BROMLEY is set to benefit from a Government grant to provide for school learning.
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has issued the grants to be made available for London primary schools to spend on literacy and numeracy provision.
Bromley is set to receive £950,081 out of a total London-wide grant of £24,708,386 to spend on raising standards throughout primary schools.
This is the sixth highest grant in London, behind Greenwich, Croydon, Enfield, Newham and Southwark.
The implementation of literacy and numeracy has already been a success in the borough, shown by the recently-published primary school league tables.
The money will help introduce a series of new measures such as booster classes for 10 and 11-year-olds, who need additional support, continued training for teachers and additional training for literacy and mathematics co-ordinators. It will also be used for the introduction of literacy expert teachers and leading maths teachers to support teachers.
A spokesman for the DfES said: "Over the last four years, there has been an improvement in London's primary schools.
"But we can achieve so much more.
"Teachers have worked extremely hard to deliver the improvements that have been made.
"We are firmly committed to going forward together to maintain these high standards."
December 7, 2001 13:01
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