| Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Mr David Willetts 397 Clause 84, page 64, line 36, after 'regulate', insert 'or otherwise impose standards on'.
Mr David Willetts 398 Clause 86, page 66, line 21, leave out from 'authority' to end of line 24.
Mr David Willetts 399 Clause 89, page 68, line 16, leave out 'require' and insert 'enable'.
Mr David Willetts 400 Clause 89, page 68, line 17, leave out 'request' and insert 'require'.
Mr Edward Leigh 375 Clause 90, page 69, line 3, leave out subsections (3) to (6).
Mr David Willetts 401 Clause 92, page 71, line 1, leave out '(other than a pupil referral unit)'.
Mr David Willetts 402 Clause 92, page 71, line 3, leave out '(other than a pupil referral unit)'.
Mr David Willetts 404 Clause 96, page 73, line 30, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.
Mr David Willetts 403 Clause 96, page 73, line 30, leave out from 'section' to 'must' in line 33.
NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART 7Home-school contracts
Mr David Willetts NC45 To move the following Clause:—'(1) Section 111 of SSFA 1998 is amended as follows. (2) Omit subsections (4)(b), (4)(c) and (5). (3) After subsection (4) insert— "(4A) A governing body of a school to which section 110(1) applies or the local education authority where it is the admission authority for such a school may make it a condition of being admitted to the school that the parental declaration is signed in respect of the child." (4) In the heading of sections 110 (home-school agreements) and 111 (supplementary provisions about home-school agreements) for "agreements" substitute "contracts".'.
Mr David Willetts 265 Clause 98, page 74, line 11, leave out 'The Office' and insert 'Ofsted'.
Mr David Willetts 266 Clause 98, page 74, line 12, leave out 'The Office' and insert 'Ofsted'.
Mr David Willetts 267 Clause 98, page 74, line 13, leave out 'the Office' and insert 'Ofsted'.
Mr Edward Leigh 376 Clause 105, page 78, line 24, at end add—'(5) The cost of any inspection by or on behalf of the Chief Inspector shall be carried entirely by the Office of the Chief Inspector. (6) No school, whether maintained or independent, shall be charged for inspection, nor be charged for any expenses incurred by the inspectors.'.
Mr Edward Leigh 377 Clause 109, page 80, line 24, at end add—'(5) The cost of any inspection by or on behalf of the Chief Inspector shall be carried entirely by the Office of the Chief Inspector. (6) No institution shall be charged for an inspection, nor be charged for any expenses incurred by the inspectors.'.
Mr Edward Leigh 378 Clause 140, page 94, line 29, leave out subsection (1) and insert—'(1) The Secretary of State shall pay to the Office of the Chief Inspector the annual fee and any other such fees as are due by virtue of inspections made of, or on behalf of, local authorities.'.
Mr Edward Leigh 379 Clause 140, page 94, line 32, leave out subsection (2) and insert—'(2) The Secretary of State may, by regulation, specify the amount of fees he will pay to the Office arising from subsection (1).'.
Mr Edward Leigh 380 Clause 140, page 94, line 35, leave out subsections (3) to (5).
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 8Inspection of foundation schools
Mr Edward Leigh NC32 To move the following Clause:—'(1) A foundation school established under the provisions of section 7 or section 9 shall be subject to inspection by OFSTED, provided that—
(2) But the local education authority and the Secretary of State shall not give any direction in respect of an inspection undertaken pursuant to subsection (1).'.
Abolition of OFSTED
Mr Edward Leigh NC38 To move the following Clause:—'(1) The Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools is hereby abolished. (2) That office is to be replaced by a small independent body representing parents' interests.'.
Staffing of independent inspectorate
Mr Edward Leigh NC39 To move the following Clause:—'The new independent inspectorate established under section [Abolition of OFSTED] is to be staffed by persons having no less than seven years' experience of education, whether as a teacher or a governor, supported by a range of inspectors with at least five years' experience.'.
Frequency of inspections
Mr Edward Leigh NC40 To move the following Clause:—'The normal frequency of inspections is to be every eight years, unless academic, discipline or other factors seem to OFSTED to require more frequent inspections of a particular school.'.
Payment of annual fee to the Chief Inspector by the Secretary of State
Mr Edward Leigh NC41 To move the following Clause:—'(1) The Secretary of State shall pay to the Office of the Chief Inspector the annual fee and any other such fees as are due by virtue of inspections made of, or on behalf of, local authorities. (2) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, specify the amount of fees he will pay to the Office arising from subsection (1).'.
Frequency of inspections (No. 2)
Mr Edward Leigh NC42 To move the following Clause:—'(1) Section 5 of EA 2005 (duty to inspect certain schools at prescribed intervals) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1) omit "at such intervals as may be prescribed,". (3) After subsection (5) insert— "(5A) The normal frequency of inspections is to be every eight years, unless academic, discipline or other factors seem to the Chief Inspector to require more frequent inspections of a particular school.".'.
Adult Learning Director
Mr David Willetts NC50 To move the following Clause:—'(1) One of the persons appointed to the staff of the Office under paragraph 6 of Schedule 11 is to be appointed as Adult Learning Director. (2) The Adult Learning Director is to have such functions in relation to the performance by the Chief Inspector of functions relating to—
as the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe. (3) Any report made under section 107 shall contain a report by the Adult Learning Director on the performance of his duties under this section, which shall include a report on the extent to which strong links with, and understanding of the needs of, employers have been developed.'.
Mr David Willetts 275 Schedule 16, page 221, line 10, after 'subsections' insert '(4) and'
Mr David Willetts 85 Schedule 16, page 221, line 10, at end insert—
Mr David Willetts 276 Schedule 16, page 221, line 10, at end insert—
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