HC Deb 10 February 1999 vol 325 cc273-5W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what grants have been made by his Department to Northumberland County Council in addition to revenue support grant in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99. [70217]

Ms Estelle Morris

Details of the grants, in addition to revenue support grant, made available, by the Department for Education and Employment to Northumberland County Council in 1997–98 and 1998–99 are shown in the following 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 Northumberland County Council in 1997–98
£
Grant title Allocation
Standards Fund
School Effectiveness 1,082,600
National Curriculum Assessment—Verification KS1 64,100
National Curriculum Assessment—Supply Cover KS1 78,300
Training for Key Stage 2 Teacher Assessment 41,200
Key Stage 3 Non-core Teacher Assessment 13,500

Grants made available to Northumberland County Council in 1997–98
£
Grant title Allocation
Special Educational Needs 103,600
Qualifications—GNVQ Provision 131,400
Qualifications—Part One GNVQ Pilot 34,000
Disruptive and Disaffected Pupils 125,800
Bilingual Pupils 7,800
Drug Prevention and Schools 20,000
National Professional Qualification for Headship 42,000
School Security 168,400
Child Protection 5,100
Specialist Schools 286,900
Specialist Teacher Assistants 27,400
Baseline Assessment 64,800
Primary Performance Tables 5,000
Books for Schools 194,081
New Deal for Schools
New Deal for Schools 496,250
Total 2,992,231

Grants made available in 1998–99 to Northumberland County Council
£
Grant Title Allocation
Standards Fund
School Effectiveness 1,209,921
School Leadership: NPQH 76,918
School Leadership: Serving Heads 25,639
Induction for Newly-Qualified Teachers 42,158
Early Years Training and Development 47,250
Reduction of Infant Class Sizes 324,000
Capital Work to reduce class sizes 224,000
Baseline Assessment 71,674
Assessment: Verification KS1 27,648
Assessment: Supply Cover 79,989
Training for KS2 Teacher Assessment 48,010
Effective use of National Curriculum Results 52,334
National Literacy Strategy—Primary 295,894
Summer Literacy Schools 17,000
Family Literacy 13,960
Special Educational Needs 93,621
Qualifications: GNVQ, AS/A Level, Key Skills etc. 145,950
Qualifications: Part One GNVQ Pilot 12,000
Work Related Learning at KS4 50,000
Improving Attendance 43,100
Drug Prevention 42,939
Youth Service 12,961
School Security 168,630
Specialist Schools 325,100
Specialist Teacher Assistants 3,100
Travel to Study Support Centres 1,880
National Grid for Learning 489,288
Early Excellence Centres (Revenue) 48,820
Beacon Schools 64,000
Advanced Skills Teachers 60,000
Books for Schools 193,472
Children's Parliament 100
Year 6 Literacy & Numeracy Booster Classes 68,901
Numeracy Consultants & Leading Maths Teachers 3,300
Removal of Outside Toilets 237,455
Energy Management 102,500
Portable CD-ROM Systems for Special Education Needs Coordinators 24,000
New Deal for Schools
New Deal for Schools 1,881,600
Early Excellence Centres (Capital) 34,700
Total 6,663,813