§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations she has received on the impact on school governor training of the introduction of school effectiveness grants.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department has had formal and informal discussions with a range of organisations about the school effectiveness activity within the grants for education support and training programme. The668W activity gives school governing bodies discretion to decide in co-operation with the head teacher and school staff, how to spend the funds allocated to them in order to promote their school's effectiveness thet includes decing what part of the funds to spend on governor training and support, so the impact of the activity will vary depending on the decisions taken by individual schools.