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Tuesday, June 23, 1998 Published at 14:02 GMT 15:02 UK
Education
The successful bidders
The zones affect hundreds of schools
The details of the 25 Education Action Zones announced by the government - showing their locations, who is involved, and what they are intending to achieve. Some 500 schools are affected:
- BARNSLEY
- 21 schools in North and East Barnsley.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: Smart card system to chart pupil progress; more access to Internet; specialist teachers; interactive homework service; co-operation between schools and health and social services.
- Targets: GCSE pass rates above LEA targets; halve number of 16-year-olds getting no GCSEs; better attendance rates; every pupil to have e-mail address and link to National Grid for Learning.
- Partners include: British Telecom, Nord Anglia, Barnsley and Doncaster TEC, Bull Information Systems.
- BASILDON
- 30 schools in East Basildon.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: Pre-school for every child; Individual pupil action plans; video conferencing for staff training; vocational training for pupils.
- Targets: Better attendance rates; 15% increase in provision and use of outside school activities; reduced youth crime. Partners: Basildon District Council, Essex LEA, Research Machines.
- BIRMINGHAM: ASTON AND NECHELLS
- 21 schools in Aston and Nechells.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: 50% increase in school hours, through homework clubs, holiday clubs, and mature pupil learning; home learning and parent with pupil workshops; better child care in area.
- Targets: 20% improvement in stage tests, and in students staying on after 16; 20% reduction in exclusions; quarter fewer leaving school without jobs or training; minimum 90% attendance; 50% longer opening hours.
- Partners include: Barnardos, Birmingham TEC, Birmingham City Council, University of the Third Age.
- BIRMINGHAM: KITTS GREEN/SHARD END
- 15 schools in Kitts Green and Shard End.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: One to one literacy support; family centres; summer literacy schools; more education welfare officers; sporting heroes and business professionals to visit schools.
- Targets: Increased literacy levels; 30% of 16-year-olds gaining five good GCSEs, and 95% getting at least one of any grade; better attendance; higher staying on rates; fewer exclusions.
- Partners include: Cadbury, British Aluminium Plate, National Exhibition Centre, BSA Tools, Birmingham LEA
- BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
- 22 schools in south Blackburn and Darwen.
- To open September 1998
- Innovations: specialist teachers; extended school day; residential courses for 10 to 14-year-olds; new lessons in "citizenship".
- Targets: 75% of 11-year-olds to achieve expected levels in English and maths; 40% of 16-year-olds to get five good GCSEs and 93% at least one GCSE: exclusions cut by 50%.
- Partners include: Blackburn College, Blackburn Partnership, Blackburn Rovers PLC; Blackburn with Darwen LEA; Church of England; Communicare Health Trust; ICI, Gromathic UK Ltd; Lancashire Constabulary.
- BRIGHTON
- 12 schools in East Brighton.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: IT access to all outside school hours; year-round nursery provision from 8am to 6pm; more lessons in arts and sports; new school day; business mentors working with head teachers; expert teachers.
- Targets: 75% of 11-year-olds to achieve expected level in maths and English; 40% of 16-year-olds to achieve five good GCSEs; boost attendance rates to at least 92%; cut permanent exclusions.
- Partners include: American Express; Brighton and Hove Council; Business in the Community; Gatwick Airport; KPMG; University of Brighton.
- CROYDON
- 9 schools in New Addington.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: Specialist teachers; fast-track IT learning; longer school hours, with breakfast and after-school clubs and summer school; possible four or five term year; businesses advising on management and providing placements.
- Targets: Numbers of 11-year-olds gaining expected targets for English, maths and science within top 5% of similar schools; 31% of 16-year-olds to get five good GCSEs; boost attendance rates to 94%, halve number of exclusions; improve numbers going to further education; stop any 16-year-olds leaving without jobs; cut drug use, crime, smoking, pregnancies.
- Partners include: Croydon Health Authority, Croydon Local Authority, Edexcel, John Ruskin College, South London TEC.
- HALIFAX
- 29 schools in Halifax.
- To open January 1999
- Innovations: local learning network; centres of excellence in arts and business studies, computing and ICT; parenting classes at primary schools; specialist teachers; new courses for children aged 14 to 19.
- Targets: raising standards at least to national expectations; reducing exclusion and truancy.
- Partners include: Calderdale LEA; Calderdale Colleges Corporation; Design Dimension, Halifax PLC.
- HEREFORDSHIRE
- 22 schools in city and area towards Black Mountains.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: extended school day; more work-related learning for 14-plus pupils; Sports College in one secondary school.
- Targets: 20% boost for proportion of seven, 11 and 14-year-olds achieving expected levels in English and maths; 60% of children to enter further education; attendance of 90% or more in all schools.
- Partners include: British Telecom; Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce and Training; Herefordshire LEA; Tesco; Kington Connect; Princes Trust.
- KINGSTON UPON HULL
- 18 schools in Brandsholme area.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: British Aerospace engineers involved in curriculum planning; exchange and video-conference links to Rotterdam; extended school day; specialist teachers; Family Learning centres.
- Targets: 73% of 11-year-olds to reach expected levels in maths; 68% in English; 8% more 16-year-olds to get five good GCSEs.
- Partners include: British Aerospace; Hull College; Hull and East Riding Chamber of Commerce; Hull and Holderness NHS Trust; Humberside Police; Humberside TEC; Kingston Communications.
- LAMBETH
- 27 schools in North and Central Lambeth.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: Breakfast and after school clubs; visits and residential courses for all pupils; Family Literacy promoted; Duke of Edinburgh or Youth Award schemes.
- Targets: 80% of 11-year-olds to reach national standard in English by 2001, with 75% doing same for Maths; all pupils to learn IT skills; better attendance and punctuality; targets for citizenship and employability awards; less reliance on supply teachers.
- Partners include: IBM, ICL, Metropolitan Police, National Theatre, Royal Festival Hall.
- LEICESTER
- 23 schools in South and West Leicester.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: Specialist teachers; improved management skills for teachers; more precise resource allocation; support teams for special needs pupils; longer school hours.
- Targets: Better attendance rates, less truancy; every school leaver to go into work, education or training; improved literacy results; 25% increase in good GCSE passes for 16-year-olds.
- Partners include: Leicester City Football Club, Leicester Chamber of Commerce, The Philharmonia Orchestra, Prince's Trust.
- MIDDLESBROUGH
- 18 schools in East Middlesbrough.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: Alter national curriculum to focus on work skills; extended school day with homework clubs; literacy and numeracy summer schools; specialist teachers; Study Support Centres at Middlesbrough FC; business mentors.
- Targets: 65% of 11-year-olds to achieve literacy and numeracy targets by 2001; 90% attendance rates; a fifth of 16-year-olds to get five good GCSE passes; 7% reduction in those gaining no GCSEs.
- Partners include: Middlesbrough FC, University of Teeside, Diocese of Middlesbrough, Future Steps LTD, South Tees Employment Service.
- NEWCASTLE
- 19 schools in West End of Newcastle.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: one-stop-shop for health and family support in schools; extended school day; work-related curriculum for post-14 pupils.
- Targets: 12% increase in 16-year-olds with five good GCSEs; 3% better attendance rates each year.
- Partners include: Newcastle LEA; Newcastle United PLC; Newcastle College; Northumbria and Newcastle Universities; Tyneside TEC; The Pacific Institute.
- 10 schools in Thetford.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: self-assessment and target-setting with business mentors; incentives to cut truancy; specialist teachers; targeting gifted pupils.
- Targets: 18% more 11-year-olds to achieve expected levels in numeracy and literacy; 17% more 16-year-olds to get five good GCSEs.
- Partners include: Breckland District Council; Norfolk LEA; Norfolk and Waveney TEC; Thetford Town Council; Thetford Partnership (local businesses)
NORFOLK
- NEWHAM
- 19 schools in Canning Town, North Woolwich and West Ham.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: Saturday schools; specialist teachers; new lessons for children over 14; "restructuring leadership" in schools; minimum standards for quality of teachers.
- Targets: more than 70% of 11-year-olds achieving expected levels in English and maths; 95% of pupils getting at least one GCSE; 93% attendance for primary schools and 91% for secondary; 60% of pupils staying on after 16.
- Partners include: Arthur Andersen; British Telecom; Bull (Worldwide Information Systems); Capita Business Services; Newham LEA; Princes Trust, Tate and Lyle; Time Plan.
- NORTH EAST LINCS
- 17 schools in Grimsby
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: "Open School" TV programmes taking the classroom into children's homes; "virtual classroom" via the Internet; daily literacy and numeracy lessons.
- Targets: 5% boost in target for 11-year-olds reaching expected levels in English and maths; 10% improvement in average GCSE scores; 90% attendance in secondary schools and 95% in primary; 10% increase in post-16 study.
- Partners include: IBEC, North East Lincs LEA; UKENSA; World Challenge Expeditions.
- NORTH SOMERSET
- 23 schools in Weston-super-Mare.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: no exclusions; extend school day and holiday schemes; internet access and networked computer facilities for all schools; laptop-loan scheme for learning at home.
- Targets: 15% boost in achievement for 7,11 and 14-year-olds; 95% of pupils to achieve at least one GCSE; boost school attendance to 95%; increase parental participation by 10%.
- Partners include: McDonalds; Nord Anglia PLC; NSPCC; West College; North Somerset LEA.
- NOTTINGHAM
- 10 schools in Bulwell area.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: advanced computer-based learning system; after-school clubs, homework centres, weekend and holiday study centres; anti-truancy networks with police; business help with management and training.
- Targets: 70% of 11-year-olds to achieve expected level in literacy, 65% in numeracy; 20% of pupils to get five good GCSEs, 85% at least one GCSE.
- Partners include: Nottingham City LEA, Nottingham and Nottingham and Trent Universities; Greater Nottingham TEC: Nottingham Partnership (local employers).
- PLYMOUTH
- 20 schools in West Plymouth.
- To open in January 1999.
- Innovations: parenting skills classes in primary schools; homework clubs, holiday schemes and breakfast clubs; early excellence centres for pre-school children; new lessons on literacy and numeracy and for post-14 children.
- Targets: school attendance 90% across all schools; 70% of 11-year-olds to achieve expected literacy levels; extend school day.
- Partners include: British Aerospace, British Telecom; Brittany Ferries; Plymouth LEA.
- SALFORD AND TRAFFORD
- 18 schools straddling the two boroughs.
- To open September 1998.
- Innovations: Cyber cafes and zone-wide computer "web"; sharing business expertise to improve teachers' management skills; specialist teachers; new lessons for pupils over 14.
- Targets: 74% of 11-year-olds to achieve expected levels in English and maths; 40% of pupils to get five good GCSEs; raise staying-on rate at 16 to 95%.
- Partners include: Barclays Bank; Colgate Palmolive; John Laing Construction; Kelloggs; Salford City Council; Trafford Council; Manchester TEC.
- SHEFFIELD
- 21 schools in North East Sheffield.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: family and child counselling to prevent "disaffection"; specialist teachers, particularly in arts and technology; motivational arts programme.
- Targets: 65% of 11-year-olds to achieve expected level in English; 37% of 11-year-olds to get five good GCSEs.
- Partners include: Sheffield council; British Telecom; Sheffield University; Sheffield Hallam University; Sheffield Education Business Partnership; Sheffield TEC.
- SOUTH TYNESIDE
- 13 schools in Whiteleas, Hedworth and All Saints.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: Family literacy project; community libraries in schools; summer literacy and numeracy schools; specialist teachers; access to IT for students and parents.
- Targets: 81% of 11-year-olds to reach expected level in English, 74% in numeracy; 5% more pupils to achieve five good GCSEs; exclusions and truancy cut by 50%.
- Partners include: South Tyneside council, South Tyneside College, Rolls Royce Transmission and Distribution Ltd; Roh and Haas UK Ltd; Tyne Dock Engineering Ltd, Tyneside TEC; South Tyneside Partnership.
- SOUTHWARK
- 13 schools in North Southwark.
- To open January 1999.
- Innovations: extending school day and year; laptops for teachers; early start to national numeracy programme; Family Literacy Network.
- Targets: nursery provision for all three and four-year-olds; 90% of 11-year olds to reach expected level in English and maths; 50% to get five good GCSEs; 80% of children to walk to school; 60% to stay on in education after 16.
- Partners include: Southwark council; Financial Times; Price Waterhouse; Southwark College; South Bank University; Capstan Ltd; Optimum Health Trust.
- WIGAN
- 30 schools in West Leigh area.
- Opening January 1999.
- Innovations: Zone Technology Network including video conferencing; specialist literacy teachers; family advice centres in schools; new lessons from age 14.
- Targets: 77% of 11-year-olds to reach expected level in English and maths, up from 56% and 60%; improved GCSE results; lower school exclusions.
- Partners include: Greater Manchester Police; Wigan and Bolton Health Authority; Wigan Borough Council; Lancashire Publications; North West Water; Pittsburgh Gas; Wigan Borough Partnership (eight local companies).
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