§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 25 Jun 2003,Official Report, column 777W, on the Early Literacy Programme, when the 'Go Karts' early literacy support video was withdrawn from use; and for what reasons the video was withdrawn. [128544]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggThe 'Go Karts' sequence was one of a number included in the Early Literacy Support (ELS) video made available to local authorities in September 2000, as part of the first national training of Reception and Year 1 teachers and teaching assistants. The specific purpose of this sequence was to provide training to Reception teachers about the ELS programme. Revisions were made to the video and training materials that were sent to schools in September 2001, specifically to support the implementation of the programme in Year 1.