Amendments proposed to the Education Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Restrictions relating to petitions and ballots

   

Mr Damian Green
Mr Graham Brady
Alistair Burt
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr Stephen O'Brien

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

       'After section 106 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 there is inserted—

          "106A   Restrictions relating to petitions and ballots

             Where a petition of parents has been initiated, or a ballot held, and no change to admissions arrangements has been agreed, no further ballot may take place within a period of six years from the initiation of the petition.".'.


      No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2)
         

      Mr Frank Dobson
      Mr Phil Willis
      Alice Mahon
      Mr Jon Owen Jones
      Mr A. J. Beith
      John Barratt

      NC18

      To move the following Clause:—

          '(1)   It shall not be required, as a condition of a pupil being admitted to a maintained school, that:

          (a) he must attend or abstain from attending a place of religious worhip;

          (b) his parents or guardians must attend or abstain from attending a place of religious worship;

          (c) the pupil, his parent(s) or guardian(s) belong to a particular faith or denomination.

          (2)   The local education authority after consultation with the admission forum may by regulation authorise that, notwithstanding (1) a maintained school may admit between 20 per cent. and 75 per cent. of pupils who have a particular faith or denomination.

          (3)   Where the local education authority is informed that there are sufficient applications to a particular maintained school to fill the available places, the local education authority may after consultation with the admission forum authorise an increase up to 100 per cent. in the numbers of pupils admitted who are of the particular faith or denomination of the maintained school in question.

          (4)   This section shall only have effect in respect of schools established after the coming into force of this Act.'.


      NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 5

      Maintenance, expansion and funding of school sixth forms

         

      Mr Damian Green
      Mr Graham Brady
      Alistair Burt
      Mrs Eleanor Laing
      Mr Stephen O'Brien

      NC11

      To move the following Clause:—

             'After section 113 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21) there is inserted—

              "113A   Maintenance, expansion and funding of school sixth forms

              (1)   Where the Learning and Skills Council proposes a change in sixth form provision, there shall be a presumption that a school sixth form will not be closed where the governing body of the school proposes that it should continue and believes that it contributes to the success of the school as a whole.

              (2)   Subsection (1) above shall not apply if an inspection has shown that education for those above compulsory school age is of an unacceptable standard.

              (3)   A maintained school which provides education for pupils above compulsory school age but below the age of 19 may submit proposals to the relevant authority to increase the number of sixth form places, and the relevant authority shall provide funding for those places at the same per capita rate as for existing places, provided that the school can demonstrate sufficient demand for those places.".'.


          NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 8

          Pay and conditions order

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          NC13

          To move the following Clause:—

              '(1)   In section 2 of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 (c 49) there is inserted at the end of subsection 9

              "(10) A pay and conditions order must be made by the end of December for the following financial year.".'.


          Responsibilities for the National Assembly for Wales
             

          Mr Elfyn Llwyd
          Adam Price
          Mr Simon Thomas
          Mywel Williams

          NC20

          *To move the following Clause:—

                 'Any reference made to the Secretary of State in relation to responsibility for teachers pay and conditions shall be taken to mean the National Assembly for Wales when these functions are exercised in Wales.'.


          OTHER NEW CLAUSES

          Further education institution: hazardous material, &c.

             

          Secretary Estelle Morris

          NC16

          To move the following Clause:—

              '(1)   The Secretary of State may by regulations require the governing body of a further education institution in England to prevent the use in the institution of specified equipment or specified materials without the approval of the Secretary of State.

              (2)   The Secretary of State may specify equipment or materials under this section only if he thinks the equipment or materials might endanger a person's health or safety.

              (3)   The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations require the governing body of a further education institution in Wales to prevent the use in the institution of specified equipment or specified materials without the approval of the Assembly.

              (4)   The National Assembly for Wales may specify equipment or materials under this section only if it thinks the equipment or materials might endanger a person's health or safety.

              (5)   In this section "further education institution" means an institution within the further education sector.'.


             

          Mr Damian Green
          Mr Graham Brady
          Alistair Burt
          Mrs Eleanor Laing
          Mr Stephen O'Brien

          79

          Page     2,     line     28     [Clause     2],     at end insert 'except section 317 of the Education Act 1996 (duties of governing body or LEA in relation to pupils with special educational needs).'.


             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          64

          Page     4,     line     34     [Clause     6],     at beginning insert—

                 'Subject to the provisions of subsection (3A)'.


             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          67

          Page     5,     line     9     [Clause     6],     at end insert—

              '(e) make further provision for the pay and conditions of persons employed to work at the school to be settled by agreement between or in a manner agreed between teachers and local education authorities or teachers and governing bodies and to be given effect in such manner as may be prescribed.'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          65

          Page     5,     line     10     [Clause     6],     at beginning insert—

                 'Subject to the provisions of subsection (3A)'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          66

          Page     5,     line     19     [Clause     6],     at end insert—

              '(3A)   No order may be made under subsection (2) nor may any provision be made in such an order unless the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales as the case may be is satisfied that such order or provision may be made without detriment to the education at the school of pupils having special educational needs.'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          68

          Page     5,     line     30     [Clause     6],     at end insert—

              '(6)   In so far as regulations made under this section relate to a curriculum provision they shall, in addition to providing for an exemption or modification, require persons responsible for the delivery of the curriculum in any school to have regard to the need to maintain a balanced and broadly based curriculum.'.

             

          Mr Damian Green
          Mr Graham Brady
          Alistair Burt
          Mrs Eleanor Laing
          Mr Stephen O'Brien

          130

          Page     5,     line     30     [Clause     6],     at end insert—

              '(6)   No regulations under subsection (1) shall limit or reduce the provision of Special Education Needs in any qualifying school.'.

             

          Mr Damian Green
          Mr Graham Brady
          Alistair Burt
          Mrs Eleanor Laing
          Mr Stephen O'Brien

          131

          Page     5,     line     37     [Clause     7],     at end insert 'and, in particular, parents of pupils with Special Education Needs.'.


             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          103

          Page     6,     line     32     [Clause     10],     leave out 'companies' and insert 'bodies corporate'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          104

          Page     6,     line     40     [Clause     10],     leave out 'company' and insert 'body corporate'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          105

          Page     6,     line     41     [Clause     10],     leave out 'company' and insert 'body corporate'.


             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          106

          Page     7,     line     1     [Clause     10],     leave out 'company' and insert 'body corporate'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          107

          Page     7,     line     4     [Clause     10],     leave out 'companies' and insert 'bodies corporate'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          108

          Page     7,     line     7     [Clause     10],     leave out 'company' and insert 'body corporate'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          109

          Page     7,     line     8     [Clause     10],     leave out 'company' and insert 'body corporate'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          110

          Page     7     [Clause     10],     leave out lines 16 and 17 and insert '"body corporate" means a body constituted in accordance with regulations.'.

             

          Mr Phil Willis
          Mr David Laws

          111

          Page     7,     line     29     [Clause     10],     leave out 'company' and insert 'body corporate'.

           
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