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| | “(3) | The Secretary of State must make regulations in relation to the payment |
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| | of an Education Maintenance Allowance to any eligible applicant who is |
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| | over compulsory school age but aged 18 or under and who attends a full- |
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| | time further education course in England in a school sixth form or at a |
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| | Further Education college or at a sixth form college, or who is on a |
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| | Foundation Education programme or who is on a ‘Programme-Led |
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| | (4) | Payments under subsection (3) shall be subject to the eligible recipient |
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| | attending every learning session in connection with an eligible education |
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| | course unless the recognised educational institution has authorised every |
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| | (5) | The minimum payments under subsection (3) shall be determined by the |
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| | Secretary of State, to take effect on 1 September of every year. |
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| | (6) | Regulations may provide for the eligibility criteria or administration of |
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| | the Education Maintenance Allowance.”.’. |
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| | Requirement to be qualified: Academies etc |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | EA 2002 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 133 (Requirement to be qualified), in subsection (6) (schools to which |
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| | this section applies), at the end there is inserted— |
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| | (d) | a city technology college, or |
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| | (e) | a city college for the technology of the arts.”.’. |
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| | Requirement to achieve specified standard: suppliers of careers guidance |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | EA 2002 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 29 (additional functions of governing body), after subsection (5) |
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| | “(6) | The governing body and head teacher of a maintained school shall |
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| | comply with any standards prescribed by the Secretary of State in |
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| | securing that all relevant registered pupils at the school are provided with |
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| | independent careers guidance under section 42A (Provision of careers |
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| | 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 |
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| | providing independent careers guidance.”.’. |
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| | Fair access to education and training |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | EA 1996 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 10 (General duty of the Secretary of State), at the end insert “and ensure |
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| | fair access to opportunity for education and training.”.’. |
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| | Enrichment activities for 16 to 18 year olds |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | EA 2002 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 85A insert— |
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| | “85B | Enrichment activities for 16 to 18 year olds |
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| | (1) | A pupil aged 16 to 18 is also entitled to guidance, tutorials and |
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| | enrichment activities which may include— |
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| | (a) | learning aims that lead to external qualifications or external |
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| | certificates of attainment not approved by the Secretary of State; |
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| | (d) | music, dance and drama; |
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| | (e) | industry-related programmes, including vendor-certificated |
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| | courses such as those offered by IT companies; |
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| | (g) | use of learning resource centres; |
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| | (h) | activities that support learners to access a progression |
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| | opportunity and/or employment; |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State shall take into account the entitlements in |
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| | subsection (1) when determining funding for pupils aged 16 to 18.”.’. |
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| | Attainment and assessment at Key Stage 3 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 87, at end insert—
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| | “In respect of the third key stage, the Secretary of State must by order specify in |
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| | relation to each of the foundation subjects— |
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| | (a) | such attainment targets, |
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| | (b) | such programmes of study, and |
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| | (c) | such assessment arrangements, |
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| | | as he considers appropriate for those subjects.”’. |
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| | Schools Causing Concern and disapplication of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection |
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| | of Employment) Regulations 2006 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Academies Act 2010 shall be amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 4, at end insert—
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| | “The Secretary of State may by order disapply the Transfer of Undertakings |
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| | (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 when making an academy order |
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| | under this section if the school is eligible for intervention (within the meaning of |
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| | Part 4 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006).”’. |
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| | Requirement to be qualified |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 135(5) of the Education Act 2002 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In this section “school” means— |
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| | (a) | a school maintained by a local education authority, or |
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| | (b) | a special school not so maintained, or |
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| | (c) | a school that is established as an academy under the provisions of the |
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| | Definition of qualified teacher in England |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The person employed as a qualified teacher shall— |
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| | (a) | hold a first degree or equivalent qualification granted by a United |
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| | Kingdom institution or an equivalent degree or other qualification |
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| | granted by a foreign institution; |
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| | (b) | successfully complete a course of initial teacher training at an accredited |
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| | higher education institution in England that satisfies the requirements for |
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| | the award of post-graduate degree qualifications in the UK; |
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| | (c) | undertake any period of practical teaching experience for the purposes of |
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| | that course of initial teacher training wholly or mainly in a school, city |
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| | college, academy, independent school or other institution (except a pupil |
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| | referral unit) in England; |
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| | (d) | be assessed by the accredited institution as meeting the specified |
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| | (e) | fall within Article 3 of EEC Council Directive 89/48 on a general system |
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| | for the recognition of higher-education diplomas awarded on completion |
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| | of professional education and training of at least three years’ duration, as |
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| | extended by the EEA Agreement and as amended by the Switzerland |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘It shall be the duty of the head teacher to ensure that each class or group |
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| | timetabled for core and foundation subjects and for religious education and each |
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| | class or group in the foundation stage has a qualified teacher assigned to teach it |
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| | and who shall be responsible for the progress of the pupils in the class/group over |
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| | the course of the academic year.’. |
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| | Definition of teaching class or group |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall consult with schools, teachers and other appropriate |
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| | bodies in England on regulations which make provision for the maximum size of |
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| | a teaching class or group, which shall take account of— |
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| | (a) | the need to provide for quality education; |
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| | (b) | the need to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of pupils and staff; |
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| | (c) | the specific nature of the educational activities to be undertaken; |
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| | (d) | the requirements of pupils with special or additional educational needs; |
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| | (e) | the age of the pupils in the class; and |
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| | (f) | children’s right to education as enshrined in the United Nations |
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| | Convention on the Rights of the Child.’. |
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| | Regulation of for-profit higher education institutions |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘To allow the Government to bring forward regulations relating to the running of |
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| | for-profit higher education institutions educating students in receipt of loans from |
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| | the Student Loan Company.’. |
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| | Purchase by academies of places for pupils aged 14 at a private school |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | An Academy may apply its funds for the purpose of purchasing a place at a |
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| | private school for a relevant pupil for the whole or part of the pupil’s remaining |
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| | (2) | For the purposes of this section, a relevant pupil— |
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| | (a) | is a pupil on the school roll of the Academy; and |
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| | Guidance on draft Regulations on pupil registration and school attendance codes |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall provide guidance to local authorities for dealing with |
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| | families who have chosen to home educate their children prior to the |
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| | implementation of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations and |
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| | the School Attendance and Absence codes.’. |
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| | To divide Ofsted into two inspectorates |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall take the necessary steps to divide the current |
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| | responsibilities of Ofsted into two new inspectorates: the Inspectorate for |
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| | Education and the Inspectorate for Children’s Care.’. |
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| | Places at independent schools |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | For the purpose of enabling pupils who attend Academy schools in England to |
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| | benefit from education at independent schools, Academy schools may operate a |
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| | (a) | participating schools remit fees that would otherwise be chargeable in |
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| | respect of pupils selected for school places under the scheme; and |
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| | (b) | the respective Academy school reimburses the schools for the fees that |
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| | (2) | In this Clause references to a participating school are references to any |
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| | independent school providing secondary education with which individual |
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| | Academy schools make an agreement (a “participation agreement”) for the |
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| | (3) | The fees in relation to which the schemes is to have effect shall be— |
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| | (a) | tuition and other fees the payment of which is a condition of attendance |
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| | at a participating school but excluding boarding fees and such other fees, |
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| | if any, as may be excluded by the participation agreement; and |
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| | (b) | entrance fees for public examinations paid by a participating school in |
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| | respect of candidates from the school. |
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| | (4) | A participation agreement shall be renewed annually, may apply to pupils aged |
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| | over 14 only and contain provisions with respect to the number of assisted places |
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| | to be available at the school and may contain conditions to be complied with by |
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| | the school in addition to those prescribed under subsection (6) below. |
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| | (a) | Every participation agreement shall provide that it may be terminated. |
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| | (b) | A participation agreement shall not be capable of being terminated by |
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| | either party otherwise than as aforesaid. |
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| | (c) | The proprietors of the school may terminate a participation agreement by |
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| | giving six months written notice to the respective Academy school or |
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| | such shorter notice as an Academy school may in any particular case |
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| | (d) | Subject to paragraph 4 below, the respective Academy school may |
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| | terminate a participation agreement by giving six months written notice |
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| | to the proprietors of the school. |
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| | (e) | If the Academy school— |
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| | (i) | is not satisfied that appropriate educational standards are being |
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| | maintained at the school; or |
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| | (ii) | is satisfied that any condition applying to the school under the |
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| | agreement has been contravened, |
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| | | the Academy school may at any time terminate the agreement by written |
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| | notice to the proprietors of the school |
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| | (f) | A notice of termination given under this paragraph may provide that it |
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| | shall be treated as of no effect if the proprietors of the school satisfy the |
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| | Secretary of State within such time as may be specified in the notice that |
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| | they have complied with any condition specified therein. |
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| | (g) | Any notice of termination given under paragraph 3 or 4 above shall |
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| | contain a statement of the reason for which it is given. |
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| | (h) | The termination of a participation agreement shall not affect the |
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| | operation of the agreement or of the scheme referred to in Clause X |
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| | (including any regulations made under that section) in relation to any |
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| | pupil holding an assisted place at the school on the date of the |
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| | (6) | The Secretary of State shall by regulations prescribe— |
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| | (a) | the requirements as to the residence or otherwise which are to be the |
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| | conditions of eligibility for selection for a place at a participating school; |
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| | (b) | the conditions subject to which, the extent to which, and the |
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| | arrangements in accordance with which, fees are to be remitted by |
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