [250682]
(6) what procedures govern the placing by Ofsted of its reports on a nursery school on its website in circumstances where the school has made a formal complaint about the inspection; and if he will make a statement. [250683]
Beverley Hughes: These are matters for Ofsted. The Chief Inspector, Christine Gilberts, has written to the hon. Member and copies of her replies have been placed in the Libraries.
Letter from Christine Gilbert , dated 28 January 2009 :
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for a response.
Ofsted uses the term nursery school to denote a maintained school for children of nursery age, inspected under the current school inspection framework (commonly known as section 5). Children of nursery age may also attend childcare provision, within the categories of childcare on domestic premises' and 'childcare on non-domestic premises', such as a private day nursery. This response includes data relating both to maintained nursery schools and other nursery provision.
The current maintained school inspection framework took effect from September 2005 and I consider this to be an appropriate timeframe to cover this provider type for this response. Since that point, Ofsted's records of litigation show no instances of legal cases brought against Ofsted for secondary, primary or nursery schools inspected under the school inspection framework.
The previous inspection arrangements for childcare took effect from 1 April 2005 and I consider this to be an appropriate timeframe to cover this provider type for this response. Since that point, Ofsted's records of litigation show one legal challenge brought by a registered nursery against Ofsted that was directly related to a scheduled inspection.
A copy of this reply has been sent to right hon. Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the Library of both Houses.
Letter from Christine Gilbert , dated 28 January 2009 :
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for a response.
Ofsted uses the term nursery school to denote a maintained school for children of nursery age, inspected under the current school inspection framework (commonly known as section 5). Children of nursery age may also attend childcare provision, within the categories of 'childcare on domestic premises' and 'childcare on non-domestic premises', such as a private day nursery. This response includes data relating both to maintained nursery schools and other nursery provision.
The current maintained school inspection framework took effect from September 2005 and I consider this to be an appropriate timeframe to cover this provider type for this response. Since that point, Ofsted's records of litigation show no instances of legal cases being won against Ofsted for secondary, primary or nursery schools inspected under the school inspection framework.
The previous inspection arrangements for childcare took effect from 1 April 2005 and I consider this to be an appropriate timeframe to cover this provider type for this response. Since that point, Ofsted's records of litigation show no instances of legal cases being won by a registered nursery against Ofsted that was directly related to a scheduled inspection. The single legal case brought against Ofsted in relation to the inspection of a registered nursery resulted in a consent order agreed between both parties.
A copy of this reply has been sent to right hon. Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the Library of both Houses.
Letter from Christine Gilbert , dated 28 January 2009 :
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for a response.
Ofsted uses the term nursery school to denote a maintained school for children of nursery age, inspected under the current school inspection framework (commonly known as section 5). Children of nursery age may also attend childcare provision, within the categories of 'childcare on domestic premises' and 'childcare on non-domestic premises', such as a private day nursery. This response includes data relating both to maintained nursery schools and other nursery provision.
The current maintained school inspection framework took effect from September 2005 and I consider this to be an appropriate timeframe to cover this provider type for this response. Since that point, Ofsted's records of litigation show no instances of out-of-court settlements against Ofsted for secondary, primary or nursery schools inspected under the school inspection framework.
The previous inspection arrangements for childcare took effect from 1 April 2005 and I consider this to be an appropriate timeframe to cover this provider type for this response. Since that point, Ofsted's records of litigation show one instance of a legal cases brought by a registered nursery against Ofsted's inspection activity that led to an out-of-court settlement, or consent order.
A copy of this reply has been sent to right hon. Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the Library of both Houses.
Letter from Christine Gilbert , dated 28 January 2009 :
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for a response.
Ofsted uses the term nursery school to denote a maintained school for children of nursery age, inspected under the current school inspection framework (commonly known as section 5). Children of nursery age may also attend childcare provision, within the categories of 'childcare on domestic premises' and 'childcare on non-domestic premises', such as a private day nursery. This response relates to inspection of both maintained nursery schools and other nursery provision.
No inspectors that might inspect either maintained nursery schools or other nursery provision have been made redundant by Ofsted since June 2007.
A copy of this reply has been sent to right hon. Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the Library of both Houses.
Letter from Christine Gilbert , dated 28 January 2009 :
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for a response.
Ofsted uses the term nursery school to denote a maintained school for children of nursery age, inspected under the current school inspection framework (commonly known as section 5). Children of nursery age may also attend childcare provision, within the categories of 'childcare on domestic premises' and 'childcare on non-domestic premises', such as a private day nursery. This response relates to inspection of both maintained nursery schools and other nursery provision.
The two most recent reports of the inspections of maintained nursery schools inspected under the current inspection framework are published on Ofsted's website. Earlier reports are retained within Ofsted's internal database as public documents. Other documents relating to these inspections are retained by Ofsted for a period of three months following the inspection. Where a complaint has been made about an inspection, documents are retained until three months after the complaint has been closed, provided that no further complaint is received.
The most recent inspection report relating to childcare providers is published on Ofsted's website. Earlier reports are retained within Ofsted's internal database as public documents. Other documents relating to the inspection of childcare providers are retained by Ofsted for a period of six months after the inspection report is published. Where a complaint has been made about an inspection, the evidence base is retained until six months after the case is resolved or any appeal period has passed.
A copy of this reply has been sent to right hon. Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the Library of both Houses.
Letter from Christine Gilbert , dated 28 January 2009 :
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for a response.
Ofsted uses the term nursery school to denote a maintained school for children of nursery age, inspected under the current school inspection framework (commonly known as section 5). Children of nursery age may also attend childcare provision, within the categories of 'childcare on domestic premises' and 'childcare on non-domestic premises', such as a private day nursery. This response relates to inspection of both maintained nursery schools and other nursery provision.
Ofsted would not normally delay the publication of an inspection report of any maintained school or other nursery provision when a formal complaint has been received about the inspection. If, having considered the complaint, Ofsted believes that the evidence gathered during the inspection does not support the judgments reached, it will declare the inspection 'null and void' and carry out a re-inspection. In such cases, the original inspection report is removed from the website and replaced. These instances are rare.
A copy of this reply has been sent to right hon. Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the Library of both Houses.
Schools: Leeds
John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which schools in Leeds West constituency have broadband access. [255476]
Jim Knight: All the maintained schools with the constituency of Leeds, West have broadband access.
Skills Funding Agency
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the annual budget of the proposed Skills Funding Agency will be. [256228]
Mr. Simon: I have been asked to reply.
The total planned DIUS spend for adult skills through the Learning and Skills Council is £4.5 billion for 2009-10.
The Skills Funding Agency will be in operation from April 2010. Decisions on the allocation of the DIUS adult skills budgets for 2010-11, including the budget of the Skills Funding Agency, will be made later this year.
Special Educational Needs
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many Key Stage 4 pupils who had (a) a statement of special educational needs and (b) unstatemented special educational needs attended academies in each year since 2003. [253440]
Jim Knight: The requested information is shown in the table.
| Academies: number of pupils in key stage 4 who had a statement of special educational needs and who had unstatemented special educational needs( 1,2 —) Position in January each year 2003 to 2008: England | |||||
| Number of pupils who had a statement of special educational needs | Number of pupils who had unstatemented special educational needs | ||||
| Number of schools | Year Group 10 | Year Group 11 | Year Group 10 | Year Group 11 | |
| (1) Excludes dually registered pupils. (2) Includes pupils in national curriculum year groups 10 and 11. Notes: These figures do not include Academies that opened after January 2008. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census | |||||
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