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Letter dated 25.05 2001 from Baroness Tessa Blackstone to Christopher Chope, MP regarding an error made by the DFEE in calculating 1997 average point scores tests for 11 year olds. DFEE. 2001.
Letter dated 25.05 2001 from Baroness Tessa Blackstone to Christopher Chope, MP regarding an error made by the DFEE in calculating 1997 average point scores tests for 11 year olds. DFEE. 2001.
Deposited by
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Department for Education and Employment
Committed on
14 June 2001
Originated on
25 May 2001
Received on
14 June 2001
Subjects
Assessments; English language; National curriculum tests; Science; Mathematics
Commons Library location
Dep 01/913
Date
14 June 2001
Reference
Dep 01/913
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much time is spent in primary schools in Year 6 on core subjects as a proportion of all teaching; and what the proportion was in May 1997. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much time is spent in primary schools in Year 6 on core subjects as a proportion of all teaching; and what the proportion was in May 1997. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Lord Tyrie
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 April 2001
For answer on
30 April 2001
Answered on
30 April 2001
Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much time is spent in primary schools in Year 6 on core
subjects as a proportion of all teaching; and what the proportion was in May 1997. [158536]
Ms Estelle Morris: The average percentage of Year 6 teaching time currently spent on the core subjects is 60 per cent. (27 per cent.
for English, 22 per cent. for mathematics and 11 per cent. for science). This compares with an average of 53 per cent. (22 per cent.
for English, 19 per cent. for mathematics and 12 per cent. for science) in 1996-97.
We welcome the fact that primary schools are now spending more time teaching English and mathematics, where standards were
unacceptably low in 1997. Since 1997, we have introduced the daily Literacy Hour and mathematics lesson, which have improved the
quality of teaching and raised standards of achievement, not only in English and mathematics but also in science and the foundation
subjects of the National Curriculum, which schools are required to teach.
Subjects
Curriculum; English language; Primary education; Science; Mathematics
Date
30 April 2001
Reference
158536; 367 c478W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many candidates have entered for A level (a) mathematics, (b) physics and (c) chemistry in each of the last five years. - Tables given. (Holding answer 16 March 2001).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many candidates have entered for A level (a) mathematics, (b) physics and (c) chemistry in each of the last five years. - Tables given. (Holding answer 16 March 2001).
Asked by
Lord Brady of Altrincham
(Conservative)
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 March 2001
For answer on
20 March 2001
Answered on
20 March 2001
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many candidates have entered for A-level (a) mathematics,
(b) physics and (c) chemistry in each of the last five years. [154158]
Mr. Wicks: [holding answer 16 March 2001]: The number of candidates entered for A-level mathematics, physics and chemistry in each
of the last five years is given in the following table:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Mathematics Physics Chemistry All subjects
1995-96 51,862 24,847 29,800 178,328
1996-97 54,000 25,652 31,669 192,425
1997-98 54,980 26,440 32,269 198,479
1998-99 54,111 26,277 31,039 196,969
1999-2000 52,811 25,469 31,385 197,583
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The number of candidates entered for the specified subjects expressed as a percentage of all candidates is given in the following
table.
Percentage
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Mathematics Physics Chemistry
1995-96 29 14 17
1996-97 28 13 16
1997-98 28 13 16
1998-99 27 13 16
1999-2000 27 13 16
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Chemistry; Qualifications; Science; Mathematics; Physics; GCE A-level
Date
20 March 2001
Reference
154158; 365 c157W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many pupils, in how many schools, (a) took and (b) passed the extension SATS papers for more able pupils in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98, (iii) 1998-99 and (iv) 1999-2000 at Key Stage Two and Key Stage Three, broken down...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many pupils, in how many schools, (a) took and (b) passed the extension SATS papers for more able pupils in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98, (iii) 1998-99 and (iv) 1999-2000 at Key Stage Two and Key Stage Three, broken down...
Asked by
Charlotte Atkins
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 March 2001
For answer on
19 March 2001
Answered on
19 March 2001
Charlotte Atkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many pupils, in how many schools, (a) took and (b)
passed the extension SATs papers for more able pupils in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98, (iii) 1998-99 and (iv) 1999-2000 at Key Stage 2
and Key Stage 3, broken down by (A) private and (B) state schools. [152544]
Ms Estelle Morris: [holding answer 12 March 2001]:
The available information for 1997, 1999 and 2000 for England is shown in the table. Due to problems with National Data Collection
in 1998, we are unable to provide statistics on the number of extension paper results for that year.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3
1997 1998 1999 2000 1997 1998 1999 2000
Number of pupils taking extension tests
English
Maintained 23,637 -- 18,185 20,727 33,461 -- 38,483 39,953
Independent 2,889 -- 2,903 3,104 844 -- 1,067 1,035
Mathematics
Maintained 20,803 -- 20,765 25,736 2,411 -- 3,159 3,661
Independent 2,653 -- 2,957 3,378 263 -- 187 162
Science
Maintained 7,373 -- 8,349 12,124 13,078 -- 21,053 24,961
Independent 1,383 -- 1,964 2,512 352 -- 517 588
Number of pupils passing extension tests
English
Maintained 387 -- 336 306 3,984 -- 4,189 4,458
Independent 101 -- 44 63 183 -- 178 184
Mathematics
Maintained 702 -- 1,414 1,662 6,621 -- 179 173
Independent 134 -- 235 239 579 -- 11 7
Science
Maintained 304 -- 274 411 2,589 -- 2,427 4,243
Independent 74 -- 99 165 73 -- 67 134
Number of pupils achieving level 5
English
Maintained 86,951 -- 129,437 167,071 -- -- -- --
Independent 5,987 -- 9,533 11,838 -- -- -- --
Mathematics
Maintained 99,633 -- 138,676 142,975 -- -- -- --
Independent 6,410 -- 9,647 9,543 -- -- -- --
Science
Maintained 103,997 -- 161,733 202,871 -- -- -- --
Independent 4,841 -- 8,757 10,944 -- -- -- --
Number of schools with pupils taking extension tests
English
Maintained 4,193 -- 3,541 3,992 1,433 -- 1,636 1,743
Independent 379 -- 373 398 79 -- 72 91
Mathematics
Maintained 4,076 -- 4,463 5,221 354 -- 409 473
Independent 388 -- 393 448 26 -- 25 22
Science
Maintained 1,428 -- 1,497 2,014 821 -- 1,200 1,376
Independent 202 -- 244 285 37 -- 47 59
Number of schools with pupils passing extension tests
English
Maintained 311 -- 300 255 957 -- 1,037 1,052
Independent 53 -- 34 47 46 -- 40 53
Mathematics
Maintained 511 -- 1,055 1,232 1,412 -- 102 95
Independent 82 -- 118 139 92 -- 7 7
Science
Maintained 154 -- 171 279 580 -- 686 967
Independent 43 -- 45 76 26 -- 19 37
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Assessments; English language; Private education; Pupils; National curriculum tests; Primary education; Schools; Secondary education; Science; Gifted children; Mathematics
Date
19 March 2001
Reference
365 c42W;365 c42-3W; 152544
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many teachers have been given golden hellos broken down by (a) gender, (b) number of UCAS points and (c) age. - Inc figures and fact that the information requested is not collected centrally. (Holding answer 28 February 2001).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many teachers have been given golden hellos broken down by (a) gender, (b) number of UCAS points and (c) age. - Inc figures and fact that the information requested is not collected centrally. (Holding answer 28 February 2001).
Asked by
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 February 2001
For answer on
5 March 2001
Answered on
5 March 2001
Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many teachers have been given golden hellos broken down by
(a) gender, (b) number of UCAS points and (c) age. [151003]
Ms Estelle Morris: [holding answer 28 February 2001]: "Golden hellos" are awarded irrespective of gender, number of UCAS points and
age. The information requested is therefore not collected centrally.
Compared to 1998-99, before the introduction of golden hellos for maths and science, graduate recruitment is up 23 per cent. for
maths and 8 per cent. for science. In September 2000, golden hellos were extended to modern languages and technology. Graduate
recruitment for 2000-01 is up by 13 per cent. and 23 per cent. respectively compared to last year.
Subjects
Incentives; Recruitment; Teachers; Science; Mathematics
Date
5 March 2001
Reference
151003; 364 c4W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What measures he has implemented to update school science laboratory facilities. - Inc figures.
Subjects
Finance; Schools; Teachers; Science; Laboratories
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1064-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on the recruitment of science teachers.
Supplementary on the recruitment of science teachers.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 February 2001
Subjects
Schools; Teachers; Science
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1065
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What measures he has implemented to update school science laboratory facilities. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What measures he has implemented to update school science laboratory facilities. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 January 2001
For answer on
8 February 2001
Answered on
8 February 2001
Subjects
Finance; Schools; Teachers; Science; Laboratories
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1064-5; 147911
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Schools; Teachers; Science
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1065
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on recruiting and training more science teachers.
1st supplementary on recruiting and training more science teachers.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 February 2001
Subjects
Finance; Schools; Teachers; Science; Laboratories
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1064-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on employing quality staff at universities, and ensuring sufficient students study sciences. - Inc figures.
Supplementary on employing quality staff at universities, and ensuring sufficient students study sciences. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 February 2001
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Pay; Universities; Science
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1067
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Pay; Universities; Science
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1067
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Finance; Schools; Teachers; Science; Laboratories
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1064-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on recruitment of teachers in shortage subjects. - Including figures. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on recruitment of teachers in shortage subjects. - Including figures. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 December 2000
For answer on
11 January 2001
Answered on
11 January 2001
Mr. Leigh: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on recruitment of teachers in
shortage subjects. [143479]
Ms Estelle Morris: Compared to 1998, before we introduced Golden Hellos, recruitment so far this year to initial teacher training
courses is up 5 per cent. for science and 15 per cent. for maths. Incentives for modern languages and technology were introduced
from September 2000. Recruitment so far this year is up on last, by 9 per cent. for technology and 11 per cent. for modern
languages. And a further 397 people have started secondary training in these four subjects through the Graduate Teacher Programme.
Subjects
Recruitment; Teachers; Science; Mathematics
Date
11 January 2001
Reference
360 c616W;360 c617-8W; 143479
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many permanent specialist science teaching vacancies there were in North Somerset Local Education Authority schools for each year since 1979. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many permanent specialist science teaching vacancies there were in North Somerset Local Education Authority schools for each year since 1979. - Inc table.
Asked by
Lord Cotter
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 December 2000
For answer on
21 December 2000
Answered on
21 December 2000
Mr. Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many permanent specialist science teaching vacancies
there were in North Somerset local education authority schools for each year since 1979. [142863]
Ms Estelle Morris: The number of full-time science teaching vacancies in maintained secondary schools in North Somerset local
authority, on the third Thursday in January each year since the authority was created, is as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Number
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The number of regular teachers in maintained schools increased by 6,900 between January 1998 and January 2000.
A DfEE survey of maintained secondary schools in England in the first week of September 2000 indicated that there were about 1,000
secondary teacher vacancies.
There was a growth of 2,000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the first such increase
since 1992-93.
Subjects
Curriculum; Teachers; Secondary education; Vacancies; Science; Somerset
Date
21 December 2000
Reference
360 c265W; 142863
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he has taken to update school science laboratories in the constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 18 July 2000).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he has taken to update school science laboratories in the constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 18 July 2000).
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 July 2000
For answer on
19 July 2000
Answered on
19 July 2000
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he has taken to update school science laboratories
in the constituency of Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East; and if he will make a statement. [131206]
Jacqui Smith: [holding answer 18 July 2000]: Under the initiative "School laboratories for the 21{st} Century", £60 million is being
allocated from the Capital Modernisation fund to tackle deficiencies in secondary school science accommodation over the next two
years. This will enable around 400 improvement projects to be carried out at those schools most in need.
In line with the Department's policy of reducing bureaucracy and paperwork, grants are being allocated to local education
authorities (LEAs) by formulae. LEAs will then distribute funding to schools according to need. Middlesbrough LEA is to receive
£115,109 this year and a further £115,109 in 2001-02.
Additionally, LEAs have been able to apply for funding from the New Deal for Schools (NDS) programme to improve the condition of
school laboratories. So far 151 such projects have been funded, at a cost of just under £37 million. They may also have incorporated
improvements to science accommodation within larger schemes of school expansion or rationalisation.
Subjects
Building alterations; Finance; Laboratories; Schools; Secondary education; Science; Middlesbrough
Date
19 July 2000
Reference
354 c199-200W; 131206
House
House of Commons
SI 2000/1600 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 August 2000.
SI 2000/1600 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 August 2000.
Department
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Statutory instruments
Procedure
Negative
Laid on
23 June 2000
Made on
13 June 2000
Coming into force
1 August 2000
Legislation
Education Act 1996; Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Science) (England) Order 2000
Subjects
Education; Curriculum; Standards; Science
Commons Library location
UP 1147 1999/2000
Date
23 June 2000
Reference
SI 2000/1600
House
House of Commons; House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many applications were received for courses of postgraduate initial teacher training commencing in September; and how many had been received at the same stage last year, broken down into those applying for secondary teaching in (a) maths, (b) foreign...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many applications were received for courses of postgraduate initial teacher training commencing in September; and how many had been received at the same stage last year, broken down into those applying for secondary teaching in (a) maths, (b) foreign...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 June 2000
For answer on
21 June 2000
Answered on
21 June 2000
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many applications were received for courses of
postgraduate initial teacher training commencing in September; and how many had been received at the same stage last year, broken
down into those applying for secondary teaching in (a) maths, (b) foreign languages, (c) science and (d) technology. [126317]
Ms Estelle Morris: Latest available figures for applications for postgraduate initial teacher training courses in England and Wales
for secondary teaching in maths, modern foreign languages, science and technology, together with comparative figures for the
previous year are given in the table.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3 June 2000 5 June 1999
Mathematics 950 1,085
Science 2,167 2,324
Modern Languages 1,757 1,673
Technology 871 928
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Note: The figures are for applications as entered on the GTTR computer system. Source: Graduate Teacher Training Register (GTTR)
The Government announced on 30 March that training salaries would be introduced for postgraduate trainees starting initial teacher
training courses from September 2000. Since that date, latest available figures show 1,119 (32 per cent.) more applications have
been input onto the Graduate Teacher Training Registry computer system than for the equivalent period last year.
The number of trainees recruited onto mathematics postgraduate initial teacher training courses declined between 1994-95 and
1998-99. There was a similar decline in the number of trainees recruited onto science postgraduate initial teacher training courses
between 1996-97 and 1998-99. Last year, with the introduction of "golden hellos", recruitment to mathematics and science was up on
the previous year.
In recognition of the fierce competition for good graduates in mathematics, science, modern foreign languages, information
technology and design and technology, as well as £6,000 training salaries, new style "golden hello" incentives of £4,000 were
announced for postgraduate trainees in these subjects who pass their induction year and go on to take up a relevant teaching post.
Since the announcement, available figures for all these subjects together show an increase of 379 or 22 per cent.
Subjects
Applications; Incentives; Languages; Pay; Teachers; Training; Secondary education; Technology; Science; Mathematics; Postgraduate education
Date
21 June 2000
Reference
126317; 352 c207-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what measures his Department has implemented to update school science laboratory facilities. - Includes figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what measures his Department has implemented to update school science laboratory facilities. - Includes figures.
Asked by
Shaun Woodward
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2000
For answer on
8 June 2000
Answered on
8 June 2000
Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures his Department has implemented to update
school science laboratory facilities. [124796]
Jacqui Smith: Under the New Deal for Schools programme, 151 projects for improving science laboratories have been funded at a cost
of just under £37 million. A further £60 million is being allocated from the Capital Modernisation Fund to tackle deficiencies in
school science over the next two years. This will enable around 400 more improvement projects to be implemented at those schools
most in need.
Subjects
Finance; Grants; Schools; Science; Laboratories; New deal for schools
Date
8 June 2000
Reference
124796; 351 c350W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
ICT; Engineering; Technology; Science
Date
8 June 2000
Reference
351 c418
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons