§ 23. Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list his responsibilities in relation to the organisation of city technology colleges.
§ Mr. Robin SquireMy right hon. Friend's responsibilities are laid down in section 105 of the Education Reform
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School 1Pupil number Age range and character Applemore Technology School 764 11–16 non-selective mixed Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 925 11–18 selective mixed Denefield School 1,071 11–18 non-selective mixed John Kelly Boys Community School 511 11–18 non-selective boys John Kelly Girls Community School 739 11–18 non-selective girls Lancaster Royal Grammar School 876 11–18 selective boys Mill Hill County High School 1,199 11–18 non-selective mixed The Philip Morant School 1,257 11–16 non-selective mixed Rastrick High School 1,044 11–18 non-selective mixed Ravens Wood School for Boys 983 11–19 non-selective boys Sale Moor School 644 11–16 non-selective mixed Senacre Technology School 920 11–17 non-selective mixed Small Heath School 978 11–19 non-selective mixed 1 Provisional at January 1994 as returned to the Department for Education and subject to validation. Act 1988 and in the funding agreements drawn up under that section for each city technology college. Copies of the Act and the model funding agreement are available in the Library. CTCs are independent schools given the maximum discretion to manage their own affairs.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will place in the Library a copy of the management plan of each of the 13 schools listed in his announcement of 26 April.
§ Mr. Robin SquireNo. Applications under the technology colleges initiative were prepared by individual schools and their sponsors for submission to the Department. Management plans were not necessarily prepared with any expectation that they would become public documents.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list for each of the 13 schools listed in his announcement of 26 April, the date when it will become a technology college, its current pupil roll and character, whether he has received an application for approval to a change in its admissions arrangements, how many sponsor governors are being appointed, what is the term of office of each sponsor governor and which of the sponsors are represented by a sponsor governor.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe 13 schools announced on 26 April each plan to operate as technology colleges from 1 September 1994. None of the schools has applied to make a change in its admission arrangements constituting a change of character within the meaning of the Education Act 1993. Each school has confirmed its intention formally to apply to take on between one and four sponsor governors before September 1994. Which of the sponsors are represented by sponsor governors will be determined at that stage. The term of office for sponsor governors is required under the Education Act 1993 to be between five and seven years, with the exact term being specified in the instrument of government. The current pupil roll and character of each school is summarised in the table.