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| | ‘(6) | All qualifications which are approved by the QCDA and Ofqual must be funded |
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| Clause 182, page 96, line 26, after ‘school’, insert ‘or Academy’. |
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| | ‘(fe) | the management committee of a school falling within section 19(2B) of |
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| | the Education Act 1996 (c.56) (pupil referral units)’. |
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| | ‘(ff) | a short stay school within the area of the authority; |
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| | (fg) | a Sure Start Children’s Centre within the area of the authority; |
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| | (fh) | a representative of an extended school provider within the area of the |
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| | (fi) | general medical practitioners within the area of the authority.’. |
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| | ‘(9A) | Arrangements under this section shall not diminish the powers of school leaders |
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| | (c) | must inform the primary care trust chief executive of plans.’. |
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| | ‘(2A) | Local authorities must seek and take account of the views of private, voluntary |
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| | ‘(1A) | The establishing authority and their relevant partners must make payments to be |
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| Clause 185, page 100, line 40, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4A) | Regulations under this section must specify that— |
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| | (a) | a children and young people’s plan deal with transport and travel matters; |
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| | (b) | a Children’s Trust Board consult the relevant local transport authority.’. |
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| | ‘(c) | monitor the implementation of strategies set out in the children and |
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| | young people’s plan and prepare and publish an annual report about the |
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| | extent to which strategies result in improved outcomes for children and |
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| | (d) | forward for formal response copies of both reports to relevant partners.’. |
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| | ‘(4) | The Director of the Children’s Services Authority shall be responsible for the |
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| | implementation of the children and young people’s plan and the cooperation of |
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| | persons and bodies within the plan, in particular relevant persons or bodies.’. |
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| Clause 186, page 102, line 15, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | A local authority may not provide early childhood services unless the local |
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| | (a) | that no other person is willing to provide the early childhood services |
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| | (b) | if another person is willing to do so, that in the circumstances it is |
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| | appropriate for the local authority to provide the early years services.’. |
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| Clause 186, page 102, line 31, at end insert ‘alongside support for the wider family |
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| | ‘5E | Services available through children’s centres |
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| | (1) | The management of children’s centres must determine with the local authority |
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| | and children’s trust boards which services are necessary to strengthen families |
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| | and improve outcomes for children in the local community. |
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| | (2) | In meeting their duties under subsection (1), priority must be given to providing |
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| | services to support the most disadvantaged families. |
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| | (3) | Relevant partners have a duty to work with children’s centres to assess how the |
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| | service is best delivered. |
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| | (4) | Health visitor services must be provided by children’s centres. |
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| | (5) | The Secretary of State may, by regulations, determine the services to be provided |
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| | ‘5H | Children’s centres: information on costs |
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| | The local authority must, on an annual basis, publish in respect of each children’s |
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| | centre within its area information on— |
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| | (a) | budgets allocated to children’s centres, |
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| | (b) | administration costs incurred in the operation of children’s centres, and |
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| | (c) | any other relevant costs associated with the children’s centres.’. |
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| | ‘98ZA | Unified system of inspection |
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| | The Chief Inspector must establish one inspection programme to include— |
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| | (b) | early years learning, |
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| | (c) | other services provided by children’s centres.’. |
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| Clause 187, page 106, line 9, after ‘the’, insert ‘health and’. |
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| Clause 187, page 106, line 9, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(d) | raising the achievements of disadvantaged children as defined in the |
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| | relevant Children’s Trust Board’s Children and Young People’s Plan.’. |
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| Clause 189, page 109, line 7, leave out ‘and quality’. |
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| Clause 189, page 109, line 9, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(aa) | improving the quality of early childhood services that are provided in |
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| Clause 192, page 110, line 38, leave out ‘the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘the |
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| Clause 192, page 110, line 41, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(aa) | a local education authority in England maintains a disproportionate |
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| | number of schools that fail to enter any pupils for core academic |
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| Clause 192, page 111, line 10, after ‘are’, insert ‘judged by Ofsted to be’. |
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| Clause 194, page 111, line 35, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | The Secretary of State shall issue guidance as to which of the powers and duties |
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| | of a head teacher shall be regarded as “prescribed functions” for the purposes of |
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