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| (c) | the school is a comprehensive with a grammar stream.'. |
Mr David Chaytor
442
Clause 36, page 26, line 11, at end insert—'(1A) The admission authority for each secondary school, in exercising their functions, shall—
| (a) | have regard to the general principle that secondary education is to be provided in comprehensive schools, and |
| (b) | determine that arrangements for the admission of pupils for compulsory education is not based on any test of ability or aptitude, |
- except where the admission arrangements have been determined under section 101 of SSFA (pupil banding) or regulations made under section [Retention of selection by ability or aptitude after parent ballot].'.
Mr Edward Leigh
368
Clause 36, page 26, line 13, leave out 'or any'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
45
Clause 36, page 26, line 28, at end insert 'and
| (c) | in subsection (4), after paragraph (b) insert— |
| "(c) | any selection of 10 per cent of pupils by aptitude in a subject that is a compulsory target-setting subject for the purposes of the specialist schools programme.".'. |
Mr Edward Leigh
195
Page 26, line 6, leave out Clause 36.
Mr David Chaytor
444
Clause 37, page 26, line 38, after 'requirements,', insert 'including the use of oversubscription criteria set out in subsection (2A),'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
435
Clause 37, page 26, line 39, at end insert 'including practices prohibited by regulation,'.
Mr David Chaytor
445
Clause 37, page 26, line 39, at end insert—'(3A) After subsection (2) insert—
- "(2A) The oversubscription criteria referred to in subsection (2) are to be applied in the following order—
| (a) | children with a statement of special educational needs; |
| (b) | children in public care; |
| (c) | children for whom the school is most appropriate on medical or social grounds; |
| (d) | children whose sibling or siblings will be enrolled at the school on the first day of term and who permanently reside within the area from which the school's intake is normally drawn; |
| (e) | children for whom the school is the nearest appropriate school to their home; |
| (f) | safe walking distance from the school; |
| (g) | ease of access to the school by public transport; |
| (h) | transfer from a named feeder primary school.".'. |
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
407
Clause 37, page 26, leave out line 40.
Mr David Chaytor
211
Clause 37, page 26, line 40, leave out 'act in accordance' and insert 'comply in all respects'.
Mr David Chaytor
231
Clause 37, page 26, line 40, at end insert '; and after "code" insert "and in the case of a local education authority to establish and maintain a local admissions policy in compliance with the code".'.
Jacqui Smith
427
Clause 37, page 27, line 11, at end insert—'(9) In relation to a code for school admissions issued under section 84(1) of SSFA 1998 after the passing of this Act, the requirement to consult which is imposed by section 85(2) of SSFA 1998 may be satisfied by consultation undertaken before the passing of this Act, even though the code takes account (to any extent) of any provision made by this Act.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
46
Page 26, line 29, leave out Clause 37.
Mr David Chaytor
232
Clause 38, page 27, line 17, leave out ', and' and insert—
| '(ba) | in the case of an admission forum for the area of a local education authority in England, to advise the authority on the local admissions policy established and maintained by the authority under section 84(3), and'. |
Mr David Chaytor
233
Clause 38, page 27, line 18, leave out from 'forum' to 'exercising' in line 19 and insert 'such as is mentioned in paragraph (ba)'.
Mr David Chaytor
212
Clause 38, page 27, line 24, leave out from 'England' to end of line 26 and insert 'shall consider the report published by the local education authority under section 85C (admissions report by local education authority) and prepare and publish its response to this report, which may include rejection, as may be prescribed.'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
437
Clause 38, page 27, line 25, after 'schools', insert ', academies, city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
438
Clause 38, page 27, line 34, after 'school', insert ', academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts'.
Mr David Chaytor
234
Clause 38, page 28, line 11, at end insert—'(5C) An admission forum shall, in the exercise of its functions, have regard to any admissions policy of the local education authority responsible for maintaining schools in the area for which the forum is established.'
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
517
Page 27, line 12, leave out Clause 38.
Mr David Chaytor
446
Clause 39, page 28, line 41, leave out first 'of' and insert 'and their'.
Mr David Chaytor
447
Clause 39, page 28, line 42, leave out 'them' and insert 'parents'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
47
Clause 39, page 28, line 43, at end add ', such advice to include full information regarding the provision of special schools available in the geographical area.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
192
Clause 39, page 28, line 43, at end add ', such advice to be monitored and evaluated by the local education authority for its effectiveness, with examples of good practice being collated and disseminated.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
388
Clause 39, page 28, line 43, at end add ', and no person shall be appointed to provide such advice and assistance unless he has demonstrated an understanding of special educational needs and disability legislation.'.
Mr Edward Leigh
204
Clause 40, page 29, line 4, after 'school', insert '(except a school to which this section does not apply)'.
Mr David Chaytor
449
Clause 40, page 29, line 4, after 'may', insert 'not'.
Mr David Chaytor
213
Clause 40, page 29, line 5, after 'interview', insert 'or written test'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
436
Clause 40, page 29, line 5, after 'interview', insert '(whether face to face or by telephone)'.
Mr David Chaytor
214
Clause 40, page 29, line 6, after 'interview', insert 'or written test'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
48
Clause 40, page 29, line 8, at end insert—'(1A) If the maintained school is one which has been designated as a school having a religious character in accordance with section 69, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any interview intended to assess religious committment and religious practice.'.
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