§ Mr. Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what grants have been made by his Department to Shropshire County Council in addition to revenue support grant in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99; [68439]
(2) what grants have been made by his Department to Telford and Wrekin Council in 1998–99. [68440]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisDetails of the grants, in addition to revenue support grant, made available by the Department for Education and Employment to Shropshire County Council in 1997–98 and 1998–99, and to Telford and Wrekin Council in 1998–99 are shown in the tables. For the Standards Fund the figures shown include the grant made by the Department and the contribution made by the local education authority.
Grants made available to Shropshire County Council in 1997–98 £ Grant title Shropshire Standards Fund School Effectiveness 1,255,500 School Improvement Initiatives 50,000 National Curriculum Assessment—Verification KS1 74,300 National Curriculum Assessment—Supply Cover KS1 111,500 Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment 59,500 KS3 Non-core Teacher Assessment 18,600 Primary Teachers' Subject Knowledge 160,700 Special Educational Needs 123,300 Qualifications—GNVQ Provision 95,900 Qualifications—Part One GNVQ Pilot 46,000 Pupil Behaviour and Discipline Centres 54,500 Bilingual Pupils 27,900 Drug Prevention and Schools 44,200 Training for Careers Teachers 36,700 Youth Service 12,700 National Professional Qualification for Headship 41,500 School Security 195,300 Child Protection 26,000 Specialist Schools 115,600 Baseline Assessment 86,500 Primary Performance Tables 5,600 Books for Schools 232,996 New Deal for Schools New Deal for Schools 185,000 Total 3,059,796 486W
Grants made available in 1998–99 to Shropshire County Council and Telford and Wrekin Council £ Grant title Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Standards Fund School Effectiveness 922,707 473,347 School Leadership: NPQH 60,307 29,250 School Leadership: Serving Heads 20,102 9,750 Induction for Newly-Qualified Teachers 32,150 16,493
Grants made available in 1998–99 to Shropshire County Council and Telford and Wrekin Council £ Grant title Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Early Years Training and Development 80,150 25,025 Reduction of Infant Class Sizes — 291,000 Baseline Assessment 63,632 32,044 Assessment: Verification KS1 26,194 23,088 Assessment: Supply Cover 69,059 45,732 Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment 38,516 21,398 Effective use of National Curriculum Results 40,786 19,902 National Literacy Strategy—Primary 303,225 181,723 Summer Literacy Schools 18,000 20,000 Family Literacy 28,000 28,000 Special Educational Needs 122,720 — Qualifications: GNVQ, AS/A Level, Key Skills etc. 92,141 24,701 Qualifications: Part One GNVQ Pilot 10,000 — Work Related Learning at KS4 — 50,000 Improving Attendance — 99,250 Improving Behaviour — 117,000 Improving Attendance and Behaviour 36,100 — Behaviour and Discipline Projects — 54,600 Drug Prevention 40,080 21,098 Youth Service 12,807 5,000 School Security 128,600 65,972 Specialist Schools 116,900 — National Grid for Learning 672,000 322,792 Books for Schools 152,911 81,739 Children's Parliament 190 110 Year 6 Literacy and Numeracy Booster Classes 94,449 46,980 Numeracy Consultants and Leading Maths Teacher 3,740 1,870 Capital Work to reduce class sizes 591,000 328,700 Removal of Outside Toilets 329,725 — Energy Management 71,243 40,025 New Deal for Schools New Deal for Schools 823,348 442,200 Total 5,000,782 2,918,789