§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which education action zones have been established; what were their starting dates; what is the name of the lead body in each case; and which schools are participating in each zone. [HL1663]
§ Lord BachThere are now 73 education action zones across England. They are listed below with start dates.
Round 1: September 1998
Barnsley; Lambeth; Newham; Blackburn with Darwin; Leicester; Grimsby; Croydon; Middlesbrough; Weston; Hereford; Newcastle; Salford and Trafford
Round 1: January 1999
East Basildon; Wigan; Halifax; Kingston Upon Hull; Norfolk; Plymouth; Nottingham; Sheffield; South Tyneside; Southwark; Brighton; Birmingham Aston and Nechalls; Birmingham Kitts Green
Round 2: September 1999
Greenwich; Hamilton Oxford
121WARound 2: December 1999
East Manchester; Preston; Wythenshawe; NE Derbyshire Coalfields; Southend; Dudley; Kent-Somerset Virtual; Slough; Hackney: N Islington; Telford and Wrekin; Hastings and St. Leonards; Wednesbury
Round 2: January 2000
Ashington; East Cleveland; Sunderland; Barrow; Peterlee; Breightmet and Tonge; Wakefield; Bedford; Easington and Seaham; Corby; Bridgewater; Speke Garston; South Bradford: Gloucester; Clacton and Harwich; Stoke on Trent; Wolverhampton; Leigh Park; North Gillingham; Camborne Pool and Redruth; Dingle Granby and Toxteth; Withernsea; Epicentre/Ellesmere Port; Coventry; Downham and Bellingham
Round 2: April 2000
North Stockton; SE Sheffield; NW Shropshire; Derby North East; Bristol; Great Yarmouth; South East England Virtual
Round 2: May 2000
Westminster
Each zone is led by an action forum as set out in the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Nineteen action forums are chaired by business representatives. The chair of Wythenshawe EAZ forum is the Chief Executive of Manchester Airport, the initial lead in the zone's application.
In round 2 almost half of the bids were initiated by headteachers and schools who all sought to involve a range of partners, including parents, who still play an active part on each forum. North East Derbyshire, Preston and Slough forums are all chaired by headteachers.
A list of the participating schools has been placed in the Libraries.
§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide a breakdown of funds and materials-in-kind, listed separately, which have been allocated to each education action zone by:
- (a) the Government;
- (b) other public bodies; and
- (c) the private sector. [HL1664]
§ Lord BachPledged sponsorship figures covering the three operational years for the 73 approved EAZs continue to increase and currently stand at £36 million (£9.2 million in cash and £27.5 million in kind). DfEE grant (including early years) totalled £9,551,724 for the financial year 1998–99 and £23,766,379 for the financial year 1999–2000.
Full information on these areas for all zones is contained in their audited annual reports, copies of which have beer placed in the Libraries. To date, accounts for eight zones have been placed in the Libraries covering the financial year 1998–99. These relate to zones which began in September 1998 and January 1999.