Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill, As Amended - continued | House of Commons |
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Duty of school governing body in relation to pupils who are young carers of a parent or guardian
Sarah Teather NC13 To move the following Clause:
Duty of school governing body in relation to pupils in public care
Sarah Teather NC14 To move the following Clause:
Well-being of homosexual pupils
Sarah Teather NC15 To move the following Clause:
Ballot of parents on change of category from community school to foundation school
Mr John Grogan
NC16 To move the following Clause:'(1) A proposal for a prescribed alteration involving a change of category from community school to foundation school may be implemented only if the proposal has been approved by a ballot of parents of pupils attending the school to which the proposal relates. (2) The Secretary of State may make regulations about ballots under subsection (1).'.
Ballot of parents before publication of proposals under section 7
Jon Trickett
NC17 To move the following Clause:'(1) The local education authority may publish a proposal under section 7 only if the proposal has been approved by a ballot of parents of pupils attending schools which, in the opinion of the local education authority, may be affected by the proposal. (2) The Secretary of State may make regulations about ballots under subsection (1). (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a proposal under section 7(5)(b)(ii) for the establishment of a community or community special school.'.
Duty to establish new school where current provision is inadequate
Mr David Willetts NC18 To move the following Clause:
Duty to establish new school when supported in adequate numbers
Mr David Willetts NC19 To move the following Clause:'(1) Where a local education authority in England receive representations from parents of 100 or more qualifying children demanding the establishment of a new foundation, voluntary or foundation special school, the authority must publish a notice under section 7. (2) In this section "qualifying child", in relation to a local education authority, means any child in the authority's area who is of or under compulsory school age.'.
Exemptions related to school performance
Mr David Willetts NC20 To move the following Clause:
Establishment of community schools
Mr David Willetts NC21 To move the following Clause:
Assistance for proposals for new schools
Mr David Willetts NC22 To move the following Clause:'(1) A local education authority in England shall provide advice and assistance to parents of children in the area of the authority in connection with developing a proposal for the establishment of a new school under sections 7 and 9. (2) In particular, the authority shall provide support, which shall include dedicated consultancy support, to parents to ensure that any proposals brought forward are viable. (3) In exercising its functions under this section, the authority shall act with a view to ensuring the development of viable proposals by parents. (4) An authority may not refuse to assist a parent solely on the grounds that the original proposal is underdeveloped, unworkable or in practical respects substandard.'.
Parental ballot etc. on change of category from foundation school to community school
Jon Trickett
NC23 To move the following Clause:'(1) If it appears to the Secretary of State that at least one-fifth of the parents of pupils attending a foundation (or foundation special) school are in favour of a change of the category of that school to community (or community special) school, the Secretary of State must designate such person or body as he considers appropriate ("the designated body") to act for the purposes of this section. (2) The Secretary of State may, if he sees fit, designate the governing body of the school or the local education authority as the designated body. (3) The designated body must initiate a proposal for the change of category referred to in subsection (1). (4) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he considers exepedient to amend, vary or supplement the provisions of this Part in relation to proposals under subsection (3). (5) A proposal under subsection (3) may be implemented only if the proposal has been approved by a ballot of parents of pupils attending the school to which the proposal relates. (6) The Secretary of State may make regulations about ballots under subsection (5).'.
Admissions administration
Sarah Teather NC24 To move the following Clause:'(1) Chapter 1 of Part 3 of SSFA 1998 (Schools admissions) is amended as follows. (2) After section 89 insert the following section
(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 area. (2) Admissions administration will determine the awarding of places at maintained schools within its 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. (3) The admissions administration shall then make the list of places awarded available to maintained schools, academies, city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts within its local area and notify parents of the results of their application. (4) The admissions administration shall always act such that the identity of the individual applicants cannot be determined by the schools for which they have applied or expressed a preference during the admissions process, until the list of places awarded is made available to schools and parents by the admissions administration. (5) If a school believes that the admissions administration has failed to adhere to its admissions criteria, as set by the admissions authority, it may appeal to the admissions forum, which may review, and report on their findings. (6) The person responsible for admissions administration within a local education authority must be employed or commissioned by the local education authority. (7) In this Chapter "admissions administration" means the person responsible for the administration of arrangements for the admission of pupils to any school within a local education authority's area.".'.
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