§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment for what reasons schools taking part in the literacy summer schools project are not required to use standardised tests of reading before and after the project takes place. [22796]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 16 January 1998]: The Department carried out a full evaluation of last year's scheme using National Curriculum Key Stage 2 tests, and also a qualitative survey of participants. A summary report of the evaluation is available in the Library. The Department is considering how best to evaluate this year's expanded scheme.