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Education Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and the

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, are published separately as

Bill 137—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Michael Gove has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of

the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Education Bill are compatible with the Convention

rights.

 
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Education Bill

 

 
 

Contents

Part 1

Early years provision

1   

Free of charge early years provision

Part 2

Discipline

2   

Power of members of staff at schools to search pupils

3   

Power of members of staff at further education institutions to search students

4   

Exclusion of pupils from schools in England: review

5   

Repeal of requirement to give notice of detention to parent: England

6   

Repeal of duty to enter into behaviour and attendance partnership

Part 3

School workforce

Abolition of the General Teaching Council for England

7   

Abolition of the General Teaching Council for England

8   

Functions of Secretary of State in relation to teachers

9   

Requirement for teachers in England to serve induction period

10   

Abolition of the GTCE: transitional provision

11   

Abolition of the GTCE: consequential amendments

12   

Abolition of the GTCE: transfer schemes

Reporting restrictions

13   

Restrictions on reporting alleged offences by teachers

Abolition of the Training and Development Agency for Schools

14   

Abolition of the Training and Development Agency for Schools

15   

Training the school workforce: powers of Secretary of State and Welsh

Ministers

 

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16   

Abolition of the TDA: consequential amendments

17   

Abolition of the TDA: transfer schemes

Abolition of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body

18   

Abolition of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body

Staff: minor amendments

19   

Staffing of maintained schools: suspension of delegated budget

Part 4

Qualifications and the Curriculum

International comparison surveys

20   

Requirement for schools to participate in international surveys

Ofqual

21   

The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations

22   

The qualifications standards objective

Abolition of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency

23   

Abolition of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency

24   

Abolition of the QCDA: consequential amendments

25   

Abolition of the QCDA: transfer schemes

Careers education and guidance

26   

Education and training support services in England

27   

Careers guidance in schools in England

Repeal of the diploma entitlement

28   

Repeal of diploma entitlement for 16 to 18 year olds

29   

Repeal of diploma entitlement for fourth key stage

Part 5

Educational institutions: other provisions

Repeal of duties of governing bodies, local authorities and others

30   

Duties to co-operate with local authority

31   

Duties to have regard to children and young people’s plan

32   

Duty to prepare and publish school profile

33   

Duty to appoint school improvement partners

34   

Duties in relation to school admissions

35   

Duties in relation to school meals etc

 
 

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New schools

36   

Establishment of new schools

Governing bodies: constitution and dissolution

37   

Constitution of governing bodies: maintained schools in England

38   

Discontinuance of federated school: governing body not to be dissolved

Standards

39   

School inspections: exempt schools

40   

School inspections: matters to be covered in Chief Inspector’s report

41   

Inspection of further education institutions: exempt institutions

42   

Inspection of boarding accommodation

43   

Schools causing concern: powers of Secretary of State

44   

Complaints: repeal of power to complain to Local Commissioner

Finance

45   

Local authorities’ financial schemes

46   

Payments in respect of dismissal, etc

47   

Determination of permitted charges

Further education institutions

48   

Further education institutions: amendments

Pupil referral units

49   

Repeal of provision changing name of pupil referral units

Part 6

Academies

Academy arrangements

50   

Academies: removal of requirement to have specialism

51   

Academy arrangements: post-16 education and alternative provision

52   

Consequential amendments: 16 to 19 Academies and alternative provision

Academies

Academy orders

53   

Academy orders: involvement of religious bodies etc

54   

Academies: consultation on conversion

55   

Academy conversions: federated schools

56   

Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to Academies

Academies: other provisions

57   

Academies: new and expanded educational institutions

58   

Staff at Academies with religious character

59   

Academies: land

 
 

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60   

Academy admissions arrangements: references to adjudicator

61   

Academies: minor amendments

Part 7

Post-16 education and training

Abolition of the Young People’s Learning Agency for England

62   

Abolition of the Young People’s Learning Agency for England

63   

Abolition of the YPLA: consequential amendments

64   

Abolition of the YPLA: transfer schemes

Apprenticeships

65   

The apprenticeship offer

66   

Apprenticeship certificates

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding

67   

Consultation by Chief Executive of Skills Funding

68   

Functions of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding

Raising the participation age: commencement

69   

Duty to participate in education or training: commencement

Part 8

Student finance

70   

Student loans: interest rates

71   

Limit on student fees: part-time courses

Part 9

Powers of National Assembly for Wales

72   

Professional standards etc of teachers and others

73   

Funding of pre-16 education and training

Part 10

General

74   

Orders and regulations

75   

Interpretation of Act

76   

Financial provision

77   

Extent

78   

Commencement

79   

Short title

 
 

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Schedule 1   —   

Review of exclusions from schools in England: consequential

amendments

Schedule 2   —   

Abolition of the GTCE: consequential amendments

Schedule 3   —   

Abolition of the GTCE: transfer schemes

Schedule 4   —   

Abolition of the TDA: consequential amendments

Schedule 5   —   

Abolition of the TDA: transfer schemes

Schedule 6   —   

The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations

Schedule 7   —   

Abolition of the QCDA: consequential amendments

Schedule 8   —   

Abolition of the QCDA: transfer schemes

Schedule 9   —   

School admissions: consequential amendments

Schedule 10   —   

Establishment of new schools

Schedule 11   —   

Further education institutions: amendments

Schedule 12   —   

16 to 19 Academies and alternative provision Academies:

consequential amendments

Schedule 13   —   

Academies: land

Schedule 14   —   

Academies: minor amendments

Schedule 15   —   

Abolition of the YPLA: consequential amendments

Schedule 16   —   

Abolition of the YPLA: transfer schemes

Schedule 17   —   

The apprenticeship offer: consequential amendments

 
 

 
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