The Education Standards Fund (England) Regulations 2000

Regulations 2, 5 and 11

SCHEDULE 1 PURPOSES FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH STANDARDS FUND GRANTS ARE PAYABLE

1.  Support for measures to improve the standards attained by pupils in maintained schools, including–

(a) support for measures identified in school development plans;

(b) support for measures to improve standards in schools which are causing concern;

(c) support for measures to improve standards in schools included in an education authority’s education development plan; and

(d) support for high quality work related learning projects with the intention of raising levels of attainment and motivation of 14 to 16 year olds in maintained secondary schools.

2.—(a) Support for the assessment and training of persons undertaking or preparing to undertake the National Professional Qualification for Headship.

(b) Support for the training of serving headteachers undertaking the national leadership programme for serving headteachers.

3.  Support and training for teachers and for curriculum planning–

(a) for the effective introduction in maintained schools of vocational courses leading to General National Vocational Qualifications, other than Part I General National Vocational Professional Qualifications, or any qualifications which replace General National Vocational Qualifications;

(b) for the effective introduction of courses leading to GCE A level and AS examinations (that is to say General Certificate of Education advanced level and advanced subsidiary examinations);

(c) for the effective introduction of post-16 key skills qualifications, or units thereof, in maintained schools; and

(d) in preparation for any other changes to the organisation, teaching and assessment of the post-16 curriculum in maintained schools.

4.  Preparation for changes to the National Curriculum or in relation to personal, social and health education.

5.  Support for maintained schools designated by the Secretary of State as “ Training Schools” for the purposes of the development and promotion of good practice in relation to the initial training of teachers in schools.

6.—(a) Support for the establishment of advanced skills teacher posts in specialist schools, including the provision of additional staff to assist such schools for periods during which teachers are carrying out activities related to their advanced skills teacher status and for the additional cost of employing an advanced skills teacher.

(b) (i) Support for the establishment of advanced skills teacher posts in maintained schools, including the provision of additional staff to assist such schools for periods during which teachers are carrying out activities related to their advanced skills teacher status and for the additional cost of employing an advanced skills teacher; and

(ii) support for the additional costs of employing advanced skills teachers who are not attached to a particular school.

7.—(a) Support for beacon schools to assist them in undertaking activities designed to disseminate good practice in schools, including the provision of additional staff to assist such schools for periods during which teachers are undertaking such activities.

(b) Support, equipment and training for the teaching of–

(i) mathematics, science and technology in specialist schools specialising in those subjects;

(ii) modern foreign languages in specialist schools specialising in those subjects;

(iii) the fine arts, performing arts or the media arts in specialist schools specialising in those subjects; and

(iv) sport in specialist schools specialising in that subject.

(c) The improvement or alteration of the premises of specialist schools, other than an improvement or alteration which is necessary to enable an education authority to fulfil their duty under section 14 of the 1996 Act to secure that sufficient schools are available for their area.

8.  Support for the training and development of staff providing nursery education when the education provided is included in an education authority’s early years development plan.

9.  Support for the provision of education, related day care, family education, training and development of staff and related services by early excellence centres.

10.—(a) Support for the employment of consultants to provide training in maintained primary schools to improve the teaching of literacy.

(b) Support for the training of teachers of literacy in maintained primary schools, including the provision of additional staff to assist such schools for the periods during which teachers are attending training courses.

(c) The provision of books, information and communication technology and other equipment for use in connection with the teaching of literacy.

11.—(a) Support for the employment of consultants to provide training in maintained primary, middle and special schools to improve the teaching of mathematics.

(b) Support for the training of teachers of mathematics in maintained primary, middle and special schools, including the provision of additional staff to assist schools requiring intensive support from consultants for the periods during which teachers are attending training courses.

(c) Support for leading mathematics teachers, including the provision of additional staff to assist schools for the periods during which these teachers are planning and preparing demonstration mathematics lessons and giving support to local teachers.

(d) The provision of equipment for use in connection with the teaching of mathematics at maintained schools.

(e) The provision of supply cover for teachers in maintained primary, middle and special schools who attend training courses relating to the teaching of mathematics.

(f) The provision of supply cover for teachers in maintained primary, middle and special schools who attend 5 day intensive training courses relating to the teaching of mathematics.

12.  Support for the setting up and running of summer literacy schools and summer numeracy schools and Year 7 literacy and mathematics intervention programmes including–

(a) support for the training of mathematics teachers at key stage 3, including the provision of additional staff to assist schools for the periods during which teachers are attending training courses;

(b) the provision of books, information and communication technology and other equipment for use in connection with the teaching of literacy and numeracy; and

(c) support for the employment of consultants to provide training in maintained secondary schools to improve the teaching of literacy and numeracy.

13.  Support for additional literacy and numeracy classes for pupils in maintained schools who will be completing key stage 2 in the summer of 2001.

14.  The improvement of literacy and numeracy skills of parents and children through family literacy programmes; and the improvement of numeracy skills of parents and children through family numeracy programmes.

15.  Support in establishing and maintaining study support centres within, or near, the premises of Premier League and Football League Clubs.

16.—(a) Support for the development of strategies across the authority’s area for learning outside school lessons, including the provision of some services to schools.

(b) Support for schools and persons working in partnership with schools to provide out of school lessons learning activities.

17.  Measures to provide equality of educational opportunity for all minority ethnic groups, including in particular measures to assist pupils for whom English is an additional language and measures to raise standards of achievement for those minority ethnic groups who are particularly at risk of under-achieving.

18.—(a) Training for governors, headteachers, teachers and special needs assistants in maintained schools and non-maintained special schools, and for those staff in education authority support services with responsibility for children with special educational needs.

(b) The encouragement of partnerships between parents, education authorities, schools, providers of early years education and others in identifying and meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs, including the provision of independent conciliation services.

(c) Support for measures to encourage the inclusion of children with special educational needs within mainstream schools.

(d) Support for the development of links between special schools and mainstream schools.

(e) Support for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties or at risk of developing emotional and behavioural difficulties.

(f) Support for pilot projects to improve speech and language therapy service provision for children with special educational needs.

19.—(a) Support for measures–

(i) to improve pupils' behaviour in order to reduce the number of exclusions and the level of truancy from schools, including measures to encourage the attendance of children with behavioural difficulties at mainstream schools and to reduce teenage pregnancies;

(ii) to provide adequate education for all children of compulsory school age excluded from school for more than 15 school days and full-time education for permanently excluded children.

(b) (i) Training for teachers and youth and community workers with responsibility for providing education and advice relating to the misuse of drugs.

(ii) Support for other measures (including initiatives to promote inter-agency working) to assist teachers and youth and community workers in providing education about the misuse of drugs and development of drug education and drug related incident management policies.

(c) The training of youth and community workers.

(d) Support for measures designed to improve the educational achievements of children who are looked after by local authorities.

(e) Support for–

(i) the additional cost of reintegrating mothers of compulsory school age into education;

(ii) mothers and expectant mothers of compulsory school age in education including the costs of child care and transport to and from child care facilities;

(iii) recruiting and training learning mentors for mothers and expectant mothers of compulsory school age; and

(iv) measures to reduce the level of pregnancy among pupils through better personal, social and health education.

20.  The provision of financial assistance to pupils over compulsory school age who attend a maintained school and who are in need of such assistance in order to continue to participate fully in such education and to achieve an appropriate standard.

21.—(a) Support for expenditure incurred by an education authority listed in sub-paragraph (b) below for or in connection with the provision of financial assistance to students over compulsory school age who are in full-time education, other than for the purpose of advanced education.

(b) The education authorities referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above are–

• Bolton

• Cornwall

• Doncaster

• Gateshead

• Greenwich

• Lambeth

• Leeds

• Lewisham

• Middlesbrough

• Nottingham City

• Oldham

• Southampton

• Southwark

• Stoke-on-Trent

• Walsall.

22.—(a) Support for the establishment of city learning centres, including support in relation to–

(i) the design and capital costs of such centres;

(ii) the recruitment and training of staff;

(iii) the provision of computer hardware and software and networking costs; and

(iv) building maintenance and security costs.

(b) Support for the capital and running costs of Phase 1 of the DomEx project, including support in relation to–

(i) the recruitment and training of staff;

(ii) the provision of computer hardware and software and networking costs; and

(iii) the costs of producing teaching and learning materials.

23.  Support for the development and operation of a programme to improve the education of gifted and talented children in schools included in Excellence in Cities.

24.—(a) Support for expenditure in connection with learning mentors, including–

(i) the costs involved in the recruitment, remuneration and training of learning mentors;

(ii) the costs of setting up and running networks to share best practice; and

(iii) measures to promote the exchange of information between schools and other persons or bodies concerned with the provision of extra support to pupils.

(b) Support for the setting up and running of learning support units, including assistance with salary costs, training costs, equipment and building and other capital costs.

25.  Enabling maintained schools to secure effective use of the networked educational services made available through the National Grid for Learning.

26.  Measures, to improve the security of the premises of maintained schools and to provide training on related safety and security issues to the staff and governing bodies of such schools.

27.—(a) Support for the continuing provision by an education authority of a central music service.

(b) Support for new or increased provision by an education authority of a central music service, including measures to expand such a service, to improve the quality of music teaching, to improve equality of access to music services and to promote co-operative working between education authorities.

28.—(a) Support for the introduction of local authority lifelong learning development plans; and

(b) support for measures to implement aims included in local authority lifelong learning development plans and other measures to improve the learning opportunities for adults and widen participation in learning.

29.  Support for maintained schools to assist them in taking measures to improve standards of health in their pupils and all their staff.

30.  Support for recruiting more mathematics and science teachers.

31.  Support for parent governor representatives in carrying out their functions.

32.  Support to increase the numbers, and the level of training, of teaching assistants in maintained schools.

33.  Support for measures to encourage innovative approaches to improving educational standards in maintained schools which have no more than 200 registered pupils, such number being calculated on the basis of full-time equivalents.

34.  Support for measures to improve areas within schools used by staff for purposes other than teaching, but excluding capital building works.

35.  Training and advice in relation to the performance management and threshold assessment of teachers.

36.  Administrative support for small schools, including support in relation to–

(a) the employment of additional administrative support staff and of existing administrative support staff for additional hours;

(b) the provision of additional staff for periods during which teachers are carrying out administrative duties;

(c) the provision of bursarial services;

(d) the training of administrative support staff; and

(e) the purchase of information and communication technology.

37.  Early retirement of head teachers.

38.  Improving adult:pupil ratios in reception classes.

39.  Capital projects.

40.  Expenditure on capital projects which is intended to act as an encouragement to other persons to contribute to the costs of that project.

41.  Support for research projects related to the raising of education standards which are undertaken by teachers in schools participating in Excellence in Cities.

42.  Support for innovative projects in schools participating in Excellence in Cities.

43.—(a) Support for prospective education action zones and prospective non-statutory education action zones in the development of their final plans for approval by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.

(b) Support for non-statutory education action zones in the implementation of their approved plans.

44.—(a) The improvement or alteration of the premises of maintained schools other than–

(i) specialist schools in circumstances where the conditions specified in regulation 2(2) are fulfilled, or

(ii) an improvement or alteration which is necessary to enable an education authority to fulfil their duty under section 14 of the 1996 Act to secure that sufficient schools are available for their area.

(b) The improvement or alteration of other buildings used for educational purposes other than as a specialist school in circumstances where the conditions specified in regulation 2(2) are fulfilled.

(c) The provision of equipment (including information and communication technology) for educational purposes.

45.  Support for the education of adults in minority ethnic groups.

46.  Support for summer schools for gifted and talented pupils in the last year of key stage 2 or in key stage 3.