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Debate between Bridget Phillipson and Sarah Teather
Monday 11th October 2010
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(13 years, 10 months ago)
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Sarah Teather
The statement of needs is supposed to be reviewed annually, so it is a matter of concern if that is not happening and it has taken 10 years for such a review to take place. However, I should also say that too often a statement of needs is a static document that ends up in a drawer, rather than a dynamic document used as a basis for discussion and focusing on outcomes. Again, I hope that the Green Paper will begin to examine this issue.
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)
6. What assessment he has made of the effects on children from the most deprived backgrounds of the changes to the Building Schools for the Future programme.