§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the North Cornwall constituency, the effects on North Cornwall of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [156124]
§ Mr. WillsOutlined are details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on the North Cornwall constituency and Cornwall LEA.
Sure Start
Sure Start Kerrier was established in Camborne in September 2000 to provide support services to families using the facilities and expertise provided by the Children's Society, Cornwall Association for the Blind, and the local Education Action Zone. As well as offering advice on general family problems, specialists offer guidance on playgroup locations, speech and learning difficulties, as well as providing a playbus and sensory trail for blind children.
Beacon Schools
Delabole Community primary school—was awarded Beacon status on 1 September 2000 for leadership and management, early years provision, literacy and numeracy, geography, parental and community involvement, and special educational needs.
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Launceston College—technology college
Newquay Tretherras school—technology college.
School Achievement Awards
Eleven schools in the constituency were among 51 in Cornwall to be allocated a total of £343,750 in March 2001. Awards were around £5,000 for a typical primary school and £25,000 for a typical secondary school. Staff at the 11 schools received Improvement Awards because pupil performance in 2000 was substantially better than in 1997, or because schools had come out of special measures.
Education Action Zone
Camborne, Pool, and Redruth Success Zone includes one special school, 26 primary, and three secondary schools. It commenced in May 2000, and is intended to raise standards, motivate pupils, reduce exclusions, and involve parents directly in their children's education.
Key activities include: a new Early Years curriculum, greater parental involvement and guaranteed child care provision. Increased computing for Key Stage 1,2, and 3 pupils. Development of community learning centres. New approaches to teaching and learning and a new career structure for "para-professionals". Key partners in the Zone include Barclays Bank, Cornwall and Devon Careers, Cornwall Social Services, the local education authority, and 49 national and local businesses.
Class Size Plan
The September 2000 figures show that there are now only 255 (1.7 per cent.) pupils remaining in infant classes of 31 or more. The figure in January 1997 was 4,667 (29.5 per cent.).
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Cornwall Performance Data Percentage 1997 1998 1999 2000 Key Stage 2, percentage of pupils achieving level 4 English LEA 67 66 73 76 England 63 65 71 75 Maths LEA 67 62 72 72 England 62 59 69 72 Science LEA 74 74 82 85 England 69 69 78 85 GCSE—percentage of pupils achieving 5+A*-C grades LEA average 48.8 51.1 51.6 52.6 England average 45.1 46.3 47.9 49.2 5+A*-C grades LEA average 91.4 93.2 92.7 92.4 England average 86.0 87.5 88.5 88.9 No passes LEA average 4.0 2.6 3.4 3.3 England average 7.7 6.6 6.0 5.6 Average point score LEA average n/a 39.9 40.2 40.5 England average n/a 37.0 38.1 38.9
A/AS Level and Advanced GNVQ 1998 1999 2000 Average points for 2 or more A/AS levels LEA average 17.8 18.9 17.8 England average 17.8 18.2 18.5 A/AS average per entry LEA average 5.2 5.3 5.1 England average 5.4 5.5 5.5
Cornwall LEA Capital funding £000 Credit approvals 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Total ACG 6,372 6,251 6,573 7,445 7,100 33,741 SCA 355 724 520 280 — 1,879 PFI Credits — — — 51 — 51 Grants — — — — — — NDS 1,019 1,501 2,803 5,923 — 11,246 NDS Condition Funding — — — — 1,291 1,291 NGfL — 979 651 1,763 — 3,393 VA Grant 225 176 160 388 532 1,481 Devolved Formula Capital — — — 3,828 2,060 5,888 Science Lab — — — 275 275 550 Access Initiative — — — — 465 465 Energy — 145 — — — 145 AMP Support — — 80 — — 80 SEED Challenge — — — 274 310 584 Class Size Initiative — 55 834 340 — 1,229 Outside Toilets — 538 — — — 538 Schools Security at 75 per cent. 137 171 175 176 125 784 SSLU's — — — 106 92 198 Total 12,250 20,849 11,796 10,540 8,108 63,543 Space for Sport and the Arts scheme
Kilkhampton Junior and Infants and Warbstow County Primary are to benefit from this scheme, details of which were announced on 27 March 2001. A joint DCMS and DfEE national initiative offering up to £130 million means that these two schools can now develop plans to meet local community needs for sport, arts, and social activities that will benefit pupils, teachers and their communities. A further six schools throughout Cornwall have also been included in the scheme.
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New Deal for Schools allocations for schools in the North Cornwall constituency Year/School Project details (£000 Grant awarded) 1998–99 Bodmin Community Primary General building repairs 66 Camelford Primary Upgrade classroom block 51 St. Petroc's CE Primary General improvements 15 1999–2000 Bodmin Community College Fire precautions 43 Budehaven Community Fire precautions 33 Budehaven Community Structural repairs 32 Launceston College Fire precautions 37 Launceston College Structural repairs 32 Launceston College Replace temporary classrooms 473 Summercourt Primary Fire precautions 2 Treviglas Community College Fire precautions 24 Treviglas Community College Dust extraction 32 Wadebridge School Fire precautions 32 Newquay Tretherras Fire precautions 46 Sir James Smith Community Fire precautions 25 Sir James Smith Community Replacement of time expired temporary classrooms 28 Sir James Smith Community Replace failing window walling 23
A/AS Level and Advanced GNVQ 1998 1999 2000 Average point score GNVQs LEA average 10.1 10.5 10.5 England average 9.6 9.9 10.1 Funding per pupil
In Cornwall LEA, funding per pupil has increased by £370 in real terms between 1997–98 and 2000–01.
Classroom of the future
Cornwall LEA was allocated £624,000 in February 2001. The project will be based at Camborne School and Community College, but will be accessible electronically and physically to all schools in the Camborne, Pool, Redruth (CPR) Success Zone. The project offers a space mission control centre and real time night astronomy during daylight hours in the UK—through remote control of satellites on the dark side of the planet and international links. Collaboration is taking place with the National Space and Science Centre in Leicester. Input is also promised from the Royal Navy.
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New Deal for Schools allocations for schools in the North Cornwall constituency Grant awarded Year/School Project details (£000) 2000–01 Blisland Community Part of 36 school package for primary fire precautions 169 Bodmin Community Primary Boscastle Community Cardinham School Berrycoombe School Part of 16 school package for playground repairs 1139 Bodmin Community Primary Junior Bodmin Community College Camelford Primary Indian Queens Primary St. Merryn School 2000–01 Bodmin Community College Part of 13 school package for structural repairs 1435 Trevisker Primary Part of 8 school package for electrical works 1210 Berrycoombe School Part of 37 school package for flame failure devices on school kitchen ovens 1115k St. Mary's CA Primary Bude Infant St. Columb Minor School Trenance Infant Beacon Infant and Nursery 1Denotes total allocations made to Cornwall LEA for package projects covering a number of schools throughout Cornwall, including those shown in the constituency Further Education
Student numbers at all FEFC funded institutions where home postcode is in the Local Authority District of North Cornwall.
1996–97 to 1999–200 16–18 Adult Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time FEFC funded 1996–97 616 398 180 5,089 1996–98 587 379 210 4,831 1998–99 583 346 249 4,538 1999–2000 621 336 251 4,444 Non-FEFC funded 1996–97 30 92 29 318 1997–98 29 120 43 340 1998–99 30 141 76 658 1999–2000 30 143 111 534 Modern Apprenticeships
Information on Modern Apprenticeships for all English constituencies will be placed in the Library by the end of March.
New Deal for Young People
In the North Cornwall constituency, 1,219 young people have joined the New Deal to end December 2000. 745 have found jobs, 609 of which are sustained.
Labour market statistics
The working age employment rate in Cornwall in autumn 2000 was 71.8 per cent., below the UK rate of 74.7 per cent. The rate in autumn 1997 was 75.6 per cent., in autumn 1998 70.9 per cent., and in autumn 1999 69.9 per cent. These figures are volatile at this level, and our best interpretation of the trend in the employment rate for Cornwall since 1997 is that it has been broadly flat.
842WThe claimant unemployment rate has fallen from 8.2 per cent. in February 1997 to 5.0 per cent. in February 2001 in the North Cornwall constituency.