§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) infant children in classes of 31 or more, (b) after school clubs, (c) summer literacy schools, (d) summer numeracy schools, (e) school projects benefiting from New Deal for Schools capital funding and (f) qualified teaching assistants there were in the area of Leeds Local Education Authority for the years 1996–97 to 1999–2000. [109048]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe available information is shown in the tables.
Numbers of children in maintained primary schools in infant classes of 31 or more taught by one teacher in Leeds local
education authority area: 1997–2000
Number of children in infant classes of 31 or more in January September 2000 1— 2— 1999 5,094 2,720 1998 7,847 5,132 1997 7,817 2— 1 Provisional national estimates are due to be published in April 2000 2 Not available
Numbers of out of school clubs in the Leeds local education authority area: 1997–2000 Position as at 31 March Out of school clubs1 2000 2— 1999 111 1998 105 1997 3— 1 Includes clubs which operate before and/or after school 2 Not available 3 Information was collected by the Department for Education prior to 1998
Number of summer literacy and numeracy schools in the Leeds local education authority area:
Financial years 1996–97 to 1999–2000
Summer literacy schools Summer numeracy schools 2000–01 1— 1— 1999–2000 11 3 1998–99 8 1 1997–98 1 2— 1996–97 2— 2— 1 Not available 2 Scheme did not exist 390W
Numbers of new deal for schools projects in Leeds local education authority area: Financial years 1996–97 to 1999–2000 New Deal for Schools projects1 1999–2000 65 1998–99 41 1997–98 37 1996–97 2— 1Comprises projects which benefited from New Deal for Schools Capital Funding 2Scheme did not exist
Number of Full time equivalent educational support staff in schools1 in Leeds Local education authority area: 1997–2000 Position as at January Full time equivalent of other educational support staff1 2000 2— 1999 2,212 1998 2,179 1997 2,073 1 Includes nursery assistants, special needs support staff Liberians and technicians 2 Includes Maintained Nursery, Primary, Secondary and all Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units