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Session 2007 - 08 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Education and Skills Bill

Education and Skills Bill
[AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE]
Contents
Part 1
Duty to participate in education or training: England
Chapter 1
Young persons
Duty to participate in education or training
1    Persons to whom Part 1 applies
2    Duty to participate in education or training
Interpretation
3    Level 3 qualification
4    Appropriate full-time education or training
5    Full-time occupation
6    Relevant training or education
7    Relevant period
8    Sufficient relevant training or education
9    Assignment of numbers of hours of guided learning to external qualifications
Chapter 2
Local education authorities and educational institutions etc
Duty to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2
10    Local education authority to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2
Duty to promote good attendance
11    Educational institutions: promotion of good attendance
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Duty to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed by section 2
12    Duty to make arrangements to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed
by section 2
Information
13    Notification of non-compliance with duty imposed by section 2
14    Educational institutions: duty to provide information
15    Information: supply by the Secretary of State
16    Information: supply by public bodies
17    Sharing and use of information held for purposes of support services or
functions under this Part
Guidance
18    Guidance
Chapter 3
Employers
Interpretation
19    Contracts to which Chapter applies
20    Appropriate arrangements
Commencement of employment
21    Appropriate arrangements to be in place before employment begins
22    Financial penalty for contravention of section 21
23    Withdrawal of penalty notice given under section 22
Employer to enable participation in education or training
24    Duty to enable participation: initial arrangements
25    Duty to enable participation: arrangements subsequently notified
26    Sections 24 and 25: extension for person reaching 18
27    Contravention of section 24 or 25: enforcement notice
28    Financial penalty for non-compliance with enforcement notice given under
section 27
29    Withdrawal of enforcement notice given under section 27
30    Withdrawal of penalty notice given under section 28
Supplementary
31    Right not to suffer detriment
32    Dismissal to be treated as unfair
33    Other amendments of Employment Rights Act 1996
Chapter 4
Parenting contracts and parenting orders
34    Parenting contracts
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35    Parenting orders
36    Parenting orders: supplemental
37    Parenting orders: appeals
38    Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions
Chapter 5
Attendance notices
Initial steps
39    Failure to fulfil duty under section 2: initial steps
Attendance notices
40    Attendance notice
41    Attendance notice: description of education or training
Attendance panel, appeals and variations etc
42    Attendance panel
43    Appeal arrangements
44    Variation and revocation of attendance notice
Failure to comply with attendance notice
45    Offence of failure to comply with attendance notice
46    Restrictions on proceedings for offences under section 45
47    Failure to comply with attendance notice: penalty notice
48    Penalty notices: appeal arrangements
Chapter 6
Miscellaneous
49    Alternative ways of working
50    Crown employment
51    Parliamentary staff
52    Financial penalties
53    Interpretation of Part
Part 2
Support for participation in education or training: young adults with
learning difficulties and young people in England
Provision of support services
54    Support services: provision by local education authorities
55    Directions
56    Local education authorities: supplementary powers
57    Educational institutions: duty to provide information
58    Educational institutions: access and facilities
59    Internet and telephone support services etc
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60    Inspection
61    Information relating to young persons: supply by Secretary of State
62    Information: supply by public bodies
63    Supplementary
64    Existing functions of Secretary of State
Assessments relating to learning difficulties
65    Assessments relating to learning difficulties
Careers education
66    Careers education: information and advice
Apprenticeships
67    Apprenticeships: functions of Learning and Skills Council for England
School transport etc
68    Provision of transport etc for persons of sixth form age: duty to consider
journey times
69    Exercise of travel functions by local education authorities in England: duty to
have regard to religion or belief of persons of sixth form age
Co-operation as regards 14-19 education and training
70    Co-operation as regards provision of 14-19 education and training
Part 3
Adult skills
Provision of courses of study
71    Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over
Assessments of effectiveness of education or training
72    Benefit and training information
73    Revenue and Customs information
74    Use of information
75    Wrongful onward disclosure of information
76    Information: supplementary
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Part 4
Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England
Chapter 1
Independent educational institutions in England
Introductory
77    Independent educational institutions
78    Application of Chapter to institutions in England only
Standards
79    Independent educational institution standards
Requirement of registration
80    The register
81    Unregistered independent educational institutions: offence
82    Unregistered independent educational institutions: inspection
Registration procedure
83    Applications for registration
84    Determination of applications for registration
85    Institutions no longer required to register: power to deregister
Approval of material changes to registered details
86    “Material change”
87    Requirement to apply for approval for material change
88    Inspection and report where applications made for approval
89    Determination of applications for approval
90    Power to deregister institution that makes unapproved material change
Independent inspectorates
91    Independent inspectorates
92    Quality assurance of independent inspectorates
Inspections and reports
93    Duty to inspect certain registered institutions at prescribed intervals
94    Duty to inspect registered institution on direction of Secretary of State
95    Power to inspect registered institution
96    Inspections under this Chapter: power of entry etc
97    Fees for inspections by Chief Inspector under this Chapter
98    Failure to pay fees
99    Publication of inspection reports
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Failure to meet standards
100    Action plans
101    Power of Chief Inspector to take enforcement action
102    Enforcement action available to Chief Inspector
103    “Relevant restriction”
104    Relevant restriction imposed by Chief Inspector: supplementary
Unsuitable persons
105    Unsuitable persons
Emergencies
106    Application to justice of the peace for order
107    Relevant restriction imposed by justice of the peace: supplementary
108    Order of justice of the peace: notification
Provision of information by proprietors
109    Provision of information by proprietors
Appeals
110    Appeal by proprietor against decision of Chief Inspector to deregister
111    Appeal by proprietor against other decisions of Chief Inspector
112    Appeal by proprietor against order of justice of the peace
113    Relevant restriction imposed by Tribunal: supplementary
Prohibition on participation in management of independent educational institutions
114    Prohibition on participation in management
115    Directions under section 114: appeals
116    Directions under section 114: information
117    Directions under section 114: notification
Independent colleges for 16 to 18 year olds
118    Providers of independent education or training for 16 to 18 year olds
119    Regulations under section 118: supplementary
Supplementary
120    Proceedings for offences
121    Offences by bodies corporate
122    Offences by unincorporated bodies
123    Service of notice etc
124    Interpretation of Chapter
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Chapter 2
Schools providing for special educational needs
Non-maintained special schools in England
125    Interpretation
126    Function of approving schools transferred to Chief Inspector
127    Right of sixth-form pupils to opt out of religious worship
128    Protection of pupils in an emergency
129    Appeals
Independent schools in England
130    Abolition of requirement of approval for independent schools: England
131    Approval of independent schools: consequential amendments
132    Approval of independent schools: transitional provision
Part 5
Miscellaneous and general
Chapter 1
Powers of National Assembly for Wales
133    Powers of National Assembly for Wales
Chapter 2
Miscellaneous
Sixth form admissions etc
134    Sixth form admissions etc
135    Sixth form admissions etc: appeals
136    Meaning of “sixth form education” etc
Maintained schools in England: behaviour and attendance etc
137    Power of governing body: educational provision for improving behaviour
138    Application of s.444 of Education Act 1996 to alternative education provision
External qualifications
139    Approved external qualifications: England
140    Approved external qualifications: Wales
141    Functions of Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in England and
Northern Ireland
142    Functions of Welsh Ministers etc
143    Functions of Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in Northern Ireland in
relation to vocational qualifications

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