Education (Wales) Measure 2011

1. Introduction

2. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1: Collaboration by education bodies

      1. Section 1 – Education bodies

      2. Section 2 - The collaboration objective

      3. Section 3 - Duty of education body to collaborate

      4. Section 4 - Meaning of ‘powers of collaboration’

      5. Section 5 - Powers to collaborate

      6. Section 6 - Regulations about the power to collaborate

      7. Section 7 – Guidance

      8. Section 8 – Interpretation of this Part

      9. Section 9 - Minor and consequential amendments

   2. Part 2: School Governance

      1. Chapter 1: Federation of maintained schools

         1. Section 10 - Federation of schools by governing bodies

         2. Section 11 – Proposals by local authorities to federate schools

         3. Section 12 – Implementation of proposals under section 11

         4. Section 13 – Single governing body for federations

         5. Section 14 – Regulations in relation to federations

         6. Section 15 – Identification of small maintained schools in Wales for the purposes of this Chapter

         7. Section 16 - Federation of schools causing concern by direction of the Welsh Ministers

         8. Section 17 – Guidance given by Welsh Ministers

         9. Section 18 – Federations: supplementary provisions

         10. Section 19 – Minor and consequential amendments to the Education Act 2002

         11. Section 20 – Minor and consequential amendments to the Education Act 2005

         12. Section 21 – Interpretation of this Chapter

      2. Chapter 2: Training for governors and clerks and provision of clerks

         1. Section 22 – Information and training for governors of maintained schools

         2. Section 23 – Duty of local authorities to provide clerks to the governing bodies of maintained schools

         3. Section 24 – Training for clerks to the governing bodies of maintained schools

         4. Section 25 – Duty of local authorities to secure availability of training for Clerks

   3. Part 3: Foundation Schools

      Foundation schools

      1. Section 26 - Prohibition of establishment of new foundation schools

      2. Section 27 - Prohibition of change of category to foundation school

      3. Section 28 - Savings: proposals to establish new foundation schools

      4. Section 29 – Savings: proposals to change category to foundation schools

      5. Section 30 - Supplementary powers

   4. Part 4: General

      1. Section 31 - General interpretation

      2. Section 32 - Orders and regulations

      3. Section 33 – Commencement

      4. Section 34 - Short title and inclusion of Measure within the Education Acts

3. Record of Proceedings in National Assembly for Wales