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How many schools interview parents as part of the selection process for pupils.
How many schools interview parents as part of the selection process for pupils.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 February 2006
For answer on
9 February 2006
Answered on
9 February 2006
We do not survey school admission arrangements nationally. However, from a recent London survey we know that three schools have interviewing as part of their admission arrangements—the London Oratory school in Hammersmith and Fulham, and St. Joseph's college and St. Coloma convent school in Croydon. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has said, we will legislate to end that practice.
Subjects
Admissions; Interviews; Parents; Schools
Date
9 February 2006
Reference
442 c999; 49944
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It only took my question to force that change in Government policy, so I shall try again. My friend the Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough (Jeff Ennis) has raised the issue of admissions forums. If, for example, a school has a disproportionate number of children on free school meals, how would the admissions forum decide whether to refer the matter to the adjudicator?
It only took my question to force that change in Government policy, so I shall try again. My friend the Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough (Jeff Ennis) has raised the issue of admissions forums. If, for example, a school has a disproportionate number of children on free school meals, how would the admissions forum decide whether to refer the matter to the adjudicator?
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 February 2006
My hon. Friend is in good company in pushing for the end of interviewing. In 2003, the Church of England and the Catholic Church supported our guidance in the code of practice to end interviewing, and they have pushed us to take legislative action—I know that he likes to associate himself with such allies. We will enable admissions forums, which involve schools, local authorities and significant parts of the community, to determine whether schools are behaving in line with the new code of practice by, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has said, welcoming all pupils and delivering fair access. Where they determine that that is not the case, they will have a new power to report schools to the adjudicator, which will considerably strengthen the current position.
Subjects
Admissions; Interviews; Parents; Schools
Date
9 February 2006
Reference
442 c999-1000
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons