§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if she will publish an analysis of findings from the Government's pilot programmes of catch-up provision and summer schools; [8880]
(2) what changes have been made to the Government's strategy for 11 to 14-year-olds in the light of findings from the pilot programmes on catch-up provision; [8879]
(3) what percentage of children who took part in the Government's pilot programmes of catch-up provision achieved level 4 in key stage 2 tests at the end of the programme; [8882]
(4) what assessment she has made of the findings of the pilot programmes of catch-up provision for those children who do not achieve level 4 at key stage 2. [8881]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 19 October 2001]: All 205 pilot schools used the year 7 progress tests in English and mathematics this year. Our initial analysis confirms that there is still further work to do with children who need additional help: 29 per cent. of eligible pupils who sat the test attained level 4 in English, and 11 per cent. in mathematics.
We are looking in more detail at the results of the pilot schools. We will also have Ofsted's report on the first year of the key stage 3 pilot in November. On the basis of these findings, we will be in a position to decide what, if any, changes should be made to the strategy.