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Written Question
Global Learning Programme
Tuesday 3rd February 2015

Asked by: Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat - Norwich South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Global Learning Programme.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

The Global Learning Programme (GLP) is reviewed on an annual basis and the reports are published on the development tracker website. (http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-201469/documents/).


Written Question
Global Learning Programme: Norfolk
Tuesday 3rd February 2015

Asked by: Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat - Norwich South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which schools in Norfolk have registered for the Global Learning Programme.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

The Global Learning Programme in England aims to reach 10,500 schools by 2017, the following Schools in Norfolk have registered.

School Name

Archbishop Sancroft CofE High School

Corpusty Primary School

Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School

Howard Junior School

Lakenham Primary School

Long Stratton High School

Sandringham & West Newton CE Primary School

Springwood High School

St Augustines Catholic Primary School

The Iceni Academy

The James Bradfield Church of England Community Primary School

The Norman CofE Primary School

Tivetshall Primary School


Written Question
Global Learning Programme: Norfolk
Tuesday 3rd February 2015

Asked by: Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat - Norwich South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which schools in Norfolk are Global Learning Programme Expert Centres; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

There are 13 schools in Norfolk registered to participate in the Global Learning Programme, these are:

Archbishop Sancroft CofE High School
Corpusty Primary School
Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School
Howard Junior School
Lakenham Primary School
Long Stratton High School
Sandringham & West Newton CE Primary School
Springwood High School
St Augustines Catholic Primary School
The Iceni Academy
The James Bradfield Church of England Community Primary School
The Norman CofE Primary School
Tivetshall Primary School


However none are currently Global Learning Programme Expert Centres.


Written Question
Global Learning Programme
Tuesday 3rd February 2015

Asked by: Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat - Norwich South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many schools have registered for the Global Learning Programme; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

To date 2,643 schools have registered for the Global Learning Programme in the UK.


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"5. What progress her Department has made on developing sustainable development goals...."
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"Will the Department support the Prime Minister in his role as co-chair of the high-level panel on the post-2015 development framework in order to guarantee integration and coherence between this process and the sustainable development goals, with the aim of putting environmental sustainability at the heart of the framework?..."
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