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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Page 24, line 4 [Clause 31], at end insert— |
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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 organisation 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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Page 24, line 6 [Clause 31], at end add— |
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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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| | (a) | in his last year of compulsory schooling; or |
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| | (b) | over compulsory school age but has not yet attained the age of |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Page 24, line 10 [Clause 32], after ‘24,’, insert ‘[Assessment of students in last year |
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| of compulsory schooling], [Mentors for young persons], [Provision for young persons |
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| with special educational needs and disabilities], [Community leadership programmes],’. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Page 24, line 32 [Clause 33], at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | The following provisions apply to England only— |
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| | | sections [Assessment of students in last year of compulsory schooling], |
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| | [Mentors for young persons], [Provision for young persons with special |
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| | educational needs and disabilities] and [Community leadership |
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| | Assessment of students in last year of compulsory schooling |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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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 schooling. |
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| | (2) | An assessment of a student under subsection (1) shall result in a personal profile |
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| | 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 training |
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| | 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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Every young person shall be entitled to access to a person (“mentor”) who shall |
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| | have individual responsibility to give guidance and advice to the young person. |
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| | (2) | Where the young person is a student, the mentor shall be nominated by the school |
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| | 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 young |
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| | (4) | The mentor may be selected from any accredited voluntary body which provides |
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| | 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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| | (6) | The mentor shall arrange meetings on a regular basis with each young person for |
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| | (7) | The meetings referred to in subsection (6) may be held in person or through other |
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| | means of communication.’. |
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| | Provision for young persons with special educational needs and disabilities |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | This section applies when a local educational authority maintains a statement of |
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| | special educational needs for a young person under section 324 of the Education |
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| | (2) | 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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| | (b) | 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 and |
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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 voluntary |
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| | Community leadership programme |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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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 for |
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| | young persons to develop skills and qualifications. |
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| | (2) | The programmes referred to in subsection (1) shall in particular make provision |
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| | for the development of leadership skills and skills for future employment. |
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| | (3) | In securing the provision of the services referred to in subsection (1) the Secretary |
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| | of State may, in particular— |
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| | (a) | consult voluntary bodies which provide youth and adult training, training |
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| | in skills, management and enterprise, community projects, training and |
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| | employment schemes and services, including those for young persons |
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| | with special educational needs or those with disabilities; |
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