Written question asked by Andrew Turner (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 July 2002. It was answered by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 1 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the schools visited by senior officials in her Department, broken down by (a) local education authority and (b) dates, since 1997; and how many schools have been visited by officials in her Department each year since 1997.

Answer: Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the schools visited by senior officials in her Department, broken down by (a) local education authority and (b) dates, since 1997; and how many schools have been visited by officials in her Department each year since 1997. [65578] Mr. Stephen Twigg: Detailed information on school visits by senior officials and other staff in the Department is not available, but many such visits are undertaken each year. All staff in the Department are encouraged to visit schools and experience for themselves the impact our policies have and to take back the views of teachers, governors and parents. We are currently running, in conjunction with the Secondary Heads Association, a special programme which over the next year will involve all middle managers in Schools Directorate spending three days immersed in the life of a secondary school.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 388 c21W; 65578
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Civil servants Local education authorities Schools Domestic visits Department for Education and Skills
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