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Make
provision about post-16 education and training; to amend the
law |
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relating to the definition
of compulsory school age; and for connected |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Assessment
of students in last year of compulsory schooling |
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(1) |
The Secretary of State
shall arrange for an assessment of every student to be |
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carried out at some time
during the student’s last year of compulsory |
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(2) |
An assessment of a student
under subsection (1) shall result in a personal |
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profile setting out an
assessment of— |
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(a) |
his educational achievements
to date; |
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(b) |
his other extra-curricular
achievements; |
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(c) |
his post-16 educational
and training aims and requirements; |
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(d) |
the most effective way
of achieving his post-16 educational and |
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training aims and requirements;
and |
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(e) |
his other interests and
skills. |
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Mentors
for young persons |
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(1) |
Every young person shall
be entitled to access to a person (“mentor”) who
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have individual responsibility
to give guidance and advice to the young |
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(2) |
Where the young person
is a student, the mentor shall be nominated by the |
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school at which he is a
student. |
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(3) |
Where the young person
is in training or employment, the mentor shall be |
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nominated by the person
who provides the training or employment for the |
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The
mentor may be selected from any accredited voluntary body which
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provides services for young
persons. |
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(5) |
Without prejudice to the
generality of subsection (1), the mentor’s duties shall
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(a) |
assisting the young person
in preparation for undertaking post-16 full- |
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time and part-time education
qualifications; |
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(b) |
assisting the young person
in preparation for post-16 training; |
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(c) |
advising on career development
and employment opportunities; and |
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(d) |
advising on acquiring other
skills and on other opportunities, including |
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engaging in voluntary work. |
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The mentor shall arrange
meetings on a regular basis with each young person |
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for whom he is responsible. |
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(7) |
The meetings referred
to in subsection (6) may be held in person or through |
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other means of communication. |
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Provision
for young persons with special educational needs and disabilities |
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(1) |
This section applies when
a local educational authority maintains a statement |
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of special educational
needs for a young person under section 324 of the |
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Education
Act 1996 (c. 56). |
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A local education authority
shall arrange for the provision of advice and |
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information of the type
described in subsection (3) to— |
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(a) |
young persons in their
area with special educational needs or who are |
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parents or guardians of
young persons in their area with special |
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educational needs or who
are disabled. |
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(3) |
The advice and information
mentioned in subsection (2) shall include advice |
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(a) |
post-16 full-time and part-time
education; |
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(c) |
career development and employment
opportunities; and |
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(d) |
acquiring other skills
and opportunities, including engaging in |
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Community
leadership programme |
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(1) |
The Secretary of State
may provide or secure the provision of services to |
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encourage, enable or assist
(directly or indirectly) the creation of programmes |
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for young persons to develop
skills and qualifications. |
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(2) |
The programmes referred
to in subsection (1) shall in particular make |
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provision for the development
of leadership skills and skills for future |
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(3) |
In securing the provision
of the services referred to in subsection (1) the |
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Secretary of State may,
in particular— |
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(a) |
consult voluntary bodies
which provide youth and adult training, |
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training in skills, management
and enterprise, community projects, |
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training and employment
schemes and services, including those for |
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young persons with special
educational needs or those with |
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(b) |
make arrangements with
local education authorities and other persons |
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for the provision of such
services; and |
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(c) |
direct local education
authorities to provide such services, to secure the |
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provision of such services
or to participate in the provision of such |
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— |
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(a) |
any
sums to be paid by the Secretary of State for or in connection
with the |
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carrying
out of his functions under this Act; and |
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(b) |
any
increase attributable to this Act in the sums which are payable
out of |
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money
so provided under any other Act. |
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“accredited voluntary
body” means any voluntary body which is at the |
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relevant time accredited
by a recognised organsiation or by a body or |
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group of people approved
by a recognised organisation for purposes |
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including the bestowal
of such accreditation; |
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“compulsory school
age” has the same meaning as in section 8 of the |
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Education
Act 1996 (c. 56); |
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(c) |
a city technology
college; |
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(d) |
a city college for
the technology of the arts; |
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“young person”
means a person who is— |
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in his last year of
compulsory schooling; or |
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over compulsory school
age but has not yet attained the age of |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Post-16 Education and Training Act 2007. |
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(2) |
This Act does not extend
to Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. |
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