§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which establishments qualify for the Teachers' Pay Initiative in(a) South Tyneside and (b) Tyne and Wear [36133]
§ Margaret HodgeAll further education sector colleges in South Tyneside and Tyne and Wear are eligible for support under the Teaching Pay Initiative (TPI). The following six colleges have submitted "declarations of intent" for TPI and are being paid by the Learning and Skills Council: City of Sunderland College; Gateshead College; Newcastle College; North Tyneside College; South Tyneside College; and Tynemouth College.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what funding is available for the higher pay spine; [36604]
(2) if she will make a statement on the future funding of the Leadership Group. [36605]
§ Mr. TimmsSchools fund the bulk of teachers' pay from their delegated budget provided by their local education authority using resources distributed through Education Standard Spending Assessments. The total of Education SSAs will rise to £23.8 billion in 2002–03—an increase of 5.7 per cent. in cash terms. On top of this, schools will continue to receive special grant to meet the extra cost of teachers who have moved to the first point of the upper pay scale by crossing the threshold. They will also receive a new special grant worth £250 million over the next two years to help meet the cost of performance points they award to classroom teachers—including those on the upper pay scale—and to members of the leadership group.