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Consideration of Bill: 11 May 2011                     

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(c)    

the time and manner in which participating schools are to claim and

 

receive reimbursements from Academy schools;

 

(d)    

conditions to be complied with by participating schools with repect to the

 

selection of pupils for assisted places, the admission of pupils, the fees to

 

be charged, the keeping and auditing of accounts and the furnishing of

 

information to Academy schools; and

 

(e)    

such other matters as appear to him to be a requisite.

 

(7)    

Regulations under subsection (6) above may authorise the Secretary of State to

 

make provision for any purpose specified in the regulations.

 

(8)    

Before making regulations under subsection (6) above the Secretary of State shall

 

consult such bodies as appear to him to be appropriate and to be representative of

 

participating schools or, in the case of regulations made within twelve months of

 

the coming into force of this section, of schools eligible to participate in the

 

scheme.

 

(9)    

Regulations made under subsection (6)(b) above shall be reviewed by the

 

Secretary of State in consultation with such bodies as appear to him to be

 

appropriate and to be representative of participating schools—

 

(a)    

not later than two years after the date on which the first such regulations

 

are made; and

 

(b)    

thereafter at intervals not exceeding two years.

 

(10)    

Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this section to a school

 

include references to the proprietors of the school and persons acting with their

 

authority; and references in this section to an independent school are references

 

to an independent school that is finally registered and conducted for charitable

 

purposes only.’.

 


 

Removal of limit on infant class sizes in rural areas

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

NC25

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

After section 1 insert—

 

“1A    

Removal of limit on infant class sizes in certain rural schools

 

(1)    

The Secretary of State may by order disapply regulations made under

 

section 1 (duty to set limit on infant class sizes) in the case of a relevant

 

school.

 

(2)    

For the purposes of this section, “relevant school” means a school—

 

(a)    

in a rural area;

 

(b)    

which has one or more infant classes; and

 

(c)    

which would otherwise be required by regulations under section

 

1 to refuse to accept as a pupil a child living in the local area in

 

circumstances where the closest alternative infant provision is


 
 

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more than a mile further away from the domicile of that child

 

than the relevant school.”’.

 


 

Secretary Michael Gove

 

30

 

Page  6,  line  15  [Clause  2],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 569 of EA 1996, in subsection (2A) (regulations subject to affirmative

 

procedure), for “550ZA or 550ZC” substitute “550ZA(3)(f) or 550ZC(7)”.’.

 


 

Stella Creasy

 

Meg Munn

 

Nic Dakin

 

Caroline Lucas

 

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Page  9,  line  26  [Clause  4],  at end add ‘The Secretary of State must lay before

 

Parliament an annual report on the numbers of students at all schools in England and

 

Wales subject to these powers including—

 

(a)    

details as to whether these pupils have identified special educational

 

needs or additional learning needs,

 

(b)    

the numbers of times these powers have been exercised,

 

(c)    

the previous and current status of their schooling provision,

 

(d)    

whether their exclusion was referred to a review panel, and

 

(e)    

where known the outcome of any review panel action including any

 

financial adjustment of the schools budget share for a funding period

 

incurred by schools as a direct consequence of the exclusion.’.

 


 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

20

 

Page  19,  line  34  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘teachers’ and insert ‘school staff’.

 


 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

21

 

Page  20,  line  2  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘teachers’ and insert ‘school staff’.


 
 

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Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

22

 

Page  20,  line  4  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘teachers’ and insert ‘school staff’.

 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

23

 

Page  20,  line  14  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘teacher’ and insert ‘member of the school

 

staff’.

 

Secretary Michael Gove

 

31

 

Page  20,  line  38  [Clause  13],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The restrictions in subsection (3) also cease to apply if—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State publishes information about the person who is the

 

subject of the allegation in connection with an investigation or decision

 

under section 141B (investigation of disciplinary cases by Secretary of

 

State) relating to the same allegation, or

 

(b)    

the General Teaching Council for Wales publishes information about the

 

person who is the subject of the allegation in connection with an

 

investigation, hearing or determination under Schedule 2 to the Teaching

 

and Higher Education Act 1998 (investigation of disciplinary cases by

 

the General Teaching Council for Wales) relating to the same allegation.’

 


 

Secretary Michael Gove

 

32

 

Page  21,  line  4  [Clause  13],  at end insert ‘, or

 

(b)    

a document published by the regulator of a profession of which the

 

person who is the subject of the allegation is a member in connection with

 

disciplinary proceedings in relation to the person.’

 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

24

 

Page  21,  line  5  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘or engaged as a teacher’.

 


 

Secretary Michael Gove

 

33

 

Page  22,  line  12  [Clause  13],  at end insert—


 
 

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‘( )    

Schedule 4 (offence of breaching reporting restrictions: application to providers

 

of information society services) has effect.’

 


 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

26

 

Page  25,  line  17  [Clause  18],  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State may not bring this section into force by an order under

 

section 76(3) until the end of the period of 18 months beginning on the day on

 

which this Act is passed.’.

 


 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

Esther McVey

 

John McDonnell

 

27

 

Page  27,  line  21  [Clause  26],  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

The Secretary of State must produce a transition plan to highlight how he will

 

assist schools, colleges and local authorities in the transition from the current

 

system of careers guidance to the new all-age careers service.’.

 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

28

 

Page  27,  line  21  [Clause  26],  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

Before the commencement of this section, the Secretary of State must report to

 

Parliament on arrangements for the funding of careers guidance between the end

 

of ring-fenced Connexions funding and the establishment of the All Age Careers

 

Service.’.

 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

19

 

Page  27,  line  36  [Clause  27],  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

an Academy School.’.

 


 

Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

29

 

Page  28,  line  3  [Clause  27],  at end insert ‘by qualified careers professionals’.


 
 

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Bill Esterson

 

Nic Dakin

 

John McDonnell

 

18

 

Page  28,  line  5  [Clause  27],  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

involves at least one guidance session that is delivered in person by a

 

qualified careers professional, and’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Andy Burnham

 

8

 

Page  28,  line  24  [Clause  27],  at end insert ‘to any standards prescribed by the

 

Secretary of State’.

 


 

Nic Dakin

 

16

 

Page  30,  line  12  [Clause  27],  at end insert—

 

‘(10)    

Within a period of three years beginning with the commencement of section 27,

 

the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report about the effect of that

 

section.’.

 


 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Andy Burnham

 

9

 

Page  33,  line  4  [Clause  34],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In section 84 (Code for school admissions) in subsection (2) after “other matters”,

 

insert “which ensure fair access to opportunity for education”.’.

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Andy Burnham

 

10

 

Page  33,  line  5  [Clause  34],  leave out subsection (2).

 

Kevin Brennan

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Andy Burnham

 

Caroline Lucas

 

13

 

Page  33,  line  14  [Clause  34],  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

For section 88J (changes to admission arrangements by schools adjudicator)

 

substitute—


 
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