HC Deb 07 January 2004 vol 416 cc369-70W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 15 December 2003,Official Report, column 669W, on streaming, if he will assess the extent to which the practices of (a) personalised learning and (b) teaching tailored to the needs of pupils are endorsed by the conclusions of the research review conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research. [145472]

Mr. Miliband

The practices of(a) personalised learning and (b) teaching tailored to the needs of pupils are fully endorsed by the research review conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research, which concludes that "schools need to take account of what is most appropriate for their staff, pupils, parents and community, in the context of their particular circumstances (such as class size, pupil ability range and resources) and national developments such as the requirements of the National Curriculum."