§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many copies of his Department's grant-maintained schools folder, containing the fifth edition of "How to become a grant-maintained school", "Questions parents ask", "Questions staff ask", "Experiences during the first year", and a copy of circular 18/93, have been distributed; and what was the cost of (i) 281W the folders, (ii) each of the booklets, (iii) the circulars, (iv) the padded bags in which they were sent and (v) the distribution itself.
§ Mr. Robin SquireSome 22,500 copies of the Department's grant-maintained schools folder were distributed to chairmen of governors of maintained schools in England to ensure that they had publications reflecting the relevant provisions in the Education Act 1993 which came into effect from 1 January. Further copies are being distributed in response to requests. The unit costs for printing and design were as follows:
Pence (i) folders 31 (ii) booklets: How to Become a Grant-Maintained School 63 Questions Parents Ask 8 Questions Staff Ask 22 Experiences during the First year 9 (iii) circular 18/93 23 For the initial distribution to all schools, the cost of packaging was £8,178, and the cost of postage was £20,106.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of new grant-maintained schools received an allocation for expenditure on named capital projects in the financial years (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95.
Interval between approval of grant-maintained status and incorporation date 0–4 working days School LEA Approval Incorporation Bishop Challoner RC School Birmingham 28 September 1993 1 October 1993 Convent of Jesus and Mary GM HS Brent 24 March 1993 1 April 1993 Queens Park Community School (GM) Brent 24 March 1993 1 April 1994 Hayes Road Primary School Devon 23 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. George's RC School Hampshire 24 August 1993 1 September 1993 Harlington Community School Hillingdon 22 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Peter and St. Paul RC HS Lincolnshire 26 August 1993 1 September 1993 282W
Interval between approval of grant-maintained status and incorporation date 5–9 working days School LEA Approval Incorporation Ashmole School Barnet 20 August 1993 1 September 1993 Bishop Douglass RC Comprehensive Barnet 20 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Joseph's RC Primary School Berkshire 16 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Columba's RC Boys School Bexley 18 March 1993 1 April 1993 Oakington Manor Primary School Brent 19 August 1993 1 September 1993 Cardinal Hinsley High School Brent 23 August 1993 1 September 1993 The Radcliffe School Buckinghamshire 18 March 1993 1 April 1993 Holy Trinity CE Senior School (GM) Calderdale 23 March 1993 1 April 1993 Soham Village College Cambridgeshire 18 August 1993 1 September 1993 La Sainte Union Convent School Camden 19 August 1993 1 September 1993 Appleby County Primary School Cumbria 21 September 1993 1 October 1993 Repton Primary School Derbyshire 24 March 1993 1 April 1993 Redhill County Primary School Derbyshire 21 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Mary's High School Derbyshire 21 December 1993 1 January 1994 Dunmow County Infant School Essex 21 December 1993 1 January 1994 Dunmow CE VC Junior School Essex 22 December 1993 1 January 1994 The Coopers' Co. & Coborn (GM) Havering 23 March 1993 1 April 1993 Mount Grace School (GM) Hertfordshire 24 March 1993 1 April 1993 Chancellor's School Hertfordshire 22 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Joan of Arc RC School Hertfordshire 22 December 1993 1 January 1994 Grange Park Junior School Hillingdon 19 March 1993 1 April 1993 Grange Park Infant School Hillingdon 19 March 1993 1 April 1993 Abbotsfield School Hillingdon 19 March 1993 1 April 1993 Swakeleys School Hillingdon 19 March 1993 1 April 1993 St. Andrew's CE Primary School Hillingdon 17 August 1993 1 September 1993
§ Mr. Robin SquireNinety-five per cent. of schools which entered the grant-maintained sector in 1992–93 and bid for capital grant on named projects received an allocation for the financial year 1993–94.
Seventy per cent. of schools which joined the sector between April and September last year and bid for funding have so far received allocations for 1994–95. The allocations are either to carry out a named project or for extra design work to place them in a priority position for support in 1995–96. In addition, grant-maintained schools which have entered the sector since September 1993 have been invited to submit their named project bids for 1994–95 by 28 January.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education in how many cases the interval between his approval of grant-maintained status for a school and its incorporation date has been less than(a) five working days, (b) 10 working days, (c) 15 working days and (d) 20 working days; and, in category, whether he will list the schools and give the relevant dates.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe interval between the approval of grant-maintained status for a school and its incorporation date has been less than five working days in seven cases, less than 10 working days in 47 cases, less than 15 working days in 75 cases and less than 20 working days in 128 cases. The schools and relevant dates are listed by category in the table. 283W
School LEA Approval Incorporation Howden CE Infant School Humberside 16 December 1993 1 January 1994 Cranbrook School Kent 17 December 1991 1 January 1992 Hayesbrook High School Kent 16 December 1993 1 January 1994 Northfleet School for Boys Kent 21 December 1993 1 January 1994 Tower Road County Primary School Lincolnshire 21 December 1993 1 January 1994 Great Yarmouth High School Norfolk 18 March 1993 1 April 1993 Sir Christopher Hatton School (GM) Northamptonshire 16 December 1992 1 January 1993 Wrenn School (GM) Northamptonshire 16 December 1992 1 January 1993 Cannock Chase High School (GM) Staffordshire 18 March 1993 1 April 1993 Park Hall County Infant School Walsall 17 December 1993 1 January 1994 Park Hall County Junior School Walsall 17 December 1993 1 January 1994 The Commonweal School Wiltshire 22 October 1993 1 November 1993 Studley Green Primary School Wiltshire 20 December 1993 1 January 1994 South Wilts Girls' Grammar School Wiltshire 20 December 1993 1 January 1994 Calday Grange Grammar, West Kirby Wirral 22 March 1993 1 April 1993
Interval between approval of grant-maintained status and incorporation date 10–14 working days School LEA Approval Incorporation Osidge Primary School Barnet 11 August 1993 1 September 1993 St. James' Catholic High School Barnet 11 November 1993 1 December 1993 Reading School Berkshire 13 March 1991 1 April 1991 Priory School Berkshire 14 September 1992 1 October 1992 George Tomlinson School Bolton 16 March 1993 1 April 1993 Kingsbury High School Brent 16 March 1993 1 April 1993 Longsands Community College Cambridgeshire 11 March 1993 1 April 1993 Bowness-on-Solway Primary School Cumbria 15 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. John Fisher RC Primary School Essex 9 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Giles CE Primary School Hertfordshire 16 August 1993 1 September 1993 Charville Primary School Hillingdon 12 August 1993 1 September 1993 St. Laurence CB Junior School Hillingdon 13 August 1993 1 September 1993 Gunnersbury Catholic Boys' School Hounslow 11 March 1993 1 April 1993 Senacre Technology School Kent 11 December 1991 1 January 1992 Holy Trinity CB Primary School Kent 12 August 1992 1 September 1992 Holy Cross Convent School Kingston-on-Thames 11 March 1993 1 April 1993 Archbishop Temple School Lancashire 15 March 1993 1 April 1993 Abbey Grange CE High School (GM) Leeds 16 September 1993 1 October 1993 The Giles School Lincolnshire 9 December 1993 1 January 1994 Lancaster County Infant School Lincolnshire 9 December 1993 1 January 1994 Our Lady of Fatima RC High School Liverpool 10 September 1993 1 October 1993 St. James CE Primary School Rochdale 17 March 1993 1 April 1993 Yattendon Middle School Surrey 10 August 1993 1 September 1993 Stanley Park Infants' School Sutton 14 December 1993 1 January 1994 Stanley Park Junior School Sutton 14 December 1993 1 January 1994 John Bentley School Wiltshire 13 August 1993 1 September 1993 Kingsdown School Wiltshire 16 August 1993 1 September 1993 St. Joseph's RC Comprehensive Wiltshire 13 October 1993 1 November 1993 284W 285W
Interval between approval of grant-maintained status and incorporation date 15–19 working days School LEA Approval Incorporation St. Michael's Catholic GS Barnet 4 August 1993 1 September 1993 Finchley Catholic High School Barnet 6 August 1993 1 September 1993 Holy Family RC School Berkshire 8 December 1992 1 January 1993 Whitelocke Infant and Nursery School Berkshire 10 March 1993 1 April 1993 St. Mary and St. Joseph's School (GM) Bexley 9 March 1993 1 April 1993 Wibsey Middle School Bradford 5 August 1993 1 September 1993 St. Gregory's RC High School Brent 9 August 1993 1 September 1993 St. John Rigby School Bromley 2 December 1992 1 January 1993 Stanground College (GM) Cambridgeshire 9 March 1993 1 April 1993 Jews Free School Camden 6 August 1993 1 September 1993 The Merrill Community School Derbyshire 8 December 1992 1 January 1993 St. Walburga's RC Primary School Dorset 10 March 1993 1 April 1993 Enfield Grammar School Enfield 2 December 1993 1 January 1994 The Colne School Essex 3 December 1993 1 January 1994 Broomfield County Primary School Essex 3 December 1993 1 January 1994 Hadleigh Nursery and Infants School Essex 6 December 1993 1 January 1994 The Stanway School Essex 7 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Gregory the Great Catholic School Gloucestershire 7 December 1993 1 January 1994 Blue Coat CE Primary School (GM) Gloucestershire 4 March 1993 1 April 1993 St. Peter's RC Primary School Hampshire 3 August 1993 1 September 1993 Dame Alice Owen's School Hertfordshire 5 March 1993 1 April 1993
School LEA Approval Incorporation Bushey Meads School (GM) Hertfordshire 8 March 1993 1 April 1993 Queen's School Hertfordshire 10 March 1993 1 April 1993 Bushey Hall School Hertfordshire 10 March 1993 1 April 1993 St. Michael's RC School Hertfordshire 9 August 1993 1 September 1993 Gumley House Convent School Hounslow 8 March 1993 1 April 1993 Mascalls School Kent 4 March 1993 1 April 1993 Newington Junior School Kent 9 August 1993 1 Septebmer 1993 Richard Challoner School Kingston-on-Thames 10 March 1993 1 April 1993 Archbishop Tenison's School Lambeth 9 March 1993 1 April 1993 St. Andrew's RC Primary School Lambeth 6 December 1993 1 January 1994 St. Mary's High School Lancashire 3 December 1993 1 January 1994 Lady Elizabeth Hastings CE Primary School Leeds 3 August 1993 1 September 1993 Uppingham Community College Leicestershire 8 March 1993 1 April 1993 William Robertson School Lincolnshire 3 August 1993 1 September 1993 St. Wulfram's CE High School (GM) Lincolnshire 3 August 1993 1 September 1993 St. Hugh's CE VC Comprehensive Lincolnshire 8 December 1993 1 January 1994 Marshland High School Norfolk 9 March 1992 1 April 1992 St. George's CE VC Middle School Norfolk 6 December 1993 1 January 1994 Woodnewton Way Junior School Northamptonshire 10 March 1993 1 April 1993 Woodnewton Way Infant School Northamptonshire 3 December 1993 1 January 1994 Astley High School Northumberland 3 September 1993 1 October 1993 Shenington CE Primary School Oxfordshire 10 March 1993 1 April 1993 Handsworth St. Joseph's RC School Sheffield 3 December 1993 1 January 1994 The Manor County First School Surrey 9 March 1992 1 April 1992 Hawkedale First School Surrey 9 March 1992 1 April 1992 De Stafford School Surrey 10 March 1992 1 April 1992 Heathside Secondary School Surrey 10 March 1992 1 April 1992 Wallington High School for Boys Sutton 4 March 1993 1 April 1993 Chingford School Waltham Forest 3 August 1993 1 September 1993 Burntwood School Wandsworth 3 December 1991 1 January 1992 St. John's School Wiltshire 3 August 1993 1 September 1993 Brandon Forest School Wiltshire 8 October 1993 1 November 1993
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will identify all the specific purpose grants School given to each grant-maintained school in South Yorkshire for each financial year since 1991–92; and if he will give the purpose of each grant.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe following self-governing schools in South Yorkshire have received special purpose grants, SPGs:
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Amount paid (£)for each financial year School 1992–93 1993–94 Clifford C E First School, Sheffield SPG (Transitional)1 21,834 — SPG (Development)2 2,915 4,985 SPG (Restructuring)3 11,136 — SPG (VAT)4 1,044 4,141 SPG (Premises)5 — 920 All Saints RC School, Sheffield SPG (Transitional)1 — 59,640 SPG (Development)2 — 24,2490 SPG (VAT)4 — 30,402 Notre Dame School, Sheffield SPG (Transitional)1 — 51,610 SPG (Development)2 — 22,436 SPG (Restructuring)3 — 8,652 SPG (VAT)4 — 26,262 St. John Fisher RC (VA) Primary, Sheffield SPG (Transitional)1 — 24,338 SPG (Development)2 — 4,863 SPG (VAT)4 — 4,298 Handsworth St. Josephs RC Primary, Sheffield SPG (Transitional)1 — 17,599 SPG (Development)2 — 1,678 SPG (VAT)4 — 1,711
Amount paid (£)for each financial year School 1992–93 1993–94 St. Annes RC Primary, Sheffield SPG (Transitional)1 — 38,250 SPG (Development)2 — 1,497 SPG (VAT)4 — 1,703 Note: The purpose of each of the SPGs is as follows:
1 Special Purpose Grant (Transitional)
Available to help with the costs incurred as a result of the school's acquisition of self-governing status.
2 Special Purpose Grant (Development)
Available to fund management training, staff development and implementation of the national curriculum.
3 Special Purpose Grant (Restructuring)
Available to help with essential staff restructuring which involves costs arising from premature retirement, redundancy or voluntary severance of teaching staff.
4 Special Purpose Grant (VAT)
Compensates for the payment of VAT on supplies and services, which self-governing schools may not claim back.
5 Special Purpose Grant (Premises)
Assists self-governing schools with the additional cost of school premises insurance.