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What percentage of children got their first preference in allocation of secondary school in each local education authority in England in the most recent year for which figures are available. - Inc fact that data on the number of parents securing their first choice of school is not collected centrally....

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 1997

Reference

21313; 292 c947W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

Pursuant to her letter of 17th March on school budget deficits, what estimate she has made of the number of local education authorities who plan to take back delegated budgets from schools in deficit. - My rthon Friend has made no such estimate.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 1997

Reference

21411; 292 c949W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

Pursuant to her letter of 17th March on school budget deficits, if she will list the schools running a budget deficit indicating in each case the amount. - Regret that the effort and cost entailed in compiling such a list would be disproportionate.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 1997

Reference

21410; 292 c949W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

If she will commission research into the relationship between the proportion of children in schools eligible for free school meals and the academic achievement of schools.

Asked by

Peter Thurnham (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

20486; 292 c875-6W;292 c876W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

What plans she has to allow parents of primary school children increased opportunities to view their child's school work and progress.

Asked by

Lord Chidgey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21023; 292 c878W

House

House of Commons

Governments expenditure plans 1997/98 to 1999/2000. Departmental reports of the Welsh Office and the Office of HM Chief Inspector of Schools on Wales

Type

Command papers

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

Cm 3615

House

House of Commons

Government's expenditure plans 1997/98 to 1999/2000.Departmental report by Department for Education and Employment and Office for Standards in Education

Type

Command papers

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

Cm 3610

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To comment about the investigation into the fire at Groomsport Primary School in 1996 indicating when (a) the site will be cleared and (b) rebuilding will commence.

Asked by

Robert McCartney (United Kingdom Unionist)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21007; 292 c821W

House

House of Commons

Education (School Inspection) (No 2) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

SI 1997/995 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 10 April 1997.

Department

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

SI 1997/995

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Grants for Improvement of School Security (Scotland) Regulations 1997

SI 1997/965 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 15 April 1997 (S.87).

Department

Scottish Office

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

SI 1997/965

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept for Education and Employment

If she will rank primary schools in order of the proportion of children eligible for free school meals. - Inc fact that info not published centrally.

Asked by

Peter Thurnham (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

20509; 292 c606W

House

House of Commons

MARRIAGE AND RICHMOND UPON THAMES COUNCIL'S SEX EDUCATION

That this House takes note that the text of the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames Guidance Note for Schools, Sex Education Policy and Guidelines, January 1997, which is 27 pages long and contains well over 8,000 words, has relatively long descriptions of many other aspects of sex education but makes no...

Primary sponsor

Toby Jessel (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

712

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

What representations she has received concerning the case ofMarie Younie and the governing body of Belfairs Community College in Leigh; and if she will comment concerning the conduct of the governing body and the Funding Agency for Schools in relation to their treatment of Ms Younie and the legal costs...

Asked by

Peter Kilfoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

20633; 292 c606W

House

House of Commons

Wednesday adjournment debate on education in the Vale of Glamorgan

Wednesday adjournment debate on education in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Lead member

Walter Sweeney

Answering member

Jonathan Evans

Department

Welsh Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

292 c846-53

House

House of Commons

Education Bill 1996/97

Education Bill. Lords report stage second day. Third reading debate. Debate on amendments and motion that Bill do now pass. Passed on question. Returned to the Commons with amendments.

Lead member

Lord Henley

Answering member

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Department

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Debates on bills

Date

19 March 1997

Reference

579 c916-36

House

House of Lords

Welsh Office

What is (a) the average sum per pupil and (b) the average percentage of the general schools budget allotted by each local education authority in the current financial year for (i) money allocated to schools via age-weighted pupil units, (ii) premature retirement compensation, (iii) school transport, (iv) statementing and support...

Asked by

Walter Sweeney (Conservative)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

18 March 1997

Answered on

18 March 1997

Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is (a) the average sum per pupil and (b) the average percentage of the general schools budget allotted by each local education authority in the current financial year for (i) money allocated to schools via age-weighted pupil units, (ii) premature retirement compensation, (iii) school transport, (iv) statementing and support for statemented pupils and (v) school meals, net of income. [20513] Mr. Jonathan Evans: Local education authorities must allocate at least 80 per cent. of the aggregated schools budget on the basis of pupil numbers. To break down the ASB on the basis of age-weighted pupil units could be done only at disproportionate cost. Details of the other elements, of all of which are retained centrally by the local authority are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Premature retirement School transport Statement etc. School meals net of costs income Local authority Average sum Percentage Average sum Percentage Average sum Percentage Average sum Percentage per pupil of the GSB per pupil of the GSB per pupil of the GSB per pupil of the GSB Blaenau Gwent 40 1.7 42 1.8 27 1.1 91 3.8 Bridgend 13 0.5 71 3 37 1.5 96 4 Caerphilly 21 0.9 79 3.4 61 2.7 75 3.3 Cardiff 18 0.7 27 1.1 80 3.3 64 2.6 Carmarthenshire 14 0.5 97 3.5 106 3.8 99 3.6 Ceredigion 15 0.5 155 5.5 96 3.4 91 3.2 Conwy 28 1 108 4.1 41 1.5 53 2 Denbighshire 39 1.6 85 3.6 17 0.7 38 1.6 Flintshire 36 1.5 98 4 39 1.6 44 1.8 Gwynedd 29 1.1 103 3.9 85 3.2 86 3.2 Isle of Anglesey 22 0.9 99 3.9 75 2.9 65 2.5 Merthyr Tydfil 11 0.4 59 2.4 35 1.4 105 4.3 Monmouthshire 32 1.3 132 5.3 32 1.3 69 2.8 Neath Port Talbot 27 1 80 3.1 17 0.7 32 1.2 Newport 33 1.4 51 2.2 23 1 78 3.3 Pembrokeshire 13 0.5 126 4.7 69 2.6 96 3.6 Powys 17 0.6 182 6.4 77 2.7 62 2.2 Rhondda Cynon Taff 13 0.5 97 3.8 20 0.8 115 4.5 Swansea 25 1.1 48 2.1 24 1 39 1.7 Torfaen 32 1.4 49 2.2 17 0.8 76 3.4 Vale of Glamorgan 16 0.7 65 2.8 73 3.2 54 2.3 Wrexham 38 1.7 110 5 18 0.8 41 1.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Section 122 (formerly section 42) LEA budget statements for 1996-97 (where available audited figures have been used) and the 1996 school census pupil numbers.

Date

18 March 1997

Reference

20513; 292 c540W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

How many primary schools in England and Wales have opted into grant-maintained status; and what are the average league tables scores for (a) grant-maintained schools and (b) schools under local education authority control. - Inc table.

Asked by

Robert Banks (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

18 March 1997

Answered on

18 March 1997

Mr. Robert Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many primary schools in England and Wales have opted into grant-maintained status; and what are the average league tables scores for (a) grant-maintained schools and (b) schools under local education authority control. [20675] Mrs. Gillan: There are now 486 grant-maintained primary schools in England. Pupil attainments are generally higher in GM schools than LEA schools; details of their relative performance in national curriculum assessments and GCSE examinations are given in the following tables. Grant-maintained schools in Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales. Table 1: Percentage of 7-year-old pupils achieving National Curriculum level 2 and above, 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. English Mathematics Science Key stage 1 TA Test TA Test TA Test LEA schools 79 -- 82 82 84 -- Reading 78 78 -- -- -- -- Writing 76 80 -- -- -- -- Speaking and listening 82 -- -- -- -- -- GM schools 85 -- 86 87 88 -- Reading 84 84 -- -- -- -- Writing 82 85 -- -- -- -- Speaking and listening 85 -- -- -- -- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. TA = teacher assessment. Test = national test. Table 2: Percentage of 11-year-old pupils achieving National Curriculum level 4 and above, 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. English Mathematics Science Key stage 2 TA Test TA Test TA Test LEA schools 60 57 60 54 65 62 GM schools 64 63 64 60 69 68 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. TA = teacher assessment. Test = national test. Table 3: Percentage of 14-year-old pupils achieving National Curriculum level 5 and above, 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. English Mathematics Science Key stage 3 TA Test TA Test TA Test LEA schools 60 56 61 56 59 55 GM schools 68 65 69 65 68 65 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. TA= teacher assessment. Test = national test. Table 4: Percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving graded GCSE results in 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GCSE passes 5 A+-C 5 A+-G 1+ A-G 4A: all schools LEA schools 40.6 87.1 93.4 GM schools 50.1 91.1 95.3 4B: comprehensive schools only LEA comprehensives 40.0 87.0 93.3 GM comprehensives 46.4 91.1 95.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

18 March 1997

Reference

20675; 292 c528-9W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

Statement on what arrangements his Department is making for those personnel stationed overseas, in respect of the Government's nursery voucher scheme. - Includes fact that rather than adopt the voucher scheme, the MOD intends to provide direct funding to schools and playgroups and nursery education will be free at source...

Asked by

Lord Robathan (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

17 March 1997

Answered on

17 March 1997

Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements his Department is making for those personnel stationed overseas, in respect of the Government's nursery voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement. [20807] Mr. Soames: My Department is committed to making sure there is no educational disadvantage to families who would otherwise be entitled to receive vouchers if serving in the UK, so it intends to provide, wherever practicable, nursery education for four-year olds overseas. The MOD will endeavour to provide the same standard of nursery education as that on offer in the UK, but there will be a difference in the way it is run. In the UK, where there will be open competition between playgroups and schools, parents will potentially have a wide choice of places to use a voucher: overseas, the Service sponsor both schools and playgroups and the choice will inevitably be limited. Therefore, rather than adopt the voucher system, the MOD intends to provide direct funding to schools and playgroups and nursery education will be free at source for all four-year olds who attend an accredited provider. It is expected that there will be some locations with both schools and playgroups, some where there are only schools and some where there are only suitable playgroups. To reach the standards required by the Department for Education and Employment scheme, schools and playgroups overseas will need additional staff and training and pass inspection of an accredited authority. Because the MOD needs to study the various option available to deliver nursery education and obtain funding, it has been necessary to delay introduction overseas from that anticipated in the UK. It is aimed to phase introduction from September 1997 to September 1998. There will inevitably be some areas overseas, particularly smaller isolated detachments, where it will not be possible to offer the scheme that will be available in countries such as Germany and Cyprus. The MOD is though looking at ways to provide the best possible provisions wherever practicable and within the resources available--some form of voucher system to cover these locations may be considered. However, in some areas it may simply be impossible to provide any facility; parents will be warned of this in advance of being posted to such locations.

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20807; 292 c383-4W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

If he will list by local education authority (a) the number of classes with mixed aged groups and (b) the number of children taught in them in each of the last five years, and in 1979, 1983 and 1987. - Not available centrally.

Asked by

Win Griffiths (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20625; 292 c442W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

Pursuant to her Answer of 20th November 1996, Official Report, column 553, if she will comment on the impact of the schools environmental assessment method on the work of schools in respect of their evaluation of their environmental impact.

Asked by

Martyn Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20308; 292 c424-5W

House

House of Commons

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