§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the(a) number and (b) percentage of maintained schools is in which the headteacher has agreed performance targets with the governing body. [149801]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Education (School Teacher Appraisal) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 require the governing body to agree objectives with the headteacher by 6 April 2001.
Our latest information is that 20,923 headteachers in 91 per cent. of maintained schools have or will have agreed objectives with their governing body by 6 April 2001.