Education Act 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Assisted places scheme

   1. 1. Extension of assisted places scheme to schools providing only primary education.

3. Part II School discipline

   1. Responsibility for discipline

      1. 2. Responsibility for discipline: LEA-maintained schools.

      2. 3. Responsibility for discipline: grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools.

   2. Power to restrain pupils

      1. 4. Power of members of staff to restrain pupils.

   3. Detention

      1. 5. Detention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent.

   4. Exclusion of pupils from school

      1. 6. Variation of limit on fixed-period exclusions: all maintained schools.

      2. 7. Exclusion or reinstatement appeals: LEA-maintained schools.

      3. 8. Exclusion appeals: grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools.

   5. LEA plans

      1. 9. LEA plans relating to children with behavioural difficulties.

4. Part III School admissions

   1. Chapter I County and voluntary schools

      1. Partially-selective schools

         1. 10. Restriction of right to refuse admission to partially-selective school.

      2. Children permanently excluded from two or more schools

         1. 11. No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools.

         2. 12. Appeals in the case of children permanently excluded from two or more schools.

      3. Home-school partnership documents

         1. 13. Home-school partnership documents.

   2. Chapter II Grant-maintained schools

      1. 14. Corresponding provisions about admissions to grant-maintained schools.

5. Part IV Baseline assessments and pupils' performance

   1. Chapter I Baseline assessments

      1. 15. Introductory.

      2. 16. Adoption of baseline assessment schemes.

      3. 17. Assessment of pupils in accordance with scheme.

      4. 18. Regulations for purposes of this Chapter.

   2. Chapter II Pupils' performance

      1. 19. School performance targets.

      2. 20. Provision of information about individual pupils' performance.

6. Part V Supervision of curriculum for schools and external qualifications

   1. Chapter I The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

      1. Establishment of the Authority

         1. 21. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

      2. Functions of the Authority

         1. 22. General function of Authority to advance education and training.

         2. 23. Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.

         3. 24. Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.

         4. 25. Other functions of the Authority.

         5. 26. Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.

   2. Chapter II The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales

      1. Renaming of the Authority

         1. 27. The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.

      2. Functions of the Authority

         1. 28. General function of Authority to advance education and training.

         2. 29. Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.

         3. 30. Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.

         4. 31. Other functions of the Authority.

         5. 32. Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.

   3. Chapter III Provisions supplementary to Chapters I and II

      1. Dissolution of existing bodies

         1. 33. Dissolution of existing bodies.

      2. Transfer of property and staff

         1. 34. Transfer of property.

         2. 35. Transfer of staff.

      3. Levy on bodies awarding accredited qualifications

         1. 36. Levy on bodies awarding qualifications accredited by relevant Authority.

   4. Chapter IV Control of certain courses leading to external qualifications

      1. 37. Requirement for approval of certain publicly-funded and school courses leading to external qualifications.

7. Part VI Inspection of local education authorities and school inspections

   1. Chapter I Inspection of local education authorities

      1. 38. Inspection of LEAs.

      2. 39. Reports of inspections under s. 38 and action plan by LEA.

      3. 40. Inspector’s rights of entry etc.

      4. 41. Inspections involving collaboration of Audit Commission.

   2. Chapter II School Inspections

      1. 42. Miscellaneous amendments relating to school inspections.

8. Part VII Careers education and guidance

   1. 43. Provision of careers education in schools.

   2. 44. Schools and other institutions to co-operate with careers advisers.

   3. 45. Provision of careers information at schools and other institutions.

   4. 46. Extension or modification of provisions of ss. 43 to 45.

9. Part VIII Miscellaneous and general

   1. Exceptional educational provision

      1. 47. Functions of LEAs as regards exceptional educational provision.

   2. Management committees for pupil referral units

      1. 48. Management committees for pupil referral units.

   3. Teachers not under contract of employment andpersons having access to those under 19

      1. 49. Power to make regulations: teachers not under contract of employment and persons having access to those under 19.

   4. Costs of teachers' premature retirement

      1. 50. Recoupment by local education authority of costs of teachers' premature retirement.

   5. Definition of “school”

      1. 51. Definition of “school”.

   6. Compulsory school age

      1. 52. Commencement of compulsory school age.

   7. General provisions

      1. 53. Stamp duty.

      2. 54. Orders and regulations.

      3. 55. Financial provisions.

      4. 56. Construction.

      5. 57. Minor and consequential amendments, repeals etc.

      6. 58. Short title, commencement and extent etc.

10. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

       Schedule inserted after Schedule 25 to the Education Act 1996.

    2. Schedule 2

       Schedule inserted after Schedule 33 to the Education Act 1996.

    3. Schedule 3

       Schedule inserted as Schedule 33B to the Education Act 1996.

    4. Schedule 4

       The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

    5. Schedule 5

       The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.

    6. Schedule 6

       School inspections.

    7. Schedule 7

       Minor and consequential amendments.

    8. Schedule 8

       Repeals.