§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the cost is in 2001–02 of the ethnic minority and traveller achievement grant;[14088]
(2) what the cost is in 2001–02 of expenditure through the standards fund to raise standards in literacy and numeracy; [14097]
(3) what the cost is of the early years training and development standards fund in 2001–02; [14099]
(4) what the cost is in 2001–02 of the social inclusion: pupil support standards fund; [14104]
(5) what the cost is of standards fund grants in England in 2001–02 for (a) improving adult pupil ratios in reception classes, (b) the supported early retirement scheme for heads, (c) administrative support in small schools, (d) performance management and threshold assessment training, (e) the working environment fund, (f) the small school support fund, (g) teaching assistants, (h) support for parent governor representatives, (i) teaching incentives for new maths and science teachers, (j) education and health partnerships, (k) local authority support for lifelong learning, (l) protecting and expanding local education authority music services, (m) school security and (n) the learning mentors and learning support units programme; [14200]
(6) what the cost is of standards fund grants in England in 2001–02 for (a) gifted and talented children, (b) the access fund for 16 to 19-year-olds, (c) social inclusion pupil support, drug prevention and youth service, (d) special educational needs, (e) study support, (f) playing for success, (g) family literacy and family numeracy, (h) year of literacy and numeracy booster classes, (i) summer literacy and numeracy skills, (j) early excellence centres, (k) early years training and development, (l) specialist and beacon schools, (m) advanced skills teachers, (n) initial teacher training schools, (o) the new national curriculum, (p) qualifications, (q) school leadership and (r) school improvement. [14201]
§ Mr. TimmsThe cost of these grants in 2001–02 are shown in the table. Administrative support in small schools and the small school support fund have combined into the small schools fund. The working environment fund was for 1999–2000 and 2000–01 only. Support for parent governor representatives is included in the School Improvement Grant for 2001–02. Local authority support for lifelong learning is funded through the Learning and Skills Council for 2001–02. Access funding for 16 to 19-year-olds of £10 million has been made available by the Government for 2001–02, but is no longer part of the Standards Fund.
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£ million Grant name Total allocation DfES contribution LEA Contribution Small schools fund 78.4 41.6 36.9 Performance management and threshold assessment 28.0 28.0 0.0 Teaching assistants 197.2 104.5 92.7 Teacher recruitment measures (golden hellos) 0.5 0.5 0.0 Education health partnerships 5.7 5.7 0.0 LEA music services 50.0 50.0 0.0 School security 21.5 11.4 10.1 Learning support units 21.0 21.0 0.0 Excellence in cities: gifted and talented children, learning support units and learning mentors 127.8 127.8 0.0 Gifted and talented summer schools 3.8 3.8 0.0 Drug prevention 12.5 9.0 3.5 Youth service 2.0 1.1 0.9 Special educational needs 73.0 38.7 34.3 Study support 67.1 41.2 25.9 Playing for success 4.6 2.4 2.1 Booster classes 46.0 46.0 0.0 Early excellence centre 4.1 4.1 0.0 Specialist schools 79.1 79.1 0.0 Beacon schools 30.6 30.6 0.0 Advanced skills teachers 29.0 15.4 13.6 Training schools 4.4 4.4 0.0 National curriculum 17.9 9.5 8.4 Qualifications 2.9 1.6 1.4 School leadership 26.2 21.6 4.6 School improvement, including support for parent governor representatives 206.9 110.5 96.3
§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to review the national schools funding formula. [15046]
§ Mr. TimmsThere is no national formula for funding schools, and there are no plans to introduce one. We confirmed in the Green Paper "Modernising Local Government Finance", published in September 2000, that the allocation of funds between schools would remain a local responsibility.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the cost of the(a) Standards Fund for further education and (b) first 15 beacon colleges. [14250]
§ Margaret HodgeThe standards fund for further education is £160 million in 2001–02—twice the amount available in 2000–01. Every beacon college, and there are now 18, is eligible for £50,000 from the standards fund to help them promote and disseminate examples of their good practice.