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Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons

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Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31, line 14 [Clause 41], leave out 'that effect' and insert 'those provisions'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31, line 22 [Clause 41], leave out from 'the' to end of line and insert 'protected provisions.'.

Mr Rob Wilson

110

Page 37, line 18, leave out Clause 48.

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO THE GENERAL DUTIES OF LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES IN RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION

Local education plans

Clive Efford
Frank Dobson
Ms Karen Buck
Mr John Grogan
Jon Trickett
Helen Jones

NC28

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) A local education authority must prepare a local education plan for its area.

(2) The following matters must be included in a local education plan—

(a)	the authority's strategy for meeting demand for school places;

(b)	the admissions criteria for each school maintained by the authority;

(c)	the authority's plans to improve standards at those schools;

(d)	action plans, agreed with the schools to which they relate, for schools which need to improve pupil attainment levels;

(e)	educational provision for persons aged between 16 and 19;

(f)	areas of social deprivation to which section [Areas of social deprivation] applies.

(3) Before preparing its local education plan the authority must consult—

(a)	representatives of governors of schools within its area;

(b)	representatives of schools within its area;

(c)	head teachers of primary schools within its area;

(d)	head teachers of secondary schools within its area;

(e)	representatives of parents of pupils attending schools within its area;

(f)	representatives of providers of further education within its area;

(g)	neighbouring local education authorities.

(4) Before including in its local education plan any proposal for the establishment of a new school the authority must consider the likely impact of the establishment of the new school on existing schools (including schools within the area of a neighbouring authority).

(5) Any person who is affected by a local education plan may make representations to the local education authority.

(6) The authority must—

(a)	consider any representations made to it under subsection (5);

(b)	respond to them within a reasonable period; and

(c)	review any part of the local education plan to which the representations relate.

(7) A person who has made representations under subsection (5) and is dissatisfied with the authority's response under subsection (6)(b) may make representations to the Secretary of State.

(8) The Secretary of State must refer any representations under subsection (7) to an adjudicator who shall report his findings to the Secretary of State.

(9) After the Secretary of State has considered the adjudicator's findings he may, if he sees fit, direct the authority to amend its local education plan.

(10) A local education authority must review its local education plan every four years.

(11) In this section "school" means—

(a)	a community, foundation or voluntary school,

(b)	a community or foundation special school, or

(c)	an academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.'.

Areas of social deprivation

Clive Efford
Frank Dobson
Ms Karen Buck
Mr John Grogan
Jon Trickett
Helen Jones

NC29

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) This section applies to any area designated in a local education plan as an area of social deprivation.

(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the criteria to be used by a local education authority in determining whether to designate any part of its area as an area of social deprivation.

(3) The Secretary of State and the local education authority must exercise their powers with a view to ensuring that each school within an area of social deprivation receives resources which are sufficient to meet the educational needs of the children which it serves and to enable those children to achieve their full potential.

(4) In this section "school" means—

(a)	a community, foundation or voluntary school,

(b)	a community or foundation special school, or

(c)	an academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.'.

Funding of secondary schools

Clive Efford
Frank Dobson
Ms Karen Buck
Mr John Grogan
Jon Trickett
Helen Jones

NC32

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Secretary of State and the local education authority must exercise their powers with a view to ensuring that any secondary school whose intake is drawn disproportionately from children of average and below-average ability receives resources which are sufficient to meet the educational needs of the children which it serves and to enable those children to achieve their full potential.

(2) In this section "school" means—

(a)	a community, foundation or voluntary school, or

(b)	an Academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.'.

Duties in relation to fair access

Mr David Chaytor
Angela Eagle
Martin Salter
Mr Nick Raynsford
Mr John Denham
Dr Alan Whitehead

NC36

To move the following Clause:—

'In section 14 of EA 1996 (functions of local education authorities in relations to the provision of primary and secondary education) after subsection (3A) (inserted by section 2 of this Act) insert—

Duties in relation to social inclusion and community cohesion

Mr David Chaytor
Mr John Denham
Colin Challen
Gwyn Prosser
Roger Berry
Richard Burden
Joan Walley

NC37

To move the following Clause:—

Duties in relation to fair access

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 schools, 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:—

Funding for children from disadvantaged backgrounds

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 1, line 10 [Clause 1], after 'standards' insert—

'(aa)

in the case of a local education authority in England, ensuring fair access to educational opportunity,'.

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

113

Page 1, line 10 [Clause 1], leave out from 'standards,' to end of line 12 and insert—

'(b)	promoting the fulfilment by every child concerned of his educational potential, and

(c)	supporting the improvement in well-being of children in the authority's area.'.

Helen Jones
Jon Trickett
Mr John Grogan
Clive Efford
Jim Dobbin
Graham Stringer

Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert 'and

(c)	reducing educational disadvantage.'.

Helen Jones
Jon Trickett
Mr John Grogan
Clive Efford
Jim Dobbin
Graham Stringer

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
Roger Berry
John Austin
Richard Burden
Mrs Joan Humble
Lynne Jones

Page 25, line 17 [Clause 35], at end insert—

'(6A) In discharging those functions, the governing body of a maintained school shall also have regard to the provision of appropriate teaching and learning support for any child with special educational needs.'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 41, line 27 [Clause 53], leave out subsection (2).