Vote Bundle Text (960523-07)

Amendments proposed to the - continued	House of Commons

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Entitlement to study science in the fourth key stage

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

NC55

To move the following Clause:—

'After section 85A of EA 2002 (inserted by section 66 of this Act) insert—

Entitlement to study science in the fourth key stage

A pupil in the fourth key stage is entitled, if he so elects, to follow a course of study in science which leads to the qualifications of—

(a)	Science GCSE and Additional Science GCSE;

(b)	Physics GCSE, Chemistry GCSE and Biology GCSE, or any combination of these.".'.

Religious education

Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Brian Binley

NC63

To move the following Clause:—

'All maintained schools shall include religious education in the curriculum for all children, a major part of which shall be about Christianity.'.

National Curriculum

Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Brian Binley

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.'.

Office for Standards in Education

Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Brian Binley

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
Mr Brian Binley

NC69

To move the following Clause:—

'Any charitable organisations run by a minority philosophical or faith group (or groups) whose schools do not currently receive government funding due to their small size may set up a single academy with power to manage multiple schools affiliated to that academy.'.

International GCSE

Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Brian Binley

NC71

To move the following Clause:—

'The International GCSE examination (IGCSE) shall be one of the examinations authorised to be used in maintained schools.'.

Consultation with pupils: amendment of section 176 of Education Act 2002

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

NC73

*To move the following Clause:—

'(1) In section 176(3) of EA 2002 leave out—" 'pupil' does not include a child who is being provided with nursery education (whether at a school or elsewhere;".

(2) Before section 176 of EA 2002 (consultation with pupils), and immediately after the cross-heading which precedes that section, insert—

Consultation with pupils

It shall be the duty—

(a)	of a local authority, in the exercise of their school functions, and

(b)	of the governing body of a maintained school, in the exercise of any function relating to the conduct of the school,

to have due regard, so far as is reasonably practicable, to the ascertainable views of the pupil on matters that affect him, taking account of his age and maturity."'.

Curriculum requirements for first, second and third key stages

Annette Brooke

NC76

*To move the following Clause:—

'In section 84 of EA 2002 (curriculum requirements for first, second and third key stages), after subsection (3)(g), insert—

"(ga)

personal, social and health education,".'.

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

Permitted selection: aptitude for one or more subjects

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Section 102 of SSFA 1998 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) omit the word "prescribed".'.

Admissions administration

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

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—

Admissions administration

(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.".'.

Retention of selection by ability or aptitude after parent ballot

Mr David Chaytor
Colin Challen
Roger Berry
Mr David Crausby
Dr Ian Gibson
Jon Trickett

Mr John Grogan
David Taylor
John Austin

Mr Andrew Dismore
Paul Farrelly
Mrs Janet Dean

Nia Griffith

NC39

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) 'The Secretary of State shall by regulations make such provision as he considers necessary or expedient which may include the repeal, amendment or revocation of any legislation enacted prior to the coming into effect of this Act, for the purposes of giving full effect to the principle set out in subsection (2).

(2) The principle referred to in subsection (1) is that no admission arrangements for any school providing secondary education may, following the commencement of a school year on or after 1st August 2010, continue to make provision for the selection of pupils by ability or aptitude other than under section 101 of SSFA 1998 (permitted selection: pupil banding) unless the continuation of such selection has been approved in a ballot of parents of pupils attending primary schools from which such pupils may by choice of their parents transfer.'.

Independent body to review admission arrangements for secondary education

Mr David Chaytor
Colin Challen
Gwyn Prosser
Roger Berry
Mr David Crausby
Dr Ian Gibson

Jon Trickett
Mr John Grogan
David Taylor

Paul Farrelly
Lynne Jones

NC40

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Secretary of State shall, not later than six months after the passing of this Act, appoint an independent body to review the arrangements in England relating to the admission of pupils for secondary education in Part 3, Chapter 2 of SSFA 1998 and section 36 of this Act.

(2) The Secretary of State shall invite representatives of—

(a)	teacher associations,

(b)	local authorities,

(c)	parent groups,

(d)	employer bodies, and

(e)	such other persons as he considers appropriate,

to make submissions to the body established under subsection (1); and the report of that body shall be laid before each House of Parliament not later than 1st April 2008.

(3) The Secretary of State, at the request of the independent body , may commision research into the admission of pupils for secondary education and related matters.'.

Secretary of State to implement independent review body report

Mr David Chaytor
Gwyn Prosser
Roger Berry
Mr David Crausby
Dr Ian Gibson
Jon Trickett

Mr John Grogan
David Taylor
Paul Farrelly

Lynne Jones

NC41

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Following the receipt by him of a report of the body established under section [Independent body to review admission arrangements for secondary education], the Secretary of State shall enter into consultations with such bodies as he considers appropriate on proposals to give effect to the recommendations of that body by a date no later than 1st September 2008.

(2) Following such consultations as are mentioned in subsection (1) the Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he considers necessary or expedient, which provision may include the repeal, amendment or revocation of any legislation enacted prior to the coming into effect of this Act so as to give effect to proposals whether or not recommended by the body established under section [Independent body to review admission arrangements for secondary education] for the reform of the arrangements for admission to secondary schools in England.'.