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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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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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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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