Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Maintained schools to become grant-maintained schools

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC19

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   All maintained schools shall become grant-maintained schools within the meaning of the Education Reform Act 1988.

    (2)   Local education authorities shall cease to play any part in the allocation of school funding.

    (3)   The Secretary of State must make regulations to give effect to subsections (1) and (2).'.

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Compulsory grant maintained status

   

Mr Edward Leigh
Mrs Nadine Dorries

NC34

To move the following Clause:—

'Whereas under the provisions of the Education Reform Acts 1988 and 1993, consolidated in the Education Act 1996, the transition to grant maintained status was optional by a ballot of parents of maintained schools, it shall now become compulsory, so that the local education authority ceases to play any part in the allocation of school funding.'.

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Primary school federations

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC36

To move the following Clause:—

'Any maintained primary school wishing to join a federation of five other maintained primary schools in order to enable the management of its budget to be overseen by the governing body of that federation shall be permitted so to do upon application to the independent funding council appointed under section [Abolition of Department for Education and Skills].'.

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

165

Clause     47,     page     35,     line     14,     leave out from 'governed' to 'or' in line 15.

   

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

162

Clause     47,     page     35,     line     17,     at end insert 'or

(d)	that the school fails to deliver improved well-being for all pupils in that school.'.

   

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

173

Clause     47,     page     35,     line     17,     at end insert 'or

(d)	that OFSTED has graded the school as no better than satisfactory or poor.'.

   

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

174

Clause     47,     page     35,     line     17,     at end insert 'or

(d)	the value added measure of the school's performance lies within the fourth quartile compared to the value added measures of all schools nationally.'.

   

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

175

Clause     47,     page     35,     line     17,     at end insert 'or

(d)	that for the years 2006 and 2007 fewer than 25 per cent. of pupils achieve five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including both English and mathematics, or

(e)	that from 2008 onwards fewer than 30 per cent. or more of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including both English and mathematics.'.

   

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

163

Clause     47,     page     36,     line     17,     at end add—

' "well-being", in relation to a pupil, means his well-being so far as it relates to—

(h)	physical and mental health and emotional well-being;

(i)	protection from harm and neglect;

(j)	education, training and recreation;

(k)	the contribution made by him to society; and

(l)	social and economic well-being.'.

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

172

Clause     50,     page     37,     line     11,     after 'school' insert 'but may not be the local education authority itself.'.

   

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

164

Clause     50,     page     37,     line     35,     at end add, 'and any fees payable under the contract shall be funded by the local authority from funds not within the schools budget.'.

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

166

Clause     51,     page     38,     line     5,     after 'aided' insert 'or foundation'.

   

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

167

Clause     51,     page     38,     line     19,     after 'aided' insert 'or foundation'.

   

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

168

Clause     51,     page     38,     line     39,     after 'aided' insert 'or foundation'.

   

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

169

Clause     51,     page     38,     line     44,     after 'aided' insert 'or foundation'.

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

171

Schedule     6,     page     172,     line     28,     leave out sub-paragraph (2).

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

356

Schedule     7,     page     176,     line     38,     at end insert—

'(ia)

parents of registered pupils at the school,'.

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Mr Edward Leigh

349

Clause     61,     page     42,     leave out line 29.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

408

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     2,     at end insert 'and

(d)	religious education, including a daily act of worship as specified in the Education Reform Act 1988.'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

409

Clause     61,     page     43,     leave out lines 5 to 8 and insert—

'(a)	geography,

(b)

history,

(c)	physical education,

(d)	art and design, and

(e)

music,

each subject to be allotted at least one period per week.'.

   

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

355

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     5,     leave out 'information and communication technology' and insert 'computer science'.

   

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

238A

*Clause     61,     page     43,     line     7,     at end insert 'and

(d)	history.'.

   

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

238B

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     7,     at end insert 'and

(d)	modern foreign languages, comprising any modern foreign language specified in an order made by the Secretary of State or, if the order so specifies, any modern foreign language.'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

385

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     7,     at end insert 'and

(d)	personal, social and health education.'.

   

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

257

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   In relation to modern foreign languages the programme of study specified by the National Curriculum shall, in addition to any other topics that may be included, contain the following—

(a)	formal grammar and morphology;

(b)	translation from English into the foreign language.'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

386

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   Provision shall be made by the school for any relevant cultural, religious, secular or health considerations of the pupils undertaking the programme of study in the foundation subject referred to in subsection (4)(d).'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

371

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     14,     at end insert—

'(c)	selected by the governors as being equivalent to, or better than qualifications currently approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.'.

   

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

81

Clause     61,     page     43,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   A pupil in the fourth key stage is entitled, if he so elects, to follow a course of study in science that leads to separate qualifications in—

(a)

biology,

(b)	chemistry, and

(c)	physics.'.

   

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

431

*Clause     61,     page     43,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   From the beginning of the school year commencing in 2008, a pupil in the fourth key stage who attained at least level six in assessments in science for the purposes of the National Curriculum at the end of the third key stage shall be entitled to follow a course of study in science which leads to separate qualifications in the three sciences.'.

   

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

432

*Clause     61,     page     43,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   From the beginning of the school year commencing in 2008, all schools designated as specialist science schools under the specialist schools programme shall offer courses of study which lead to separate qualifications in the three sciences to any pupil in the fourth key stage who achieved at least level six in assessments in science for the purposes of the National Curriculum at the end of the third key stage.'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

439

*Clause     61,     page     43,     leave out lines 15 to 24.

Prepared 27 Apr 2006