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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Tuesday 10th July 2007

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Consideration of Bill

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Further Education and Training Bill [Lords]

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new clauses

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:—

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‘(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;

(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

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(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;

(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.’.

Functions of Learning and Skills Counil for England in relation to education and training

for persons aged 16 to 19

Sarah Teather

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	LSA 2000 is amended as follows.

(2)	Omit section 2 (education and training for persons aged 16 to 19).

(3)	In section 3 D(1) for “sections 2 and 3” substitute “section 3”.

(4)	In section 13(1) omit “2,”.’.

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Further Education and Training Bill [Lords], continued

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

10

Page  3,  line  19  [Clause  2],  leave out ‘and local authorities’ and insert ‘, local

authorities and sector skills councils’.

Sarah Teather

26

Page  6,  line  31  [Clause  6],  leave out subsection (1).

Sarah Teather

27

Page  6,  line  37  [Clause  6],  leave out ‘that Act’ and insert ‘LSA 2000’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

11

Page  7,  line  9  [Clause  7],  after ‘empoyers,’, insert—

‘(ba)

sector skills councils,’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

12

Page  10,  line  15  [Clause  14],  leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council in England’

and insert ‘Secretary of State’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

14

Page  10,  line  23  [Clause  14],  leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council for England’

and insert ‘Secretary of State’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

15

Page  10,  line  35  [Clause  15],  leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council for England’

and insert ‘Secretary of State’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

17

Page  10,  line  37  [Clause  15],  leave out ‘council’ and insert ‘Learning and Skills

Council for England’.

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Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

16

Page  10  [Clause  15],  leave out lines 39 and 40

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

13

Page  11,  line  8  [Clause  15],  leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council for England’

and insert ‘Secretary of State’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

18

Page  11,  line  14  [Clause  16],  leave out subsection (2).

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

19

Page  11,  line  20  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘and (2A)’ and insert ‘, (2A) and (2B)’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

20

Page  11,  line  26  [Clause  16],  at end insert—

‘(2B)

The third requirement is that, when the council is considering proposals to

establish or dissolve further education corporations, it must abide by guidance set

out in subsection (2C).

(2C)	The council must, after considering representations, publish a policy statement

which must include reference to—

(a)	the preferred structure of provision of post-16 education;

(b)	the need to ensure a choice of qualifications and courses at all levels;

(c)	the impact of any new provision of post-16 education on existing

providers of post-16 education;

(d)	the procedure to be followed when two or more further education

corporations are seeking to merge.’.

Mr John Hayes

Sarah Teather

Angela Watkinson

21

Page  11,  line  33,  leave out Clause 17.

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Sarah Teather

25

Page  12  [Clause  17],  leave out lines 39 to 45.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

22

Page  14,  line  12,  leave out Clause 18.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

23

Page  15,  line  22  [Clause  19],  after ‘England’, insert ‘Wales’.

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

24

Page  15,  line  37  [Clause  19],  leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 16

and insert—

‘(a)	the institution—

(i)	gives the Privy Council a statement setting out the arrangements

for partnership working between relevant institutions,

(ii)	arranges for progression to one or more courses of more

advanced study which have been confirmed in writing by at least

one institution mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or one body

awarding advanced professional qualifications, and

(iii)

places a duty on parties to the agreement to advertise courses and

qualifications detailed therein;

(b)	the institution as a condition of that order continues to secure guaranteed

arrangements for progression to one or more courses of advanced study

which have been confirmed in writing by at least one institution

mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or body awarding advanced professional

qualifications;

(c)	the Privy Council considers that the arrangements are satisfactory and are

likely to be carried out.’.

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

6

Page  16  [Clause  19],  leave out lines 18 to 22 and insert—

‘“(5A)

Any institution specified as competent to grant only the kind of award mentioned

in subsection (2A) shall not have conferred upon it the power mentioned in

subsection (5)(a).”’.

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Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

7

Page  16  [Clause  19],  leave out lines 26 to 31 and insert—

‘“(6A)

Any institution specified as competent to grant only the kind of award mentioned

in subsection (2A) shall not grant such an award to a person unless he was

enrolled at the institution at the time he completed the course of study for which

the award is granted.”’.

Mr Don Touhig

Mr Paul Murphy

Mr Tim Boswell

8

Page  21,  line  33,  leave out Clause 27.

Mr Barry Sheerman

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Ms Angela C. Smith

1

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

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Page  24,  line  10  [Clause  32],  after ‘26,’, insert ‘[Assessment of students in last year

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