§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how Leyton schools have benefited from the Excellence in Cities initiative. [178193]
§ Mr. MilibandWaltham Forest has been part of the Excellence in Cities programme since it was launched in 1999 and the following Leyton Schools have benefited from EiC funding: Barclay Infant School, Barclay Junior School, Belmont Park School, Church Mead Junior School, Dawlish Primary School, George Mitchell School, Newport Infant School, Newport Junior School, Norlington School for Boys, The Beaumont School and The Lammas School.
EiC in Waltham Forest has given Leyton schools access to enhanced opportunities for their gifted and talented pupils, learning mentors for those with barriers to learning, and Learning Support Units to tackle disruption. The programme also provides City Learning Centres and EiC Action Zones as well as leading on to Aim Higher and incorporating the Behaviour Improvement programme and Leadership Incentive Grant.
The following table shows the number of children in Leyton benefiting from EiC, and the annual spend per pupil for the years that Leyton schools have been part of EiC.
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Number of children Total EiC expenditure (£)1 Spend per pupil (£) 1999–2000 1,196 58,854 49.21 2000–01 3,865 2229,446 59.37 2001–02 4,017 420,027 104.56 2002–03 4,150 460,277 110.91 2003–04 4,338 905,957 208.84 1 All funding figures supplied by Waltham Forest Excellence in Cities Team. 2 Estimated. Note: The increase in the rate of EiC funding and the number of pupils benefiting in 2000–01 was due to the Leyton primary schools becoming part of the EiC Primary Extension Pilot. The increase in funding in 2003–04 was due to the introduction of the Leadership Incentive Grant and the Behaviour Improvement Programme.