Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour), on Wednesday, 20 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.

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NEWHAM LEA SCHOOLS

That this House congratulates Newham Local Education Authority, along with its teachers, parents and children, on being one of a small number of authorities inspected so far which successfully challenge the assumption that poverty and ethnic diversity must necessarily lead to failure at school; notes that the LEA and its schools offer a service which is improving year by year, with every expectation of further improvement in the future; and applauds this success brought about by the determination of the Council not to tolerate failure, the dynamic and imaginative professional leadership of the LEA, the steady rise in the education budget and the careful targeting of that increase on the changing priorities in education.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

NEWHAM LEA SCHOOLS (216A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Michael Fallon (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Wednesday, 27 January 1999. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

at end add 'but notes that it was the Conservatives' Education Reform Act 1998, opposed by Labour, which enabled all this to happen by freeing Newham from the dead hand of the ILEA.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

216 

216A1 

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Inspections Standards Schools Newham Education Authority

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk