| Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill, As Amended - continued | House of Commons |
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Prohibition on the establishment of new community schools
Mr David Willetts NC57 To move the following Clause:—
Role of local authorities
Mr David Willetts NC58 To move the following Clause:—'(1) A local authority in England may not publish its own proposal for the establishment of new community schools. (2) In exercising its functions in relation to school organisation a local authority in England must act with a view to commissioning school places rather than providing them directly.'.
Funding for children from disadvantaged backgrounds
Mr Rob Wilson NC59 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) Each local authority shall provide that, in its local funding formula for school, all pupils eligible for free school meals shall be funded at a level 30 per cent. higher than the mean for all pupils in the local authority area. (2) In making his determination of the amount of direct schools grant for a local authority, the Secretary of State shall take into account the number of pupils eligible for free school meals within the authority's area.'.
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds: independent schools
Mr Rob Wilson NC60 *To move the following Clause:—
Schools Commissioner
Mr Rob Wilson NC61 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) There shall be a Schools Commissioner. (2) The Schools Commissioner shall have a duty to encourage schools to become Trust schools. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a Trust school is a foundation school with a foundation.'.
Power of Secretary of State to require a school to become a foundation school
Mr Rob Wilson NC62 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) If the Secretary of State determines that education at a school is unsatisfactory, he may by order require the governing body of a school to acquire foundation status. (2) Where the Secretary of State issues an order under subsection (1), the governing body of the school shall publish proposals in accordance with sections 18 to 20.'.
Religious education
Mr Edward Leigh NC63 *To move the following Clause:—
Adoption of foundation status
Mr Edward Leigh NC64 *To move the following Clause:—
Status and regulation of foundation schools
Mr Edward Leigh NC65 *To move the following Clause:—
National Curriculum
Mr Edward Leigh NC66 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) All maintained schools shall be guided by the National Curriculum, but not obliged to follow the National Curriculum in every detail. (2) A school is expected to provide the curriculum and public examinations best suited to the pupils in that particular school.'.
Admissions criteria
Mr Edward Leigh NC67 *To move the following Clause:—
Office for Standards in Education
Mr Edward Leigh NC68 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) shall in future be known as Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI). (2) THe Chief HMI shall be appointed by a joint select committee of the Commons and Lords. (3) The Chief HMI shall appoint inspectors within the inspectorate.'.
Academies
Mr Edward Leigh NC69 *To move the following Clause:—
Admission of children of staff
Mr Edward Leigh NC70 *To move the following Clause:—
International GCSE
Mr Edward Leigh NC71 *To move the following Clause:—
Burden of proof in cases of confiscation
Sarah Teather NC72 *To move the following Clause:—'(1) In any proceedings brought against a person in respect of his seizure or retention of an item in circumstances to which section 86 applies it shall be presumed that such seizure or retention was lawful unless the contrary is shown. (2) In any proceedings brought against a person in respect of his disposal of an item in circumstances to which section 86 applies it shall be presumed that the disposal of the item was lawful if the item could not reasonably be restored to its lawful owner or, if a pupil, to that pupil's parent or guardian without thereby facilitating the commission of an offence or of creating the possibility that further disciplinary action might need to be taken in relation to the pupil.'.
Mr David Willetts 113 *Page 1, line 10 [Clause 1], leave out from 'standards,' to end of line 12 and insert—
Secretary Alan Johnson 41 Page 1, line 10 [Clause 1], after 'standards' insert—
Helen Jones
8 Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert 'and
Helen Jones
7 Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], at end insert—'(3B) A local education authority may discharge its duty under subsection (3A)(a) in relation to secondary schools by encouraging a diversity of specialism among the comnmunity and voluntary schools which it maintains.'.
Mr Gordon Marsden 88 Page 7, line 2 [Clause 7], at end insert—
Secretary Alan Johnson 42 Page 7, line 18 [Clause 7], leave out 'with the consent of the Secretary of State' and insert 'if section (Proposals under section 7 relating to community or community special schools) permits them to do so'.
Sarah Teather 15 Page 7, line 18 [Clause 7], leave out 'with the consent of the Secretary of State,'.
Mr David Willetts 101 Page 7 [Clause 7], leave out lines 18 to 20.
Jon Trickett
5 Page 7, line 28 [Clause 8], leave out subsection (1).
Mr David Willetts 102 Page 7 [Clause 9], leave out line 39.
Mr Rob Wilson 111 *Page 8, line 6 [Clause 9], at end insert—'(2A) The Secretary of State shall not give consent for the establishment of a new community or community special school under subsection (1)(a) above unless—
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