§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of schools584W in England and Wales have (a) used and (b) booked an appointment to use before the end of the autumn term, the services of an accredited external adviser in establishing the head teacher's objectives for the academic year 2000–01. [140517]
§ Ms Estelle Morris67 per cent. of eligible schools in England have requested the services of an accredited external adviser. 17 per cent. of the total of eligible schools have to date used the services of an adviser and 33 per cent. of the total have confirmed visits with an adviser.
The data relate to England because the statutory performance management arrangements for heads apply only to schools in England.