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| |  Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance
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| | Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill
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| | | The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the |
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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 standards objectives, Ofqual shall undertake, |
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| | | within 18 months of its establishment, a full review of changes in assessment |
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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 32, leave out ‘different types’ and insert ‘range’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This technical drafting amendment ensures consistency in the way provisions of Part 7 refer to |
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| | “qualifications”. That term is intended to refer to a particular type of qualification, such as a |
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| | History GCSE, and not to a particular form of that qualification offered by a specific awarding |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 34, leave out ‘and’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 36, at end insert ‘, and |
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| | | (d) | the range of criteria and indicators which underpin any attainment and |
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| | | achievement tables published by Ofqual.’. |
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| | Clause 125, page 71, line 37, leave out ‘regulated qualifications are provided’ and |
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| | insert ‘the market for regulated qualifications operates’. |
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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 71, line 38, after ‘any’ insert ‘relevant’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 431. This technical drafting amendment is |
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| | consequent on that amendment. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 1, leave out from ‘a’ to ‘represent’ in line 2 and insert |
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| | ‘qualification in respect of which the body is recognised under section 129’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This technical drafting amendment ensures consistency in the way in which the provisions of Part |
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| | 7 refer to specific qualifications which an awarding body is recognised to award or authenticate |
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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 ‘, subject to ensuring the financial |
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| | stability of the awarding bodies.’. |
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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) | For the purposes of subsection (6) a sum is relevant if it is payable in respect of |
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| | | the award or authentication of the qualification in question.’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 431. This technical drafting amendment is |
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| | | consequent on that amendment. |
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| | Clause 125, page 72, line 2, at end add— |
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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) | 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 add— |
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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 add— |
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| | | ‘(7) | In delivering its efficiency duty, Ofqual shall publish annually the criteria that |
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| | | will be used to make judgements about the efficiency of regulated |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(A1) | The principal duty of Ofqual in performing its functions is to promote the |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | which, subject to the Secretary of State’s exercise of the powers |
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| | | conferred on him by subsections (4)(c) and (6), demonstrates |
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| | | independence of judgement in securing and promoting its objectives.’. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 10, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(a) | the need to ensure that there is a reasonable level of choice for learners, |
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| | | in terms of both the number of different types of regulated qualifications |
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| | | and the number of regulated qualifications of each type;’. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 10, leave out paragraph (a). |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 11, at end insert ‘and maximizes choice for pupils and |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 16, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | the reasonable additional requirements of persons in whose home a |
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| | | language is spoken which differs from that language in which the person |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 26, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(i) | the timing of the exam cycle, and the need to allow awarding |
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| | | bodies sufficient time to develop qualifications.’. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 26, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(i) | information provided by recognised awarding bodies.’. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 27, leave out subsection (3). |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 31, leave out ‘types of’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 429. The purpose of this amendment is the |
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| | same as that given for that amendment. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 32, leave out ‘regulated qualifications of each type’ and |
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| | insert ‘different forms of such qualifications’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 429. The purpose of this amendment is the |
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| | same as that given for that amendment. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 32, leave out from ‘type’ to end of line 34. |
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| | Clause 126, page 72, line 33, leave out ‘types of’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 429. The purpose of this amendment is the |
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| | same as that given for that amendment. |
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