§ Mrs. Helen ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of creative education partnerships. [124253]
§ Estelle MorrisI have been asked to reply.
In its first year of operation, our Creative Partnerships programme has involved 412 schools, 70,835 pupils and over 2,600 teachers, through nearly 900 projects. Arts Council England is currently 120W conducting a national review of the first year of Creative Partnerships and this will inform the expansion of the programme from 2004. In addition, the National Foundation for Education Research is conducting a major evaluation of the impact of the programme and will report in spring 2005.