§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures are being taken to promote use of the concept of value added among local education authorities and in schools and colleges; and if he will make a statement. [38371]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has just published a compendium, including illustrative value added information, for use by local education authorities (LEAs) to support their role in helping schools to interpret performance data and set challenging targets. National value-added information, using results form the 1998 National Curriculum assessments and public examinations, will be sent directly to schools in the Autumn as part of a package of performance information.