§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the elements of the standards fund for each of the next two years showing budgeted expenditure under each head for each year. [87199]
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§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the specialist schools which have lost specialist status, with the date of the decision in each case and the reason for it. [87198]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is shown in the following table.
Applicant schools seeking re-designation in their specialism are assessed against published criteria. Those applicants which do not meet the criteria in respect of the progress expected of specialist schools against the designation criteria, and/or prepare new plans that do not meet the required standard, are unsuccessful in their applications and are not re-designated.
§ Mr. MilibandDetails of education funding for the next three years, including the Standards Fund, were announced in the Secretary of State's statement to the House on 9 December and have been placed in the Library.
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£ million The Standards Fund Total budget 2003–04 2004–05 Leadership Incentive Grant 175 175 Targeted Improvement Grant 34 34 Special Educational Needs 41 0 Cease to be paid from 2004–05 Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education and Prevention 12 0 Cease to be paid from 2004–05 Study Support 27 0 Cease to be paid from 2004–05 Study Support (Excellence in Cities) 19 21 Child Protection Co-ordinators 1 1 Vulnerable Children 42 42 National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies 109 79 Key Stage 3 National Strategy 104 71 Key Stage 3 National Strategy: Behaviour 20 20 Ethnic Minority Achievement 78 78 Education Health Partnerships 6 6 Music Services 60 60 Playing for Success 3 3 Early Excellence Centres 10 n/a This grant will be paid outside the SF from 2004–06 Behaviour (Excellence in Cities) 60 70 School Achievement Award Scheme 60 Funding from 2004–05 will be determined by the outcome of the evaluation of scheme Excellence in Cities and Excellence Clusters 287 330 Summer Schools for Gifted and Talented Children 4 4 Specialist Schools: Revenue 193 273 Demand led Beacon Schools — — To be determined Diversity Pathfinders 2 2 Demand led Extended Schools 5 14 Federations — — To be determined Advanced Schools — — To be determined Golden Hello Payments 29 0 Demand led Training Schools 8 11 Demand led Advanced Skills Teachers 33 0 Cease to be paid from 2004–05 School Support Staff 134 0 Cease to be paid from 2004–05 School Support Staff: Training and Development 37 65 Teacher Sabbaticals 10 0 Cease to be paid from 2004–05 Early Professional Development 10 58 Fast track — — To be determined Fresh Start and New Partnerships — — To be determined Information Communications Technology in Schools 178 — 2004–05 to be determined