Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Provision of advice by adjudicator
Jacqui Smith NC31 To move the following Clause:'In section 25 of SSFA 1998 (adjudicators) after subsection (3) insert "(3A) When asked to do so by the Secretary of State, an adjudicator must give advice to the Secretary of State on such matters relating to the admission of pupils to relevant schools as the Secretary of State may specify. (3B) The adjudicator may, for the purposes of providing such advice to the Secretary of State, request any of the following persons to provide him with such information held by them as the adjudicator may specify
(3C) A person so requested by the adjudicator to provide information must comply with the request. (3D) In subsections (3A) and (3B), "relevant school" means a school in England falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 5(2) of the Education Act 2005." '.
Power of Assembly to make regulations about admission of looked after children
Jacqui Smith NC33 To move the following Clause:'(1) After section 97C of SSFA 1998 (inserted by section (Directions to admit child to specified school: supplementary provisions)) insert
"Looked after children in Wales97D Power of Assembly to make regulations about admission of lookedafter children (1) The Assembly may by regulations make provision about the admission of children looked after by local authorities in Wales ("looked after children") to maintained schools in Wales. (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision requiring the admission authorities for such schools
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may provide that any of the preceding provisions of this Chapter
(2) In section 89 of that Act, in subsection (1A)
Admissions administration
Sarah Teather NC4 To move the following Clause:'(1) Chapter 1 of Part III of SSFA 1998 (schools admissions) is amended as follows. (2) After section 89 insert the following section "89A Admissions administration (1) Admissions administration will receive all applications for places made on behalf of pupils seeking admission to maintained schools, academies, city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts within its local education authority's area. (2) Admission administration will anonymise these applications so that the identity of individual applicants cannot be identified by the schools for which they have applied or indicated a preference. (3) Admission administration will determine the awarding of places at maintained schools within its local education authority's area having regard to the arrangements which are to apply for that year, established by any admissions authority within that area, including special arrangements provided for in section 91. (4) The person responsible for admissions administration within a local education authority must be employed or commissioned by the local education authority. (5) In this Chapter "admissions administration" means the person responsible for the administration of arrangements for the admissions of pupils to any school within a local education authority's area."'.
Admission authorities
Sarah Teather NC5 To move the following Clause:'(1) Section 88 of SSFA 1998 (admission authorities and admission agreements) is amended as follows. (2) at end of subsection (1) insert
Freedom of selection
Mr Edward Leigh NC8 To move the following Clause:'(1) A maintained school shall have complete freedom to select pupils by academic or other ability at its absolute discretion. (2) Sections 99 to 103 of SSFA 1998 shall cease to have effect.'.
Freedom to interview
Mr Edward Leigh NC9 To move the following Clause:'A maintained school shall have complete freedom to interview candidates for admission at its absolute discretion, including in cases where the interview plays a part in deciding whether the candidate is to be admitted to the school.'.
Alteration of admission arrangements
Mr Edward Leigh NC10 To move the following Clause:'(1) A maintained school shall have complete freedom to alter its admission arrangements as it sees fit. (2) Section 89 of SSFA 1998 shall cease to have effect.'.
Admissions report by local education authority
Mr David Chaytor NC16 To move the following Clause:'After section 85B of SSFA 1998 insert "85C Admissions report by local education authority (1) A local education authority shall once in every school year make a report to the admission forum containing the following information
(2) The opinion of the local education authority shall be included in the report as to
Mr David Willetts 176 Schedule 5, page 170, line 14, leave out 'from a date determined in accordance with regulations' and insert '15 months prior to the school admitting pupils or, in the case of the temporary governing body not being established for 15 months prior to the admission of pupils, at the point it is established.'.
Mr David Willetts 177 Schedule 5, page 171, line 23, at end insert 'and such circumstances shall include those cases where a schools forum cannot reach a unanimous decision.'.
Mr David Willetts 170 Schedule 5, page 171, line 29, leave out paragraph 6.
REMAINING NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 3Maintained schools to become independent charitable trusts
Mr Edward Leigh NC13 To move the following Clause:'(1) All maintained schools shall become independent charitable trusts. (2) The Secretary of State must make regulations to give effect to subsection (1). (3) Regulations under subsection (2) must provide for the trusts established in pursuance of subsection (1) to be funded on the same basis as grant-maintained schools established under the provisions of the Education Reform Act 1988.'.
Foundation schools: independence of governing bodies from foundations
Mr David Chaytor NC17 To move the following Clause:'The instrument of government for a foundation or foundation special school established pursuant to proposals made under section 7 may not provide for the majority of governors to be foundation governors nor may any alteration be made pursuant to proposals published under section 18 to the instrument of government of any foundation or foundation special school so as to provide for the majority of governors to be foundation governors.'.
Powers of local education authority in respect of support services
Mr David Chaytor NC18 To move the following Clause:'(1) A local eduction authority in England may make such provision as it thinks fit to ensure the availability to schools maintained by it of education and child-related support services. (2) Services made available under this section may include
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