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Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Monday 9 May 2011

Consideration of Bill

Education Bill, As Amended

New Clauses

Financing of pupil referral units

Secretary Michael Gove

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To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 45 of SSFA 1998 (financing of maintained schools: maintained schools

to have budget shares) is amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (1A), omit “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and after paragraph (c)

insert “, or

(d)
a pupil referral unit in England.”

(3)
In subsection (3)—

(a)
in paragraph (a), after “pupil referral units” insert “in Wales”;

(b)
after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
references to the governing body of a maintained school

or of a school maintained by a local authority shall be

read, in relation to a pupil referral unit in England, as

references to the management committee for the unit (in

spite of paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Education Act

1996);

(ab)
references to governors shall be read, in relation to a

pupil referral unit in England, as references to the

members of the management committee for the unit;”.’.

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Charges at boarding Academies

Secretary Michael Gove

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To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
After section 10 of AA 2010 insert—

“10A
Charges at boarding Academies

(1)
This section applies where—

(a)
a registered pupil at an Academy is provided with board and

lodging at the Academy, and

(b)
the local authority for the pupil’s area is satisfied that either

condition A or condition B is met.

(2)
Condition A is that education suitable to the pupil’s age, ability and

aptitude, and to any special educational needs the pupil may have, cannot

otherwise be provided for the pupil.

(3)
Condition B is that payment of the full amount of the charges in respect

of the board and lodging would involve financial hardship to the pupil’s

parent.

(4)
If the authority is satisfied that condition A is met, the authority must pay

the full amount of the charges in respect of the board and lodging to the

proprietor of the Academy.

(5)
If the authority is satisfied that condition B is met, the authority must pay

to the proprietor of the Academy so much of the charges in respect of the

board and lodging as, in the opinion of the authority, is needed to avoid

financial hardship to the pupil’s parent.

(6)
The proprietor of the Academy must remit the charges that would

otherwise be payable by the pupil’s parent, to the extent that it receives a

payment from the local authority in respect of those charges under

subsection (4) or (5).”’.

Tackling educational underachievement

Richard Fuller

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may, by order, in circumstances where an existing school

has for the preceding two years or for three of the preceding five years failed to

meet or exceed the “National Floor Standards”, disapply any provisions of the

Academies Act 2010 to facilitate the making of an academy under section 4 of the

Academies Act 2010 (Academy orders).

(2)
For the purposes of this clause the term “National Floor Standards” means

standards of educational attainment and progress of pupils established from time

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to time by the Secretary of State and in place at the time of the order and which

may be applied retrospectively for the purposes of this section.’.

Admissions policy of independent schools opting for Academy status

Mr Graham Brady

Mr Graham Stuart

Priti Patel

Gavin Barwell

Mr Robert Syms

Tracey Crouch

Total signatories: 33

Sir Peter Tapsell

Nadhim Zahawi

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Bob Stewart

Simon Reevell

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Mr John Redwood

Craig Whittaker

Zac Goldsmith

Charlie Elphicke

Mr Richard Bacon

Mrs Anne Main

Mr James Clappison

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Chris Kelly

Richard Harrington

Sir John Stanley

Mr Edward Leigh

Mark Reckless

Mr David Davis

Adam Afriyie

Mr James Gray

Mr Peter Bone

Mr John Baron

Mr Mark Field

Richard Drax

Miss Anne McIntosh

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 6 of the Academies Act 2010 (effect of Academy order) is amended as

follows.

(2)
In subsection (4) (definition of “selective school”), after paragraph (b), insert—


“, or

(c)
it is an independent school with a selective admissions policy

converting to an Academy”.’.

Emergency life support skills

Julie Hilling

Justin Tomlinson

Nic Dakin

NC3

To move the following Clause:—


‘Emergency life support skills and the national curriculum for

England

(1)
Section 84 of EA 2002 (curriculum requirements for first, second and

third key stages) is amened as follows.

(2)
In subsection (3)(h)—

(a)
in paragraph (i), omit “and”

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(b)
after paragraph (ii) insert “, and

(iii)
emergency life support skills”.

(3)
In subsection (4), at end insert “, and


“emergency life support skills” means skills which enable the individual

who has them to assist in keeping another individual alive in an

emergency.’.

Payments in relation to full-time, post-16 education

Nic Dakin

Lisa Nandy

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
EA 1996 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 518, after subsection (2), insert—

“(3)
The Secretary of State must make regulations in relation to the payment

of any allowance or bursary to any eligible applicant who is over

compulsory school age but aged 18 or under and who attends a full-time

further education course in England in a school sixth form or at a Further

Education College or at a sixth form college, or who is on a Foundation

Education programme or who is on a Foundation Education programme

or who is on a ‘Programme-Led Apprenticeship’.

(4)
Payments under subsection (3) shall be subject to the eligible recipient

attending every learning session in connection with an eligible education

course unless the recognised educational institution has authorised every

absence.”.’.

Education Maintenance Allowance

Nic Dakin

Lisa Nandy

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
EA 1996 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 518, after subsection (2), insert—

“(3)
The Secretary of State must make regulations in relation to the payment

of an Education Maintenance Allowance to any eligible applicant who is

over compulsory school age but aged 18 or under and who attends a full-

time further education course in England in a school sixth form or at a

Further Education college or at a sixth form college, or who is on a

Foundation Education programme or who is on a ‘Programme-Led

Apprenticeship’.

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(4)
Payments under subsection (3) shall be subject to the eligible recipient

attending every learning session in connection with an eligible education

course unless the recognised educational institution has authorised every

absence.

(5)
The minimum payments under subsection (3) shall be determined by the

Secretary of State, to take effect on 1 September of every year.

(6)
Regulations may provide for the eligibility criteria or administration of

the Education Maintenance Allowance.”.’.

Requirement to be qualified: Academies etc

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Andy Burnham

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
EA 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 133 (Requirement to be qualified), in subsection (6) (schools to which

this section applies), at the end there is inserted—

“(c)
an Academy,

(d)
a city technology college, or

(e)
a city college for the technology of the arts.”.’.

Requirement to achieve specified standard: suppliers of careers guidance

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Andy Burnham

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
EA 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 29 (additional functions of governing body), after subsection (5)

insert—

“(6)
The governing body and head teacher of a maintained school shall

comply with any standards prescribed by the Secretary of State in

securing that all relevant registered pupils at the school are provided with

independent careers guidance under section 42A (Provision of careers

guidance in schools in England) of the Education Act 1997 including the

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opportunity for pupils to meet at the premises of the school the person

providing independent careers guidance.”.’.

Fair access to education and training

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Andy Burnham

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
EA 1996 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 10 (General duty of the Secretary of State), at the end insert “and ensure

fair access to opportunity for education and training.”.’.

Enrichment activities for 16 to 18 year olds

Nic Dakin

Lisa Nandy

NC11


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
EA 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)
After section 85A insert—

“85B
Enrichment activities for 16 to 18 year olds

(1)
A pupil aged 16 to 18 is also entitled to guidance, tutorials and

enrichment activities which may include—

(a)
learning aims that lead to external qualifications or external

certificates of attainment not approved by the Secretary of State;

(b)
careers guidance;

(c)
sports;

(d)
music, dance and drama;

(e)
industry-related programmes, including vendor-certificated

courses such as those offered by IT companies;

(f)
health education;

(g)
use of learning resource centres;

(h)
activities that support learners to access a progression

opportunity and/or employment;

(i)
counselling.

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(2)
The Secretary of State shall take into account the entitlements in

subsection (1) when determining funding for pupils aged 16 to 18.”.’.

Attainment and assessment at Key Stage 3

Stephen McPartland

NC12


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 87, at end insert—

“In respect of the third key stage, the Secretary of State must by order specify in

relation to each of the foundation subjects—

(a)
such attainment targets,

(b)
such programmes of study, and

(c)
such assessment arrangements,


as he considers appropriate for those subjects.”’.

Schools Causing Concern and disapplication of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection

of Employment) Regulations 2006

Mr Sam Gyimah

NC13


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Academies Act 2010 shall be amended as follows.

(2)
In section 4, at end insert—

“The Secretary of State may by order disapply the Transfer of Undertakings

(Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 when making an academy order

under this section if the school is eligible for intervention (within the meaning of

Part 4 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006).”’.



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