Mr. Collins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the circular documents that were sent by
(a) the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, (b) Ofsted and (c) his Department to (i) primary and (ii)
secondary schools between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003; and how many pages each document contained. [167560]
Mr. Miliband: The following pages show the documents that were sent, including the number of pages, during the period
1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003 from (a) the Department for Education and Skills (b) the Office for
Standards in Education and (c) the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools.
In total, 34 documents were sent to all primary schools and 41 documents were sent to all secondary schools in the period from the
Department for Education and Skills.
9 documents were sent to all primary schools and 17 documents were sent to all secondary schools in the period from the Office for
Standards in Education, and a total of 22 documents were sent to all primary schools and 21 documents were sent to all secondary
schools in the period from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
Where a document has been sent to all primary and all secondary schools it will appear in the totals for both primary and secondary
above. Details of each document and how many pages each contained have been placed in the Library.
Annex A: Documents sent from the Department for Education and Skills to all primary and secondary schools between 1 January
2003 and 31 December 2003
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Primary schools Pages
January
NLNS refresher pack 26
Spectrum 10
Languages for all: Languages for life 25
Sure Start 9
KS2 letter from Stephen Twigg 2
February
Raising standards and tackling workload 32
Spectrum 12
Introduction to e-communications 2
Building schools for the future 20
March
Early Years Headcount 3
Write here: write now 2
Spectrum 20
Survey of absences in school 5
April
Notification of move to e-payment system 2
Spectrum 16
May
Spectrum 16
Excellence and Enjoyment 50
June
Spectrum 28
Threshold payments 1
Safeguarding children from abuse 30
September
Implementation Review Unit: poster 1
Implementation Review Unit: publicity leaflet 2
Data collection by type of special educational needs 10
Schoolteachers pay and conditions document 2003 180
Travelling to school: flyer on sustainable school transport 1
Guidance under S133 of the Education Act 2002 14
Spectrum 67 22
October
Spectrum 68 12
Pupil achievement tracker (CD-ROM) 1
Performance management support materials 1
Research topic paper on the impact of parental involvement in 6
children's education
November
Speaking, listening, learning: working with children in Key stages 152
1 and 2
Spectrum 69 12
December
Spectrum 70 12
Secondary schools
January
Spectrum 10
Languages for all: languages for life 25
February
Peter Housden letter re e-batch 2
14-19 Outcome Pack 10
Raising standards and workload 32
A new specialist system 50
Specialist system TSE 2
KS3 targets 2
Spectrum 12
Building schools for the future 20
March
Spectrum 16
Survey of absences in schools 5
National non stat spec--careers 30
Protecting children from abuse 5
April
12th youth cohort study 5
Notification of move to e-payment system 2
Spectrum 16
May
Spectrum 16
June
Safeguarding children from abuse 30
Threshold guidance 1
Spectrum 28
September
Implementation Review Unit: poster 1
Implementation Review Unit: publicity leaflet 2
Data collection by type of special educational needs 10
Schoolteachers pay and conditions document 2003 180
Travelling to school: flyer on sustainable school transport 1
Guidance under S133 of the Education Act 2002 14
Education maintenance allowances (EMA)--guidance leaflet 6
Principles underpinning the organisation of 16-19 provision 8
(summary)
Spectrum 67 22
October
Spectrum 68 12
Research topic paper on the impact of parental involvement in 6
children's education
Performance management support materials 1
Pupil achievement tracker (CD ROM) 1
November
Direct communication with young people 20
KS3 National Strategy: Targeting level 5 and above-- teaching 122
responses to reading
KS3 National Strategy: Year 9 booster kit--English 2003 170
Spectrum 69 12
KS3 National Strategy: GCSE booster pack 76
Future of higher education: changes to student finance 8
December
Spectrum 70 12
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Notes: 1. There were no circular documents sent to schools in July or August 2003. 2: `Spectrum' is the DfES monthly catalogue of
publications, and source of information and news of interest to schools.
Annex B: Documents sent from the Office for Standards in Education to all primary and secondary schools between 1 January
2003 and 31 December 2003
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Date Schools Pages
Annual Report of Her Majesty's 5 February 2003 All 106
Chief Inspector of Schools:
Standards and Quality in
Education 2001-02
Area Inspection Framework 10 February 2003 Secondary 22
Consultation
Good assessment in secondary 3 March 2003 Secondary 41
schools
Key Stage 3 Strategy: Evaluation 14 March 2003 Secondary 32
of second year
Writing in English as an 17 March 2003 Secondary 74
Additional Language at Key Stage
4 and Post-16
Curriculum 2000: Implementation 21 March 2003 Secondary 27
Bullying: Action taken in 25 March 2003 Secondary 33
secondary schools
Framework for Inspecting Schools 30 May 2003 All 57
(May 2003)
Excellence in Cities and EAZs: 2 June 2003 Secondary 78
management and impact
Key Stage 4: towards a flexible 10 June 2003 Secondary 53
curriculum
The School Sports Co- ordinator 16 June 2003 All 40
Programme: Evaluation of Phases 1
and 2, 2001-03
Leadership and Management of 27 June 2003 All 48
Schools: What Ofsted inspections
tell us
Boys' achievement in secondary 11 July 2003 Secondary 58
schools
The education of six-year- olds 23 July 2003 Primary 63
in England, Denmark and Finland
Area Inspection Framework 22 September 2003 Secondary 22
The education of asylum- seeker 22 October 2003 All 38
pupils
Handbook for 18 November 2003 Secondary 89
Inspectors--Inspection of
Connexions Partnerships
Provision and support for 9 December 2003 Primary 21
traveller pupils
National Literacy and Numeracy 9 December 2003 Primary 66
Report 2003
Leadership and management: 16 December 2003 All 4
managing the school workforce
(leaflet)
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Annex C: Documents sent from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to all primary and secondary schools between
1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003
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Date Schools Pages
KS1 and KS2 standards report January 2003 Primary 2
KS3 standards report January 2003 Secondary 2
Foundation Stage Profile (+ order January 2003 Primary 2
form)
A-level circular January 2003 Secondary 1
Using mathematics to raise January 2003 All 1
achievement
KS1 audit January 2003 Primary 1
Citizenship Key stages 1-4 February 2003 All 1
Guidance on assessment recording
and reporting
New perspectives on spoken February 2003 All 1
English in the classroom
Introduction or revised VCEs March 2003 Secondary 1
postponed to September 2005
Checklist and packing sheets for March 2003 Primary 2
Key Stage 2 tests 2003
Checklist and packing sheets for March 2003 Secondary 2
year 7 progress tests 2003
Checklist and packing sheets for March 2003 Secondary 2
Key Stage 3 tests 2003
Drugs, alcohol and tobacco March 2003 All 1
Update to the exemplar scheme of April 2003 Primary 1
work for ICT at Key stages 1 and
2
KS1 Test circular 2003 with HDF April 2003 Primary 3
Test dates for 2004 May 2003 All 1
Diagnostic software CD- ROM June 2003 All 1
2003 KS2 level threshold tables July 2003 Primary 2
2003 KS3 level threshold tables July 2003 Secondary 2
2003 Year 7 level threshold September 2003 Secondary 2
tables
Work-related learning for all at September 2003 Secondary 2
key stage 4: guidance for
implementing the statutory
requirement from 2004
Changes to the Key stage 4 September 2003 Secondary 2
curriculum: guidance for
implementation from 2004
KS1 ARA October 2003 Primary 2
KS2 ARA October 2003 Primary 2
KS3 ARA October 2003 Secondary 2
Year 7/8 ARA October 2003 Secondary 2
Religious education and October 2003 All 1
collective worship
2003 Testbase and implications October 2003 All 1
for Key stages 1, 2 and 3
School-based assessment video (CD November 2003 All 1
format)-- Assessment for
learning: Involving pupils
2004 Key stage 1 statutory tasks December 2003 Primary 2
for English and mathematics
2004 Key stage 1 statutory tasks December 2003 Primary 2
for English and mathematics
(independent schools)
2004 Key stage 1 tasks for December 2003 Primary 2
English and mathematics and
copies of 2003 tests for English
and mathematics
Data Handling Toolkit December 2003 All 1
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