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1 DECEMBER 2010
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of enterprise education from a secondary school focus
to the primary and FE sectors. The network is made up
of Enterprise Learning Partnerships (ELPs), each chaired
by a head teacher with representatives on the Board
from two secondary schools, two primary schools, a
special school, a further education college and an employer.
There are currently 54 ELPs covering 99.6% of local
authority areas in England. To date, 7,002 primary
schools have been involved in the Enterprise Network
activities. Lead practitioners for each sector of education,
including primary, have been identified in each region
to share their ideas for enterprise education with their
peers.
The contract with SSAT ends in March 2011. Beyond
that date, we expect the ELPs to become self-sustaining
without Government funding, ensuring a network of
local and teacher-led groups to support enterprise education
in schools, including primary schools.
Departmental Redundancy
Ms Angela Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for
Education what estimate he has made of the number of
redundancies arising from the spending reductions
proposed in the comprehensive spending review in
respect of (a) his Department, (b) its nondepartmental
public bodies and (c) other public bodies
which are dependent on his Department for funding.
[21515]
Tim Loughton: Determining optimal work force reforms
in order to live within the Department’s spending review
resource DEL settlement will be an ongoing process.
Detailed decisions regarding the number of redundancies
that may be required have yet to be finalised.
Free School Meals: Ealing
Mr Virendra Sharma: To ask the Secretary of State
for Education how many children in each ward in
Ealing Southall constituency are eligible for free school
meals; and whether he has made a recent estimate of
the proportion of those children in each such ward who
are claiming free meals. [23576]
Mr Gibb: The Department collects information on
the number of pupils who meet the free school meals
criteria and make a claim. Information is not available
on the number of pupils who may be eligible but do not
make a claim.
The number of pupils known to be eligible and
claiming for free school meals is shown in the table.
Maintained nursery, maintained primary 1 , state-funded secondary 1, 2
and special 3 schools: School meal arrangements 4, 5 . As at January
2010—by each ward within Ealing Southall parliamentary
constituency
Ward name
Number on
roll 4, 5
Number of
pupils known to
be eligible for
free school
meals 4, 5
Percentage of
pupils known to
be eligible for
free school
meals
Dormers Wells 2,224 721 32.4
Elthorne 2,358 526 22.3
Lady Margaret 943 211 22.4
Northfield 1,498 78 5.2
Maintained nursery, maintained primary 1 , state-funded secondary 1, 2
and special 3 schools: School meal arrangements 4, 5 . As at January
2010—by each ward within Ealing Southall parliamentary
constituency
Ward name
Number on
roll 4, 5
Number of
pupils known to
be eligible for
free school
meals 4, 5
Percentage of
pupils known to
be eligible for
free school
meals
Norwood
1,674 501 29.9
Green
Southall
2,448 598 24.4
Broadway
Southall Green 2,105 690 32.8
Ealing Southall
(all wards)
13,250 3,325 25.1
1
Includes middle schools as deemed.
2
This term generally covers local authority maintained secondary
schools, city technology colleges and academies, however there are no
city technology colleges or academies in this constituency.
3
Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes
general hospital schools.
4
Includes sole and dual (main) registrations.
5
Pupils who have full-time attendance and are aged 15 and under, or
pupils who have part time attendance and are aged between five and
15.
Source:
School Census
Kristallnacht: Education
Mr Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education
(1) whether the study of Kristallnacht is included in the
curriculum at secondary school level; and if he will
make a statement; [24890]
(2) what recent representations he has received on
the inclusion of Kristallnacht in the curriculum at
secondary school level; and if he will make a statement.
[24891]
Mr Gibb: The teaching of the Holocaust is a compulsory
part of the National Curriculum at secondary school
level, but it is up to schools to determine whether the
study of Kristallnacht should be included in this. As
Kristallnacht was a key moment in the events leading
up to the Holocaust, it is expected that most secondary
schools would teach this.
The Department has provided funds, with the Pears
Foundation, for a national programme of courses to
help teachers address the concerns and issues they
encounter when teaching about the Holocaust. Kristallnacht
features prominently in one of the training activities for
this programme.
The Secretary of State has not recently received any
representations on the inclusion of Kristallnacht in the
curriculum at secondary school level.
The Government are committed to reviewing the
National Curriculum to restore it to its original purpose—a
core national entitlement organised around subject
disciplines. We plan to consult a wide range of academics,
teachers and other interested parties to ensure that our
core curriculum can compare with those of the highest
performing countries in the world. More details about
our plans to review the curriculum will be announced
later in the year. As part of the consultation process
there will be a number of opportunities to contribute.