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Notices of Amendments: 27 February 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

36

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

maintain standards.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

41

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

set out a range of comparators with qualifications in other countries

 

specified by regulation.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

37

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

maintain standards.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

38

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

For the purposes of subsections (2)(c) and (3)(c), Ofqual shall publish annually

 

its methodology for determining whether standards have been maintained over

 

periods of (a) 20 years, (b) ten years and (c) five years.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

42

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

sets out a range of comparators with qualifications in other countries

 

specified by regulation.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

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Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  37,  after ‘provided’, insert ‘on a timely basis and’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 27 February 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

31

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  72,  line  2,  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

Ofqual shall conduct annually a poll of a satistically significant sample of

 

secondary school students to determine the proportion of students who believe

 

that students work harder than ever to gain specified qualifications.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

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Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  72,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

Ofqual shall conduct annually a poll of a satistically significant sample of

 

secondary school teachers to determine the proportion of teachers who believe

 

that students work harder than ever to gain specified qualifications.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

43

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  125,  page  72,  line  2,  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

For the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of Ofqual in carrying out its duties

 

in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c), Ofqual shall establish specific and measurable

 

success criteria for these objectives.’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

9

 

Clause  126,  page  72,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(i)    

the timing of the exam cycle, and the need to allow awarding

 

bodies sufficient time to develop qualifications.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

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Clause  126,  page  72,  line  46,  at end insert ‘and establish specific and measurable

 

success criteria for each of its objectives.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 27 February 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

5

 

Clause  138,  page  78,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

The Secretary of State must not make a determination under subsection (1)

 

relating to the grading or assessment of qualifications.’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

8

 

Clause  144,  page  81,  line  10,  leave out from ‘may’ to end of line 11 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

direct a recognised body to take or refrain from taking specified steps

 

with a view to securing compliance with the condition, and

 

(b)    

direct a recognised body to set the standards in a specified qualification,

 

on a specified occasion, at a specified level.’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

7

 

Clause  162,  page  88,  line  37,  at end insert ‘and the extent to which it met

 

objectives.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

35

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  162,  page  88,  line  37,  at end insert ‘and the outcome of the specific and

 

measurable success criteria established in section 125(7)’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

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Parliamentary Star    

Clause  162,  page  89,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

No recommendations contained in the report referred to in subsection (4) shall be

 

implemented unless the report has been approved by a resolution of each House

 

of Parliament.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 27 February 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

34

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  167,  page  90,  line  31,  leave out ‘coherence’ and insert ‘rigour’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

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Clause  192,  page  111,  line  10,  after ‘are’, insert ‘judged by Ofsted to be’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

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Clause  195,  page  112,  line  46,  at end insert ‘or if the local Commissioner considers

 

the complaints to be vexatious or malicious’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

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Clause  229,  page  130,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

any other article which the member of staff considers may cause potential

 

or imminent harm to the pupil or to others.’.

 

 

Order of the House [23 February 2009]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and

 

Learning Bill:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 31 March 2009.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 27 February 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 


 
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