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S.C.E.    Standing Committee Proceedings: 9th May 2006
175

Education and Inspections Bill, continued

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  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 Chaytor

Not called  455

Clause  47,  page  36,  line  15,  leave out from ‘means’ to end of line 17 and insert ‘any

day of the total number of days upon which teachers are required to be available for work

at the school in accordance with an order made under section 122 of the Education Act

2002’.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  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—

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

(b)
protection from harm and neglect;

(c)
education, training and recreation;

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

(e)
social and economic well-being.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Sarah Teather

Greg Mulholland

Annette Brooke

Not called  510

Clause  48,  page  36,  line  19,  after ‘school’, insert ‘or other relevant school’.

Mr David Chaytor

Not selected  456

Clause  48,  page  36,  line  23,  at end insert ‘in addition’.

Clause Agreed to.

S.C.E.    Standing Committee Proceedings: 9th May 2006
176

Education and Inspections Bill, continued

Sarah Teather

Greg Mulholland

Annette Brooke

Not called  511

Clause  49,  page  36,  line  36,  after ‘school’, insert ‘or other relevant school’.

Mr David Chaytor

Not selected  457

Clause  49,  page  36,  line  40,  at end insert ‘in addition’.

Clause Agreed to.

Sarah Teather

Greg Mulholland

Annette Brooke

Not called  512

Clause  50,  page  37,  line  6,  after ‘school’, insert ‘or other relevant school’.

Mr David Chaytor

Not called  458

Clause  50,  page  37,  line  11,  after ‘be’, insert ‘the authority itself or’.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  172

Clause  50,  page  37,  line  11,  after ‘school’ insert ‘but may not be the local education

authority itself.’.

Mary Creagh

Mr David Chaytor

Not called  440

Clause  50,  page  37,  line  12,  at end insert ‘(provided that such services are delivered

by persons, whether employed by the local authority or not, who possess an accredited

professional qualification based on the national standards for education improvement

professionals)’.

Mr David Chaytor

Not called  459

Clause  50,  page  37,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
An authority may make such arrangements as it thinks fit for the provision by it

of services such as are mentioned in subsection (1)(a).’.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  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.’.

S.C.E.    Standing Committee Proceedings: 9th May 2006
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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

Clause Agreed to.

Sarah Teather

Greg Mulholland

Annette Brooke

Not called  513

Clause  51,  page  37,  line  37,  after ‘school’, insert ‘or other relevant school’.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  166

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

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  167

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

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  168

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

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  169

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

Clause Agreed to.

Sarah Teather

Greg Mulholland

Annette Brooke

Not called  514

Clause  52,  page  39,  line  6,  after ‘school’, insert ‘or other relevant school’.

Clause Agreed to.

S.C.E.    Standing Committee Proceedings: 9th May 2006
178

Education and Inspections Bill, continued

Mr David Chaytor

Not called  460

Clause  55,  page  40,  line  40,  after ‘(measures)’, insert ‘and the Secretary of State is

satisfied upon receipt of a report made under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of EA 2005 that other

measures under this Part are unlikely to be successful in achieving the desired

improvement,’.

Mr David Chaytor

Not called  461

Clause  55,  page  41,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(4A)
The date specified in a direction under subsection (1) shall not be less than twelve

months following the date upon which the direction is given nor shall such date

be other than a date following the completion of a school year of the school in

question.

(4B)
A direction under subsection (1) may be revoked at any time prior to the date

upon which the school would otherwise be discontinued.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 56 and 57 Agreed to.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  171

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

Schedule Agreed to.

Clause 58 Agreed to.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  356

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

‘(ia)
parents of registered pupils at the school,’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Clauses 59 and 60 Agreed to.

S.C.E.    Standing Committee Proceedings: 9th May 2006
179

Education and Inspections Bill, continued

Mr Edward Leigh

Withdrawn  349

Clause  61,  page  42,  leave out line 29.

Mr Edward Leigh

Negatived on division  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 James Clappison

Withdrawn  518

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

(d)
a modern foreign language.’.

Mr Edward Leigh

Withdrawn  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

Not called  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

Not called  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

Negatived on division  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.’.

S.C.E.    Standing Committee Proceedings: 9th May 2006
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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

Sarah Teather

Greg Mulholland

Annette Brooke

Withdrawn  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

Not called  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

Not called  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

Negatived  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

Negatived on division  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

Not called  431

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

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

‘(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

Not called  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

Not called  439

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

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Negatived on division  258

Clause  61,  page  43,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(8)
In relation to the teaching of each core subject for the fourth key stage, a

maintained school shall make provision for—

(a)
accelerated or enriched course of study designed to stretch higher ability

pupils within the school;

(b)
courses of study for pupils of lower ability designed to reduce differences

between the attainment of lower and average ability pupils.

(9)
The National Curriculum for England may specify programmes of study in

relation to the courses of study under subsection (8).’.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Negatived on division  239

Clause  61,  page  43,  line  28,  leave out from ‘in’ to ‘entitlement’ in line 29 and insert

‘one or more subjects within each’.

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mr David Evennett

Not called  84

Clause  61,  page  43,  line  29,  leave out ‘four’.