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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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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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

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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 Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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

‘(7)	In delivering its efficiency duty, Ofqual shall publish annually the criteria that

will be used to make judgements about the efficiency of regulated

qualifications.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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Clause  126,  page  72,  line  11,  at end insert ‘and maximizes choice for pupils and

learning providers;’. 

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Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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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  32,  leave out from ‘type’ to end of line 34.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

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Clause  126,  page  72,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(d)	persons whom, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, represent the

interests of employers or institutions within the higher education sector.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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Clause  126,  page  72,  line  45,  leave out ‘the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘the

Select Committee for Children, Schools and Families’. 

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.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

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Clause  137,  page  78,  line  9,  at end add—

‘(6)	Ofqual must set in a minimum requirement in respect of an academic

qualification relating to the knowledge a person must demonstrate in order to

obtain the qualification or qualifications in question.’.

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Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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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

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Page  78,  line  11,  leave out Clause 138.

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

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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

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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 David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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Clause  162,  page  88,  line  37,  at end insert ‘how it performed in relation to its

objectives, what its assessment is of changes in educational standards and performance

since its last report, and how English educational standards and performance compare

with those in other developed countries.’. 

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

34

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

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

75

Clause  184,  page  97,  leave out lines 18 to 20.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

1

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

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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Clause  194,  page  111,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The Secretary of State shall issue guidance as to which of the powers and duties

of a head teacher shall be regarded as “prescribed functions” for the purposes of

subsection (2).’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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Clause  194,  page  111,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

a decision relating to the disciplining of a pupil or any other matter

relating to pupil behaviour or the enforcement of the published rules of

the school;’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

74

Clause  194,  page  111,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

a decision about whether to suspend or exclude permanently a pupil;’.

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 Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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Clause  195,  page  112,  line  46,  at end insert—

‘(5A)

A Local Commissioner may in particular decide not to investigate a complaint

under this Chapter, or to discontinue an investigation if, in his opinion, the

complaint is vexatious.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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Clause  210,  page  120,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The Chief Inspector may only make an interim statement about a school in

England that has provision for children with special educational needs if it has

been assessed by an inspector who has training and expertise in special

educational needs and has properly engaged with such pupils at that school.’.

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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.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

90

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

‘(f)	any other item prohibited by the published rules of the school.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

88

Clause  229,  page  131,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(6A)

The requirement in subsection (6)(b) shall not apply in circumstances where—

(a)	the school has no members of staff of the same sex as P, or

(b)	the provisions of subsection (4)(b) apply and there are no members of

staff of the same sex as P available.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

89

Clause  229,  page  131,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(6A)

The requirement in subsection (6)(c) shall not apply in circumstances where—

(a)	the school has fewer than two members of staff of the same sex as P, or

(b)	the provisions of subsection (4)(b) apply and there are fewer than two

members of staff of the same sex as P available.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

91

Clause  229,  page  131,  leave out line 33.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

82

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 94(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (defence where

confiscation lawful) leave out “if he proves that the seizure, retention or disposal

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(as the case may be) was lawful (whether or not by virtue of section 91)” and

insert “if the item was prohibited by the published rules of the school.”’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

83

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 93(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (power of

member of staff to use force) after subsection (1)(c) there is inserted—

“(d)	attempting to leave a room in which the pupil is subject to a disciplinary

penalty which consists of the detention of that pupil outside school

sessions.”’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

92

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 91(6) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (enforcement

of disciplinary penalties) omit paragraph (a).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

93

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 92(3) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (enforcement

of disciplinary penalties) omit paragraph (c).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

95

Clause  231,  page  133,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(f)	any other item prohibited by the published rules of the college.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

96

Clause  231,  page  134,  leave out line 45.

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