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The following provisions of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) cease to have |
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(a) | section 408(4)(g) (provision of information); |
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(b) | section 409 (complaints and enforcement: maintained schools); |
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(c) | paragraph 6(3) and (4) of Schedule 1 (complaints and enforcement: |
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209 | Interpretation of Chapter 2 |
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(a) | “act” has the meaning given by section 194(7); |
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(b) | “Local Commissioner” has the meaning given by section 195(7); |
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(c) | “respondent” has the meaning given by section 197(6). |
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(1) | The Education Act 2005 (c. 18) is amended as follows. |
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(2) | After section 10 insert— |
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"10A | Interim statements between inspections |
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(1) | The Chief Inspector may make a statement (an “interim statement”) |
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about a school in England to which section 5 applies. |
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(2) | An interim statement is a statement— |
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(a) | that the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that it is not necessary |
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for the school to be inspected under section 5 for at least a year |
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after the date on which the statement is made, |
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(b) | setting out the Chief Inspector’s reasons for forming that |
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(c) | containing such other information (if any) as the Chief Inspector |
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(3) | The Chief Inspector may arrange for an interim statement to be |
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published in such manner as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate. |
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(4) | Section 151 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (publication of |
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inspection reports: privilege and electronic publication) applies in |
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relation to an interim statement as it applies in relation to a report.” |
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(3) | In the italic heading before section 14 after “reports” insert “and interim |
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(4) | After section 14 insert— |
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“14A | Destination of interim statements: maintained schools |
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(1) | The Chief Inspector must ensure that a copy of any interim statement |
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about a maintained school is sent without delay to the appropriate |
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authority for the school. |
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(2) | The Chief Inspector must ensure that copies of the statement are sent— |
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(a) | to the head teacher of the school, |
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(b) | to whichever of the local education authority and the governing |
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body are not the appropriate authority, and |
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(c) | in the case of a school having foundation governors, to the |
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person who appoints them and (if different) to the appropriate |
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(3) | If the school provides full-time education suitable to the requirements |
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of pupils over compulsory school age, the Chief Inspector must ensure |
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that a copy of the statement is also sent to the Young People’s Learning |
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(4) | The appropriate authority must— |
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(a) | make a copy of any statement sent to the authority under |
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subsection (1) available for inspection by members of the public |
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at such times and at such places as may be reasonable, |
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(b) | provide one copy of the statement free of charge to any person |
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(c) | take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that |
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every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school |
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receives a copy of the statement within such period following |
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receipt of the statement by the authority as may be prescribed.” |
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(5) | In the italic heading before section 16 after “reports” insert “and interim |
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(6) | After section 16 insert— |
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“16A | Destination of interim statements: non-maintained schools |
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(1) | The Chief Inspector must ensure that a copy of any interim statement |
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about a school other than a maintained school is sent without delay to |
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the proprietor of the school. |
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(2) | In the case of a special school which is not a community or foundation |
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special school, the proprietor must without delay send a copy of any |
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interim statement sent to the proprietor under subsection (1) to any |
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local education authority that are paying fees in respect of the |
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attendance of a registered pupil at the school. |
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(3) | The proprietor of the school must— |
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(a) | make any statement sent to the proprietor under subsection (1) |
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available for inspection by members of the public at such times |
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and at such place as may be reasonable, |
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(b) | provide one copy of the statement free of charge to any person |
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(c) | take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that |
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every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school |
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receives a copy of the statement within such period following |
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receipt of the statement by the proprietor as may be prescribed.” |
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(7) | In section 18 (interpretation of Chapter) after the definition of “the Chief |
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““interim statement” means an interim statement under section |
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211 | Powers of persons providing administrative support in connection with |
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(1) | Part 2 of Schedule 12 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) |
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(inspectors etc acting on behalf of Chief Inspector) is amended as follows. |
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(2) | In paragraph 9(1) (delegation of functions), after paragraph (c) insert “or |
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(d) | any inspection administrator,”, |
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| (and omit “or” at the end of paragraph (b)). |
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(3) | In paragraph 9(2)(a) for “and 11(4)” substitute “, 11(4) and 11A(3)”. |
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(4) | In paragraph 10(1) (inspectors etc to have necessary qualifications, experience |
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and skills), after paragraph (c) insert “or |
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(d) | an inspection administrator,”, |
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| (and omit “or” at the end of paragraph (b)). |
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(5) | After paragraph 11 insert— |
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“Inspection administrators |
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11A (1) | The Chief Inspector may enter into arrangements with inspection |
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service providers under which they provide the services of persons |
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to provide administrative support in connection with the carrying |
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(2) | A person providing administrative support in pursuance of |
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arrangements under sub-paragraph (1) is to be known as an |
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inspection administrator. |
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(3) | The Chief Inspector may not authorise an inspection administrator to |
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School Support Staff Pay and Conditions: England |
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212 | The School Support Staff Negotiating Body |
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(1) | There is to be an unincorporated body of persons known as the School Support |
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(2) | In this Chapter that body is referred to as “the SSSNB”. |
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(3) | The SSSNB’s functions are those conferred on it by this Chapter. |
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(4) | Schedule 15 makes further provision about the SSSNB. |
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213 | Matters within SSSNB’s remit |
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(1) | For the purposes of this Chapter, the matters within the SSSNB’s remit are |
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(a) | the remuneration of school support staff, or |
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(b) | conditions of employment relating to the duties or working time of |
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(2) | The Secretary of State may by order provide that, for the purposes of |
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(a) | a payment or entitlement of a specified kind is or is not to be treated as |
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(b) | a specified matter is or is not to be treated as relating to the duties of |
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(c) | a specified matter is or is not to be treated as relating to the working |
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time of school support staff. |
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Consideration of matter by SSSNB |
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214 | Referral of matter to SSSNB for consideration |
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(1) | The Secretary of State may refer a matter within the SSSNB’s remit to the |
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SSSNB for consideration by it. |
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(2) | The rest of this section applies if the Secretary of State does so. |
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(3) | The Secretary of State may specify— |
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(a) | factors to which the SSSNB must have regard in considering the matter; |
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(b) | a date by which the SSSNB must comply with subsection (5). |
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(4) | The SSSNB must consider the matter, having regard to any factors specified |
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(5) | When it has considered the matter, the SSSNB must— |
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(a) | if it has reached an agreement about the matter, submit that agreement |
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to the Secretary of State, and |
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(b) | if it has been unable to reach an agreement about the matter, notify the |
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Secretary of State of that. |
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(6) | If the Secretary of State specifies a date under subsection (3)(b), the SSSNB |
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must comply with subsection (5) no later than that date. |
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(7) | The Secretary of State may, at any time before the SSSNB have complied with |
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subsection (5) in relation to a matter— |
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(a) | withdraw or vary the reference of the matter; |
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(b) | if factors have been specified under subsection (3)(a), withdraw or vary |
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those factors, or specify further factors under that paragraph; |
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(c) | if a date has been specified under subsection (3)(b), specify a later date |
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