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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list which schools in Shrewsbury and Atcham will benefit from the special Educational Needs Standards Fund; and if he will make a statement. [160515] Jacqui Smith: [holding answer 9 May 2001]: We have made £82 million of supported expenditure available through the special educational needs standards fund in the current year (2001-02). This compares to £55 million in 2000-01. The allocation for this year for Shropshire LEA is £370,016. The fund can be used for a range of activities including training for staff in special educational needs, improvements in speech and language therapy provision for children with communication difficulties, the provision of information and advice to parents, and the greater inclusion of children with special educational needs in the mainstream. Information is not collected on how money is distributed by LEAs between schools. It is for individual LEAs to decide how they will use their grant but we expect them to work in partnership with their schools when deciding their special educational needs priorities.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

368 c271W; 160515

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Finance Grants Learning disability Local education authorities Special educational needs Standards Fund Shrewsbury Atcham

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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