§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if Her Majesty's Government will make money available to assist the training of school governors.
§ 34. Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the initiatives being taken to train new parent governors in schools.
§ 36. Sir John FarrTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the availability of qualified school governors needed under the Education Reform Bill.
§ Mr. DunnMy right hon. Friend recently announced that he proposed to follow up the pilot project funded through education support grants (ESGs) in 10 local education authorities with support for nearly £5 million of expenditure on school governor training through the ESG mechanism in 1989–90; the intention is that all local education authorities should be able to seek support in carrying out this task. The Department is giving a grant to the National Association of Governors and Managers; it is supporting initiatives to provide information and new training materials relating to school management generally and to our proposals for financial delegation; and it is publicising the enhanced role which school governing bodies will have.