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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 30th March 2006

STANDING COMMITTEE E


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

EDUCATION AND INSPECTIONS BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [28th March].

Clause 2.

Another Amendment (No. 59) proposed, in page 2, line 10, after '(3A)', to insert the words 'Subject always to the overriding requirements of efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of education,'.—(Sarah Teather)
   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

161

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     12,     after 'schools', insert ', including a range of provision for children with special education needs'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

178

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     12,     leave out from 'schools' to end of line 13 and insert—

      '(b) securing diversity of educational and curriculum provision within schools and colleges;

      (c) increasing opportunities for parental and pupil choice; and

      (d) value for money.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

5

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     13,     at end insert 'and

      (c) ensuring the spread of best practice adopted in the best performing schools.

    (3B)   For the purposes of section 14(3A), "best performing schools" means schools in the first quartile nationally of the value added measure of school performance.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

88

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     13,     at end insert 'and

      (c) ensuring that at least 10 per cent. of school places are provided by one or more of the following types of school—

      (i) foundation school with a foundation;

      (ii) academy;

      (iii) voluntary-aided or voluntary-controlled school.'.

   

Mr David Chaytor
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

97

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     13,     at end insert 'and

      (c) ensuring that the education provided in schools in its area shall contribute to social inclusion and community cohesion in that area and promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups.'.

   

Mr David Chaytor
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

98

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     13,     at end insert 'and

      (c) ensuring fair access for all pupils in its area to opportunities for education according to their educational needs and wellbeing.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

189

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     13,     at end insert 'and

      (c) encouraging all primary and secondary schools to be self-governing and to acquire a trust or foundation.'.


   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

6

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     22,     after 'time', insert ', such time not to exceed two months,'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

7

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     28,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The consideration referred to in subsection (1)(a) shall include consideration by the local authority cabinet member responsible for education, such consideration to be evidenced by a minute signed by such person certifying that he has personally considered the representation and is responsible for the response taken by the authority.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

10

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     28,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Where a local authority in England receives representations from 50 or more parents of qualifying children in connection with the establishment of a foundation, voluntary or foundation special school or an academy, the authority shall publish a notice under section 7 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

11

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert 'within the last five years.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

8

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Where a local authority receives a representation that appears to it to be frivolous and vexatious in accordance with subsection (3)(a), the authority shall, within a reasonable time, provide the parent with a statement setting out the reasons for being of that opinion.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

12

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     38,     leave out 'have regard to' and insert 'act in accordance with'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

9

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     39,     at end insert ', such guidance to be placed in the Library of the House of Commons and notice given of the publication of the guidance by written Ministerial statement.'.


   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

13

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A local education authority must make arrangements to enable them to establish the identities of children in their area who—

      (a) are of compulsory school age,

      (b) are registered pupils at a school, and

      (c) are not attending school on a regular basis, and

    the authority shall publish the numbers of such pupils.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

89

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(1B)   In exercising their functions under this section to establish the circumstances of children in their area a local education authority may consult any relevant information databases.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

90

Clause     4,     page     3,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(1C)   In this section "information databases", in relation to children and young people, refers to those databases mentioned in section 12 of the Children Act 2004.'.


   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

61

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     22,     leave out from 'must' to end of line 25 and insert ', with a view to improving standards, appoint suitable persons (to be known as school improvement partners) in sufficient numbers to provide assistance and support to head teachers, and to such other members of the school community as the head teacher may consider desirable, of maintained schools, academies, city technology colleges, city colleges for the technology of the arts, and such other educational establishments as may be prescribed.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

14

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     22,     at end insert 'underperforming or coasting'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

17

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     23,     after 'maintain', insert 'that is not highly performing'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

18

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A school is "highly performing" if it meets such standards as the Secretary of State shall by regulation prescribe.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

190

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     27,     after 'unless' insert 'he has headteacher experience and'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

191

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     30,     at end insert 'and has undergone training in teaching children with special education needs and disability.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

19

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Where a school fails to improve within two years of the appointment of a school improvement partner, a new school improvement partner shall be appointed.

    (2B)   A person appointed as a school improvement partner who has been replaced twice as a school improvement partner under the provisions of subsection (2A) shall cease to be an accredited person under subsection (2).'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

20

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '( )   The Secretary of State shall publish his departmental policies in relation to the appointment of school improvement partners.'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

62

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Where two or more governing bodies and head teachers of maintained schools have agreed to establish an informal federation with a view to improving standards at their schools, the local education authority which maintains them will be considered to have fulfilled its duties in respect of subsection (1).'.

 
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