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Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 3rd July 2007

Public Bill Committee

Further Education and Training Bill [Lords]

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

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Page  24,  line  4  [Clause  31],  at end insert—

‘“accredited voluntary body” means any voluntary body which is at the

relevant time accredited by a recognised organisation or by a body or

group of people approved by a recognised organisation for purposes

including the bestowal of such accreditation;

“compulsory school age” has the same meaning as in section 8 of the

Education Act 1996 (c. 56);’.

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

2

Page  24,  line  6  [Clause  31],  at end add—

‘“school” means—

(a)
a maintained school;

(b)
an Academy;

(c)
a city technology college;

(d)
a city college for the technology of the arts;

“young person” means a person who is—

(a)
in his last year of compulsory schooling; or

(b)
over compulsory school age but has not yet attained the age of

19.’.

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

3

Page  24,  line  10  [Clause  32],  after ‘24,’, insert ‘[Assessment of students in last year

of compulsory schooling], [Mentors for young persons], [Provision for young persons

with special educational needs and disabilities], [Community leadership programmes],’.

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Further Education and Training Bill-[Lords], continued

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

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Page  24,  line  32  [Clause  33],  at end insert—

‘(3A)
The following provisions apply to England only—


sections [Assessment of students in last year of compulsory schooling],

[Mentors for young persons], [Provision for young persons with special

educational needs and disabilities] and [Community leadership

programmes].’.

Assessment of students in last year of compulsory schooling

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall arrange for an assessment of every student to be

carried out at some time during the student’s last year of compulsory schooling.

(2)
An assessment of a student under subsection (1) shall result in a personal profile

setting out an assessment of—

(a)
his educational achievements to date;

(b)
his other extra-curricular achievements;

(c)
his post-16 educational and training aims and requirements;

(d)
the most effective way of achieving his post-16 educational and training

aims and requirements; and

(e)
his other interests and skills.’.

Mentors for young persons

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Every young person shall be entitled to access to a person (“mentor”) who shall

have individual responsibility to give guidance and advice to the young person.

(2)
Where the young person is a student, the mentor shall be nominated by the school

at which he is a student.

(3)
Where the young person is in training or employment, the mentor shall be

nominated by the person who provides the training or employment for the young

person.

(4)
The mentor may be selected from any accredited voluntary body which provides

services for young persons.

(5)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the mentor’s duties shall

include—

(a)
assisting the young person in preparation for undertaking post-16 full-

time and part-time education qualifications;

(b)
assisting the young person in preparation for post-16 training;

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(c)
advising on career development and employment opportunities; and

(d)
advising on acquiring other skills and on other opportunities, including

engaging in voluntary work.

(6)
The mentor shall arrange meetings on a regular basis with each young person for

whom he is responsible.

(7)
The meetings referred to in subsection (6) may be held in person or through other

means of communication.’.

Provision for young persons with special educational needs and disabilities

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
This section applies when a local educational authority maintains a statement of

special educational needs for a young person under section 324 of the Education

Act 1996 (c. 56).

(2)
A local education authority shall arrange for the provision of advice and

information of the type described in subsection (3) to—

(a)
young persons in their area with special educational needs or who are

disabled; and

(b)
parents or guardians of young persons in their area with special

educational needs or who are disabled.

(3)
The advice and information mentioned in subsection (2) shall include advice and

information about—

(a)
post-16 full-time and part-time education;

(b)
post-16 training;

(c)
career development and employment opportunities; and

(d)
acquiring other skills and opportunities, including engaging in voluntary

work.’.

Community leadership programme

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may provide or secure the provision of services to

encourage, enable or assist (directly or indirectly) the creation of programmes for

young persons to develop skills and qualifications.

(2)
The programmes referred to in subsection (1) shall in particular make provision

for the development of leadership skills and skills for future employment.

(3)
In securing the provision of the services referred to in subsection (1) the Secretary

of State may, in particular—

(a)
consult voluntary bodies which provide youth and adult training, training

in skills, management and enterprise, community projects, training and

employment schemes and services, including those for young persons

with special educational needs or those with disabilities;

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(b)
make arrangements with local education authorities and other persons for

the provision of such services; and

(c)
direct local education authorities to provide such services, to secure the

provision of such services or to participate in the provision of such

services.’.

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

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Title,  line  6,  after ‘training;’, insert ‘to make provision about post-16 education and

training;’.