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
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
Chapter 3
Employers
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
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
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
63
64
Existing functions of Secretary of State
Assessments relating to learning difficulties
65
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
v
Part 4
Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England
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
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
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
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
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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Schools providing for special educational needs
Non-maintained special schools in England
125
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
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
Powers of National Assembly for Wales
133
Sixth form admissions etc
134
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