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Class Sizes: Leeds
John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the pupil to teacher ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Leeds West constituency was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [293947]
Mr. Coaker: The following table provides the within school pupil:teacher ratios in local authority maintained primary and secondary schools in Leeds West constituency in January 2009.
| Pupil:teacher ratios( 1) in local authority maintained primary and secondary schools( 2) , January 2009 | |
| Coverage: Leeds West constituency | |
| Number | |
| (1) The within school PTR is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. (2) Excludes academies and city technology colleges. Note: For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE. Source: School Census | |
Departmental Public Expenditure
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which line items in table 8.4 of his Department's annual report for 2009, indents the funding allocation for (a) extended schools-sustainability and (b) extended schools-subsidy elements of the Standards Fund 2010-11 Allocations spreadsheet published on the Teachernet website. [292053]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: The funding allocation for extended schools is included in the Departmental Annual Report 2009, Table 8.4, within the line Schools, Other Standards Funds.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much he expects his Department to spend on supporting its national strategies in each of the next two years; and if he will make a statement. [293412]
Mr. Coaker: In the current year we have committed £390 million to National Strategies programmes. This includes the development and delivery of free resources to schools through the National Strategies contract as well as support to local authorities and schools to enable them to access the strategies' training and intervention programmes.
Expenditure for 2010-11 has yet to be determined and will depend upon the priorities set in the National Strategies Annual Plan which we hope to agree in December. We have already announced that the National Strategies contract will not be renewed when it comes to an end in March 2011. Instead, we will be placing resources directly into the hands of schools, giving them greater freedom to determine their improvement needs and to secure the most appropriate support.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been allocated to the Youth of Today programme in each of the next five years, and under which budgetary headings such expenditure falls. [293644]
Mr. Coaker: The allocation for The Youth of Today programme is 3,416,000 in FY 2009-10 and £2,671,000 in FY 2010-11.
These costs are to deliver a fellowship programme; ministerial shadowing scheme; a local shadowing scheme; a young leader's campaign; stimulate the youth leadership
sector and create a leadership progression framework; deliver a £1 million grant opportunity scheme; promote leadership in education; connect international best practice and provide youth led support and challenge to government and public services.
European Schools: Finance
Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the cost to the public purse was of payments to European Schools in respect of (a) teachers' salaries and (b) other support in the last year for which figures are available. [294031]
Mr. Coaker: In the 2008-09 financial year the cost was (a) circa £8,901,000 for teachers' salaries and (b) circa £943,000 for other support.
Family Proceedings
Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children involved in Children Act proceedings in each court area are awaiting the appointment of a guardian ad litem; and what the average waiting time in each such area was in the latest period for which figures are available. [289487]
Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is set out in the following table.
| Court circuit | Cases awaiting allocation (at 15 September) | Total children | Average waiting time for cases received April to August 2009 (working days) |
There are 916 cases awaiting allocation which represents 6.9 per cent. of Cafcass' total open public law workload. All of these cases have been reviewed, prioritised and
screened for risk and this is a continuous process until substantive allocation takes place. This Department has asked Cafcass to take urgent action to tackle the unallocated cases and has made available additional resources of up to £1.6 million in this financial year to do so.
GCSE
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in (a) independent and (b) comprehensive schools achieved five or more A* grades at GCSE in the last year for which figures are available; [293606]
(2) how many students in academies achieved five or more A* grades at GCSE in the last year for which figures are available. [293609]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 16 October 2009]: Provisional data for 2008/09 show that:
8,558 pupils (18.3 per cent.) at the end of Key Stage 4 in independent schools achieved five or more A* grades at GCSE.
12,663 pupils (2.4 per cent.) at the end of Key Stage 4 in comprehensive schools achieved five or more A* grades at GCSE.
178 pupils (0.9 per cent.) at the end of Key Stage 4 in academies achieved five or more A* grades at GCSE.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in each (a) comprehensive, (b) selective and (c) partially-selective local authority area in 2009. [294642]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 20 October 2009]: The information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in (a) maintained comprehensives, (b) maintained selective, (c) maintained secondary modern and (d) independent schools in 2009. [294643]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 20 October 2009]: The information requested is given in the following table:
Gifted Children: Finance
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on the gifted and talented programme in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [293398]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: The Department spent £17.5 million on the gifted and talented programme in the financial year 2008-09.
History: GCSE
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in receipt of free school meals in (a) maintained schools and (b) all schools achieved a grade A* in history GCSE in 2008; [286391]
(2) how many pupils in receipt of free school meals in (a) maintained schools and (b) all schools achieved a grade A in history A level in 2008. [286392]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 13 July 2009]: Of those pupils at the end of key stage 4 who were eligible to receive free school meals in maintained schools in England, 354 achieved a grade A* in GCSE History in 2008.
52 pupils aged 16-18 (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August 2007) who were eligible for free school meals in maintained schools, achieved a grade A in GCE History A level in 2008.
The figures relate to pupils in maintained schools only. Information collected regarding free school meals forms part of the School Census which is only carried out in maintained schools. The free school meal information that is linked to attainment is for those eligible for free meals rather than those in receipt of.
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