§ Mrs. Gisela StuartTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what action he proposes to take to ensure that schools under special measures make rapid progress in improving the standard of education they offer. [999]
§ Mr. ByersI have today written to the Chair of Governors at eighteen schools which have been under special measures for an extended period, and which are making only limited progress. I am proposing additional 27W support for these schools. First, my Department will fund consultancy help from a team of headteachers and others with direct experience of improving weak schools. Second, my colleagues and I will discuss with the LEAs responsible for these schools, and with the Funding Agency for Schools, what further action they could take to promote rapid recovery. The list of schools is as follows:
- Abbey Farm Middle School, Norfolk
- Ashburton High School, Croydon
- Blakelaw School, Newcastle
- Dulwich High School, Southwark
- Earl Marshal School, Sheffield
- Handsworth Wood Boys, Birmingham
- Ingram High School, Croydon
- Kelsey Park GM School, Bromle
- Lea Green Special School, Waltham Fores
- Lillian Baylis School, Lambeth
- Morningside Primary School, Hackney
- Mostyn Gardens Primary School, Lambeth
- Our Lady of Fatima GM School, Liverpoo
- Rams Episcopal School, Hackne
- Saint Mary of the Angels School, Westminste
- South Benwell Primary School, Newcastle
- Southfields GM School, Kent
- Upbury Manor GM School, Kent.