School Improvement Partners

Helen Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been paid to Capita for that firm's work in assessing and selecting school improvement partners since the inception of the programme.

Jim Knight
To date £4.7 million has been paid to the Department's National Strategies contractor, Capita SCS, for assessing education professionals for accreditation to become School Improvement Partners (SIPs). Of this figure, £4.4 million was paid to the National College of School Leadership (NCSL) who are contracted by Capita SCS to run the SIP accreditation and induction programme. To date, 3,661 SIPs have been accredited across the primary and secondary phases.