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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Truswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many times his Department's officials have met headteachers in Leeds (a) since the publication of the Ofsted Inspection report on the local education authority and (b) since the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultants on future structures. [118547] Ms Estelle Morris: As part of its policy outreach function, DfEE's Standards and Effectiveness Unit (SEU) has an adviser with responsibility for maintaining contact with Leeds LEA. The Education Adviser meets headteachers in a range of circumstances, from one-to-one discussions to larger group meetings. In the period between the publication of Ofsted's report and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers four such meetings took place, involving 12 headteachers. To date, since the appointment of PwC, 13 such meetings have taken place, involving 53 headteachers. In addition, following the publication of Ofsted's report, Professor Michael Barber, Head of SEU, and I met a larger group of Leeds heads--approximately 200 in number--to explain DfEE's objectives for Leeds and to hear their views. Subsequently, following PwC's appointment I met five heads on a school visit and Professor Barber has met a group of 45 heads--following up discussion at our earlier meeting.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

348 c89W; 118547

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Civil servants Consultants Education Inspections Headteachers Local education authorities Standards Leeds Education Authority PwC

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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