§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment to which unit of his Department the external assessors employed as part of the proposed threshold arrangements for teachers will be allocated; what their management structure will be; and how many will be employed on(a) permanent and (b) fixed-term contracts. [102615]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisExternal assessors will be employed by the organisation to which DfEE awards the contract for their recruitment, deployment and quality assurance. Management structure and contractual arrangements will depend upon the award of this contract. When let, the contract will be managed by DfEE's Teachers' Pay and Policy Division.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many external assessors will be employed under the proposed threshold arrangements for teachers; and what the budget is for these staff. [102614]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe deployment and remuneration of external assessors will be a matter for the organisation to which DfEE awards the contract for their management. This contract has not yet been awarded and so information on numbers and costs is not yet available.