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Report Stage Proceedings: 13th May 2008                  

477

 

Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  110

 

Page  34,  line  18  [Clause  61],  leave out from ‘is’ to end of line 21 and insert ‘held

 

for the purposes of functions relating to social security—

 

(a)    

by the Secretary of State, or

 

(b)    

by a person providing services to the Secretary of State in connection

 

with the provision of those services.’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  111

 

Page  35,  line  17  [Clause  62],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

a provider of probation services,’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  112

 

Page  35,  line  30  [Clause  63],  at end insert—

 

‘“proprietor”, in relation to a school or other institution, means the person

 

or body of persons responsible for its management;’.

 


 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Not called  90

 

Page  36,  line  11  [Clause  65],  leave out from ‘if’ to ‘believes’ in line 14 and

 

insert—

 

‘(a)    

a young person is on the special needs register of his school, and

 

(b)    

the local authority in England in which the young person lives’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Not called  27

 

Page  36,  line  12  [Clause  65],  at end insert ‘or the person was participating in

 

School Action or School Action Plus programmes and their parent or guardian makes a

 

request for subsection (2) to apply.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 13th May 2008                  

478

 

Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adame Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Not called  150

 

Page  39,  line  26  [Clause  67],  after ‘includes’, insert ‘workplace based’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adame Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Not called  151

 

Page  39,  line  30  [Clause  67],  after ‘includes’, insert ‘workplace based’.

 


 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Not called  91

 

Page  40,  line  8  [Clause  68],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

The Secretary of State shall commission an independent review into the

 

effectiveness of the transport arrangements of local authorities, schools and

 

colleges resulting from the entitlement to study each of the diploma lines.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Not called  92

 

Page  40,  line  8  [Clause  68],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

This section may not come into force before the Secretary of State has published

 

the research conducted by York Consulting into the transport needs arising from

 

the introduction of diplomas.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 13th May 2008                  

479

 

Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Not called  93

 

Page  50,  line  11  [Clause  80],  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

This section may not come into force before the Secretary of State has published

 

a report setting out his estimate of the efficiency savings expected to be derived

 

from transferring the registration and regulation of independent schools from his

 

department to Ofsted, together with an analysis of the costs.’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  113

 

Page  74,  line  26  [Clause  133],  leave out from ‘of’ to end of line 27 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

schools that are not maintained by local education authorities;

 

(b)    

relevant independent educational institutions.”’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  114

 

Page  74,  line  29  [Clause  133],  leave out from ‘schools’ to end of line 30.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  115

 

Page  74  [Clause  133],  leave out lines 31 to 33 and insert—

 

‘(zb)    

relevant independent educational institutions;”.’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  116

 

Page  74,  line  34  [Clause  133],  leave out from ‘matter,’ to end of line 35 and insert

 

‘for paragraph (b) substitute—

 

“(b)    

pre-16 education or training, or post-16 education or training, provided

 

otherwise than by institutions within paragraphs (za) to (a);”.’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  117

 

Page  74,  line  36  [Clause  133],  leave out subsection (5) and insert—

 

‘( )    

In matter 5.16 for “, any of the kinds of education, training or services mentioned

 

in matter 5.15.” substitute “—

 

(a)    

pre-16 education or training;

 

(b)    

post-16 education or training;

 

(c)    

the training of teachers and specialist teaching assistants for

 

schools;

 

(d)    

services of the kinds mentioned in matter 5.8.”’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  118

 

Page  74,  line  36  [Clause  133],  at end insert—


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 13th May 2008                  

480

 

Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

‘( )    

After the definition of “post-16 training” insert—

 

““pre-16 education or training” means education or training suitable to the

 

requirements of persons who are of or below compulsory school age.”

 

“relevant independent educational institution” means an institution other

 

than a school which—

 

(e)    

provides part-time education for one or more persons of

 

compulsory school age (“part-time students”) whether or not it

 

also provides full-time education for any person, and

 

(f)    

would be an independent school but for the fact that the

 

education provided for the part-time student or students is part-

 

time rather than full-time.

 

    

For the purposes of the above definition of “relevant independent

 

educational institution”, an institution provides “part-time” education for

 

a person if—

 

(a)    

it provides education for the person, and

 

(b)    

the education does not amount to full-time education.”’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  119

 

Page  76,  line  4  [Clause  134],  leave out subsection (5).

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  120

 

Page  77,  line  23  [Clause  135],  leave out from ‘decision’ to ‘for’ in line 25 and

 

insert ‘about sixth form education’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  121

 

Page  77,  line  34  [Clause  135],  leave out from ‘decision’ to first ‘for’ in line 36 and

 

insert ‘about sixth form education for the child,’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  122

 

Page  77,  line  38  [Clause  135],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After subsection (6) insert—

 

“(6A)    

In this section, any reference to a decision about sixth form education for

 

a child is a reference to a decision—

 

(a)    

made in relation to a preference expressed in accordance with

 

arrangements made under section 86A(1) as to where education

 

should be provided for the child, or

 

(b)    

refusing permission for the child to enter the sixth form of the

 

school to which he has been admitted.” ’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 13th May 2008                  

481

 

Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  123

 

Page  86,  line  10  [Clause  147],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Nothing in Schedule 1 or 2, so far as relating to the substitution of references to

 

the Welsh Ministers for references to the Secretary of State in sections 89 to 90

 

of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), is to be taken to affect

 

the application of those sections, or anything done under or for the purposes of

 

those sections, in relation to Wales.’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  125

 

Page  87,  line  38  [Clause  153],  leave out from ‘65’ to end of line 40.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  126

 

Page  88,  line  3  [Clause  153],  leave out paragraph (f) and insert—

 

‘( )    

paragraphs 62 to 64 and 66 of Schedule 1 (and section 149 so far as

 

relating to those paragraphs);

 

( )    

the repeal in Schedule 2 relating to section 140 of the Learning and Skills

 

Act 2000 (c. 21) (and section 149 so far as relating to that repeal).’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  127

 

Page  88,  line  4  [Clause  153],  leave out ‘Sections 133 and 144’ and insert ‘The

 

following provisions’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  128

 

Page  88,  line  5  [Clause  153],  at end insert—

 

‘(a)    

section 133;

 

(b)    

section [Admission arrangements](1) and (4), so far as relating to

 

sections 88P and 88Q of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998

 

(c. 31);

 

(c)    

section 144.’.

 

Mr Oliver Heald

 

Not selected  28

 

Page  88,  line  24  [Clause  153],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

The Secretary of State may not make an order under subsection (4) containing

 

provision for the coming into force of Part 1 unless he has laid before Parliament

 

a report that shows that 95 per cent. of students have attained level 4 or above in

 

(a) mathematics and (b) English as measured by Key Stage 2 National SATS.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 13th May 2008                  

482

 

Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  129

 

Page  92,  line  9  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(1)  

Section 548 (no right to give corporal punishment) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (1)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a), for “school” substitute “relevant educational

 

institution”;

 

(b)    

in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “school” substitute “a relevant

 

educational institution”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (2) for “school” substitute “relevant educational institution”.

 

      (4)  

In subsection (6)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a) for “school” substitute “relevant educational

 

institution”;

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b)(i) for “school” substitute “institution”.

 

      (5)  

After subsection (7) insert—

 

“(7A)    

“Relevant educational institution” means—

 

(a)    

a school, or

 

(b)    

an independent educational institution in England other than a

 

school.

 

(7B)    

In subsection (7A)(b) “independent educational institution” has the

 

same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act

 

2008 (see section 77 of that Act).”’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  130

 

Page  97,  line  26  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

 

            

In section 177(1A) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (allowances:

 

supplementary provisions), after paragraph (c) insert “and

 

(d)    

regulations made by virtue of section 42(4) of the Education

 

and Skills Act 2008 (allowances for attendance panels).” ’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  131

 

Page  98,  line  38  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘          

In section 439 (school attendance: specification of schools), in subsection (2),

 

after “section” insert “88C or”.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 13th May 2008                  

483

 

Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  132

 

Page  99,  line  32  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

In subsection (5), after “section” insert “88C or”.

 

      ()  

In subsection (5A)—

 

(a)    

after “under section” insert “88C or”;

 

(b)    

for “paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 89A(2)” substitute “section

 

88D(2)(a) and (b) or 89A(2)(a) and (b)”.

 

      ()  

In subsection (5B)(a) and (b), after “section” insert “88C or”.’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  133

 

Page  99,  line  38  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘          

After section 88Q (inserted by section [Admission arrangements]) insert—

 

“Admission arrangements: Wales

 

88R    

Prohibition on interviews

 

(1)    

No admission arrangements for a maintained school in Wales may

 

require or authorise any interview with an applicant for admission to

 

the school or his parents, where the interview is to be taken into

 

account (to any extent) in determining whether the applicant is to be

 

admitted to the school.

 

(2)    

If the maintained school is one at which boarding accommodation is

 

provided for pupils, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any

 

interview intended to assess the suitability of an applicant for a

 

boarding place.

 

(3)    

Where the admission arrangements for a maintained school in Wales

 

make provision for a permitted form of selection by aptitude,

 

subsection (1) does not prevent the arrangements from requiring or

 

authorising any audition or other oral or practical test to be carried out

 

in relation to an applicant solely for the purpose of ascertaining the

 

applicant’s aptitude in accordance with the arrangements.

 

(4)    

In this section “permitted form of selection by aptitude” is to be read

 

in accordance with section 99(4).” ’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

Agreed to  134

 

Page  99,  line  39  [Schedule  1],  leave out paragraph 58 and insert—

 

‘   (1)  

Section 89 (procedure for determining admission arrangements) is amended as

 

follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (1), after “maintained school” insert “in Wales”.

 

      (3)  

Omit subsections (1ZA) and (1A).

 

      (4)  

In subsection (5), for “the adjudicator” substitute “the Welsh Ministers”.

 

      (5)  

In subsection (6)—

 

(a)    

for “The adjudicator” substitute “The Welsh Ministers”;

 

(b)    

for “he determines” substitute “they determine”;

 

(c)    

for “he may determine” substitute “they may determine”;

 

(d)    

in paragraph (a), for “his” substitute “their”.


 
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