HC Deb 07 February 1994 vol 237 cc85-6W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what facilities his Department provides for other Government Departments to circulate information to schools.

Mr. Robin Squire

The DFE publishes a termly newsletter,Schools Update, which is sent to all schools. It has a section which offers information about the availability of leaflets and resource material from other Government Departments.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Education which Departments of Government in the last year have offered for circulation or circulated to schools printed or film/video material directly or indirectly; and if he will name the publications provided in schools.

Mr. Robin Squire

The Department for Education does not keep a record of material distributed to schools by other Government Departments. In the last 12 months, the DFE has itself distributed sample copies of the following publicity material to schools:

  • Education Act 1993 Publicity Flyer
  • Grant-Maintained Schools—Experiences in The First Year
  • Grant-Maintained Schools—How to Become a GM School
  • Grant-Maintained Schools—Questions Parents Ask
  • Grant-Maintained Schools—Questions Staff Ask
  • How is Your Child Doing at School?
  • It's Your Choice
  • National School Tests in 1994
  • National Unauthorised Absence Tables
  • School and College Performance Tables (16–18 Age Group) 1993
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  • School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document
  • School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Leaflet
  • Schools Update—termly newsletter to all schools
  • Secondary Schools Performance Tables 1993
  • Student Grants and Loans—A brief guide for higher education students 1993–94
  • Student Grants and Loans—A brief guide for higher education students 1994–95
  • The Charter for Further Education
  • The Charter for Higher Education