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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Liverpool University
Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills if he will make representations to the University of Liverpool on its proposal to close its departments of politics, philosophy, communications and statistics; and if he will make a statement. [264773]
Mr. Lammy: Parliament decided in passing the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 that universities should be autonomous and that Ministers should have no role in deciding how individual subjects and courses are funded. This independence is a great strength of our world class sector. But it also means that judgments have to be made by universities themselves in developing their own priorities and sense of mission.
Overseas Students
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students from other EU member states in receipt of (a) full, (b) partial and (c) no maintenance grants (i) from each local authority in England and (ii) attending English universities there (A) were in 2007-08 and (B) are in 2008-09. [264457]
Mr. Lammy: The data provided in the three tables placed in the House Libraries show the number of students in receipt of full, partial and nil maintenance from each award authority in England for pre-2008 entry cohorts in academic years 2007/08 and 2008/09 as well as for the 2008 entry cohort in 2008/09.
Students attending English universities from outside the UK and within the EU are not generally entitled to a maintenance grant.
However the data provided include certain groups of EU nationals for example those who have lived in the UK and Islands three years prior to the start of their course, EEA migrant workers and certain family members.
Data exclude students who started their course in 2004/05 and 2005/06 and received a Higher Education Grant.
Children, Schools and Families
Children: Protection
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2009, Official Report, columns 1698-99W, on children: protection, how many representations on child protection issues his Department has passed to the inspectorates on the more formal basis identified in the answer; and what the formal basis referred to is. [252606]
Beverley Hughes [holding answer 29 January 2009]: It is not possible to quantify the number of cases referred to inspectorates by the Department for Children, Schools and Families on a formal basis. The Department communicates routinely with Ofsted and other inspectorates from across the Department. Where communication is on a more formal basis it is because it relates, for instance, to inspectorates' inspection and regulatory functions.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which (a) individuals and (b) organisations were briefed by (i) him, (b) other Ministers and (iii) departmental officials on the contents of Lord Laming's report into safeguarding children, before mid-day on 12 March 2009. [264335]
Ed Balls [holding answer 18 March 2009]: DCSF Ministers did not brief any individual or organisations on the contents of Lord Laming's report before mid-day on 12 March. Individuals and organisations whose representatives were briefed by DCSF officials or given embargoed access to the report before that time included:
Annette Brooke MP
Michael Gove MP
Barry Sheerman MP
Association of Chief Police Officers
Association of Directors of Children's Services
Barnardo's
The Children's Society
Children's Workforce Development Council
General Social Care Council
National Children's Bureau (NCB)
Action for Children
National College for School Leadership
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
NHS Confederation
Ofsted
11 Million
Local Government Association
Phoenix Chief Advocates
Social Work Task Force
Sir Roger Singleton
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to his statement of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 789, by whom the child protection systems of Sweden and Denmark have been commended for their use of the integrated children’s system. [256473]
Beverley Hughes [holding answer 12 February 2009]: A number of countries, including Sweden and Denmark, are using the conceptual framework which underpins the Integrated Children’s System to develop their systems for assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing in respect of children who would be defined as children in need or looked after children. Each country has developed its own technology to enable social workers to record their work in electronic case records. Training courses for social workers in countries such as Denmark and Sweden have a strong pedagogic, child development and skills focus which enables them to make best use of the conceptual framework which is integral to the Integrated Children’s System and its underpinning processes. In Sweden, an outcomes focus served to highlight the fact that even in a country with very high levels of universal services the health outcomes of looked after children were poorer than for those of other children.
One of the benefits of the international collaboration on ICS has been the shared learning about implementation of such systems.
In Australia, Barnardo’s have major projects involving the use of the Assessment Framework and Looking after Children Exemplars. They have designed and built their own IT systems for their practitioners to record their work with children and families. Their researchers and staff involved in implementing the projects have made positive comments about the use of the conceptual model that underpins ICS. In particular, that it helps staff focus on identifying the needs of individual children and on improving their outcomes.
The following quote was made by one of the managers responsible for supporting the implementation of the Australian Barnardo’s project SCARF in a family support setting:
“Firstly, workers became confident in using a common language, that is, they mean the same thing when they speak about such notions as strengthens, needs, risk of harm, or good enough parenting. Establishing a common language has had the effect of improving communication and reducing the chance of erroneous decisions in case management. Secondly workers using SCARF
reported that they paid more attention to the effect their work had on the needs of the children rather than looking at its impact on the parent or carer.”
(Tolley S (2005), National Child Protection Clearinghouse Newsletter Vol. 13 No, 2, Winter 2005, pp 16- 17).
Education: Standards
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many secondary schools Ofsted has graded as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate in (i) England, (ii) Leicestershire and (iii) Leicester East constituency in the last two years; [262208]
(2) how many primary schools Ofsted has graded as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate (i) England, (ii) Leicestershire and (iii) Leicester East constituency in the last 12 months. [262209]
Jim Knight: These are matters for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to my right hon. Friend and copies of her replies have been placed in the Library.
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 11 March 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, for a response.
School inspection data are published on a termly basis and the latest data available are for inspections up to July 2008. Data for schools inspected in autumn 2008 will be published on 18 March 2009, and will be available on the Ofsted website
Tables A and B shows the number of secondary schools inspected by Ofsted in the academic years 2006/07 and 2007/08, grouped by overall effectiveness grade and location. Table C shows aggregated figures for both years. The numbers include grades for academies and city technology colleges.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Children, Schools and Families and will be placed in the library of both Houses.
| Table A: Overall effectiveness of secondary schools inspected in 2006/07 | |||||
| Number of secondary schools inspected | |||||
| Area | Outstanding | Good | Satisfactory | Inadequate | Total |
| Table B: Overall effectiveness of secondary schools inspected in 2007/08 | |||||
| Number of secondary schools inspected | |||||
| Area | Outstanding | Good | Satisfactory | Inadequate | Total |
| Table C: Overall effectiveness of secondary schools inspected in 2006/07 and 2007/08 | |||||
| Number of secondary schools inspected | |||||
| Area | Outstanding | Good | Satisfactory | Inadequate | Total |
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 11 March 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, for a response.
School inspection data are published on a termly basis and the latest data available are for inspections up to July 2008. Data for schools inspected in autumn 2008 will be published on 18 March 2009, and will be available on the Ofsted website
Table A shows the number of primary schools inspected by Ofsted in the academic year 2007/08, grouped by overall effectiveness grade and location
| Table A: Overall effectiveness of primary schools inspected in 2007/08 | |||||
| Number of primary schools inspected | |||||
| Area | Outstanding | Good | Satisfactory | Inadequate | Total |
A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Children, Schools and Families and will be placed in the library of both Houses.
Food Technology: Facilities
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which 170 secondary schools have been awarded funding from the first tranche of funds for new practical cooking space in schools; and in which local authority area each is located. [264346]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The following table contains information regarding the 170 schools which have been awarded the funding for new practical cooking spaces and the local authority area in which the schools are located.
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