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| | | (d) | conditions to be complied with by participating schools with repect to the |
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| | | selection of pupils for assisted places, the admission of pupils, the fees to |
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| | | (e) | such other matters as appear to him to be a requisite. |
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| | | (7) | Regulations under subsection (6) above may authorise the Secretary of State to |
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| | | (8) | Before making regulations under subsection (6) above the Secretary of State shall |
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| | | consult such bodies as appear to him to be appropriate and to be representative of |
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| | | participating schools or, in the case of regulations made within twelve months of |
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| | | the coming into force of this section, of schools eligible to participate in the |
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| | | (9) | Regulations made under subsection (6)(b) above shall be reviewed by the |
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| | | Secretary of State in consultation with such bodies as appear to him to be |
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| | | appropriate and to be representative of participating schools— |
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| | | (a) | not later than two years after the date on which the first such regulations |
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| | | (b) | thereafter at intervals not exceeding two years. |
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| | | (10) | Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this section to a school |
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| | | authority; and references in this section to an independent school are references |
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| | | to an independent school that is finally registered and conducted for charitable |
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| | | Removal of limit on infant class sizes in rural areas |
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| | | ‘(1) | The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | After section 1 insert— |
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| | | “1A | Removal of limit on infant class sizes in certain rural schools |
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| | | (1) | The Secretary of State may by order disapply regulations made under |
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| | | section 1 (duty to set limit on infant class sizes) in the case of a relevant |
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| | | (2) | For the purposes of this section, “relevant school” means a school— |
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| | | (b) | which has one or more infant classes; and |
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| | | (c) | which would otherwise be required by regulations under section |
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| | | 1 to refuse to accept as a pupil a child living in the local area in |
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| | | circumstances where the closest alternative infant provision is |
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| | | more than a mile further away from the domicile of that child |
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| | | than the relevant school.”’. |
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| | Page 6, line 15 [Clause 2], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | In section 569 of EA 1996, in subsection (2A) (regulations subject to affirmative |
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| | | procedure), for “550ZA or 550ZC” substitute “550ZA(3)(f) or 550ZC(7)”.’. |
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| | Page 9, line 26 [Clause 4], at end add ‘The Secretary of State must lay before |
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| | Parliament an annual report on the numbers of students at all schools in England and |
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| | Wales subject to these powers including— |
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| | | (a) | details as to whether these pupils have identified special educational |
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| | | needs or additional learning needs, |
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| | | (b) | the numbers of times these powers have been exercised, |
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| | | (c) | the previous and current status of their schooling provision, |
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| | | (d) | whether their exclusion was referred to a review panel, and |
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| | | (e) | where known the outcome of any review panel action including any |
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| | | financial adjustment of the schools budget share for a funding period |
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| | | incurred by schools as a direct consequence of the exclusion.’. |
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| | Page 19, line 34 [Clause 13], leave out ‘teachers’ and insert ‘school staff’. |
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| | Page 20, line 2 [Clause 13], leave out ‘teachers’ and insert ‘school staff’. |
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| | Page 20, line 4 [Clause 13], leave out ‘teachers’ and insert ‘school staff’. |
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| | Page 20, line 14 [Clause 13], leave out ‘teacher’ and insert ‘member of the school |
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| | Page 20, line 38 [Clause 13], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The restrictions in subsection (3) also cease to apply if— |
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| | | (a) | the Secretary of State publishes information about the person who is the |
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| | | subject of the allegation in connection with an investigation or decision |
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| | | under section 141B (investigation of disciplinary cases by Secretary of |
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| | | State) relating to the same allegation, or |
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| | | (b) | the General Teaching Council for Wales publishes information about the |
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| | | person who is the subject of the allegation in connection with an |
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| | | investigation, hearing or determination under Schedule 2 to the Teaching |
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| | | and Higher Education Act 1998 (investigation of disciplinary cases by |
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| | | the General Teaching Council for Wales) relating to the same allegation.’ |
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| | Page 21, line 4 [Clause 13], at end insert ‘, or |
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| | | (b) | a document published by the regulator of a profession of which the |
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| | | person who is the subject of the allegation is a member in connection with |
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| | | disciplinary proceedings in relation to the person.’ |
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| | Page 21, line 5 [Clause 13], leave out ‘or engaged as a teacher’. |
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| | Page 22, line 12 [Clause 13], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | Schedule 4 (offence of breaching reporting restrictions: application to providers |
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| | | of information society services) has effect.’ |
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| | Page 25, line 17 [Clause 18], at end add— |
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| | | ‘(3) | The Secretary of State may not bring this section into force by an order under |
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| | | section 76(3) until the end of the period of 18 months beginning on the day on |
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| | | which this Act is passed.’. |
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| | Page 27, line 21 [Clause 26], at end add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | The Secretary of State must produce a transition plan to highlight how he will |
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| | | assist schools, colleges and local authorities in the transition from the current |
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| | | system of careers guidance to the new all-age careers service.’. |
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| | Page 27, line 21 [Clause 26], at end add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | Before the commencement of this section, the Secretary of State must report to |
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| | | Parliament on arrangements for the funding of careers guidance between the end |
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| | | of ring-fenced Connexions funding and the establishment of the All Age Careers |
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| | Page 27, line 36 [Clause 27], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(d) | an Academy School.’. |
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| | Page 28, line 3 [Clause 27], at end insert ‘by qualified careers professionals’. |
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| | Page 28, line 5 [Clause 27], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(ba) | involves at least one guidance session that is delivered in person by a |
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| | | qualified careers professional, and’. |
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| | Page 28, line 24 [Clause 27], at end insert ‘to any standards prescribed by the |
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| | Page 30, line 12 [Clause 27], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(10) | Within a period of three years beginning with the commencement of section 27, |
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| | | the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report about the effect of that |
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| | Page 33, line 4 [Clause 34], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | In section 84 (Code for school admissions) in subsection (2) after “other matters”, |
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| | | insert “which ensure fair access to opportunity for education”.’. |
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| | Page 33, line 5 [Clause 34], leave out subsection (2). |
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| | Page 33, line 14 [Clause 34], leave out subsection (3) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(3) | For section 88J (changes to admission arrangements by schools adjudicator) |
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