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| | Schedule 9, page 190, line 25, leave out ‘The Secretary of State may appoint’ and |
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| | Schedule 9, page 190, line 29, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The chair and chief executive of Ofqual shall be full-time positions.’. |
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| | Schedule 9, page 191, line 7, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | failure to ensure the standard of regulated qualifications is maintained.’. |
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| | Schedule 9, page 191, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | An ordinary member must not have financial or other occupational interests that |
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| | Schedule 9, page 191, line 17, leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The ordinary members, by majority vote, may remove the deputy from office |
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| | Schedule 9, page 191, line 19, leave out ‘The Secretary of State’ and insert ‘The |
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| | | ‘(c) | failure to ensure the standard of regulated qualifications is maintained.’. |
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| | | Schedule 9, page 191, line 42, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | All payments made under this paragraph shall be published annually together |
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| | | Regulator and the ordinary members.’. |
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| | Schedule 9, page 192, line 2, leave out ‘the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Ofqual’. |
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| | | Schedule 9, page 192, line 2, leave out ‘first’. |
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| | Schedule 9, page 192, line 3, leave out ‘the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Ofqual’. |
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| | | Schedule 9, page 192, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The Secretary of State may remove the Chief Executive from office if the |
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| | | Secretary of State thinks it appropriate to do so.’. |
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| | | Schedule 9, page 192, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The terms of the conditions of service of the Chief Executive, including all |
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| | | refunds of expenses incurred by the Chief Executive in carrying out his duties |
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| | | shall be published annually.’. |
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| | | Schedule 9, page 192, line 4, leave out subsection (2). |
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| | Schedule 9, page 192, line 7, leave out ‘the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘the |
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| | Select Committee for Children, Schools and Families of the House of Commons.’. |
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| | Schedule 9, page 192, leave out line 10 and insert ‘Select Committee for Children, |
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| | Schools and Families of the House of Commons.’. |
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| | Schedule 9, page 192, line 24, leave out subsection (5). |
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| | Schedule 9, page 192, leave out lines 28 to 33. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(f) | the educational standards and performance objective.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(f) | the timeliness objective.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 23, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | maintain standards.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 23, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | set out a range of comparators with qualifications in other countries |
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| | | specified by regulation.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 26, after ‘achievement’, insert ‘and knowledge’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 28, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | maintain standards.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 28, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | sets out a range of comparators with qualifications in other countries |
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| | | specified by regulation.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 28, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | For the purposes of subsections (2)(c) and (3)(c), Ofqual shall publish annually |
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| | | its methodology for determining whether standards have been maintained over |
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| | | periods of (a) 20 years, (b) ten years and (c) five years.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 28, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | allow for an objective assessment of how educational standards have |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 28, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | In order to deliver the assessments standard, Ofqual shall undertake, within 18 |
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| | | months of its establishment, a full review of changes in assessment standards |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 30, at end insert ‘and in the independence, objectivity and |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 30, at end insert ‘over time’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 30, at end insert ‘and in pursuit of this objective Ofqual |
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| | shall carry out each year sample testing of cohorts at Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 in English and |
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| | Maths on a basis that will facilitate credible evaluation of changes in levels of |
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| | achievement in these subjects over time.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 37, after ‘provided’, insert ‘on a timely basis and’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, after ‘money’, insert ‘and that any increases in sums |
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| | payable are not above the rate of inflation.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7) | The timeliness objective is to ensure that Ofqual carries out its functions in a |
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| | | timely manner that facilitates the delivery of qualifications on time.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | The educational standards and performance objective is to monitor educational |
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| | | standards and performance as a whole in England, to report on how standards and |
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| | | performance are changing over time, and to make comparisons between |
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| | | educational standards and performance in England and in other OECD countries. |
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| | | (8) | In order to deliver the educational standards objective, Ofqual shall carry out |
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| | | sample testing on an annual basis in selected subjects, and shall report annually |
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| | | on changes in educational standards and performance in England and between |
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| | | England and other OECD countries.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | Ofqual shall conduct annually a poll of a satistically significant sample of |
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| | | secondary school students to determine the proportion of students who believe |
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| | | that students work harder than ever to gain specified qualifications.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7) | Ofqual shall conduct annually a poll of a satistically significant sample of |
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| | | secondary school teachers to determine the proportion of teachers who believe |
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| | | that students work harder than ever to gain specified qualifications.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | For the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of Ofqual in carrying out its duties |
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| | | in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c), Ofqual shall establish specific and measurable |
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| | | success criteria for these objectives.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end insert ‘, subject to ensuring the financial |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | In delivering its efficiency duty, Ofqual shall publish annually the criteria that |
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| | | Clause 126, page 72, line 10, leave out paragraph (a). |
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| | | Clause 126, page 72, line 27, leave out subsection (3). |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 46, after ‘effectively’, insert ‘and in a timely manner.’. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 11, at end insert ‘and maximizes choice for pupils and |
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