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- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2006/2990 art. 4 by S.I. 2008/54 art. 2
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2007/935 art. 7(n) by S.I. 2007/1271 art. 4
- specified provision(s) transitional provisions for earlier commencing SI 2007/935 by S.I. 2007/1271 art. 5
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 11A inserted by 2010 c. 26 s. 7
- s. 88(A1) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 16 para. 1(2)
- s. 93A inserted by 2009 c. 22 s. 246
- s. 93A(7) words inserted by S.I. 2016/413 reg. 235 (This amendment comes into force on the day that section 93A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)comes into force. That provision is still prospective)
- s. 162(5A)(aa) inserted by 2010 nawm 1 Sch. 1 para. 20(a)
61School requiring significant improvementE+W
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A maintained school is by virtue of this section eligible for intervention if—
(a)following an inspection of the school under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of EA 2005, the Chief Inspector has given notice under section 13(3)(a) of that Act in a case falling within section 13(1)(b) of that Act (school requiring significant improvement), and
(b)where any subsequent inspection of the school has been made under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of that Act, the notice has not been superseded by—
(i)the person making the subsequent inspection making a report stating that in his opinion the school no longer requires significant improvement, or
(ii)the Chief Inspector giving the Secretary of State a notice under section 13(3)(a) of that Act in a case falling within section 13(1)(a) of that Act (school requiring special measures).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 61, 62 applied by S.I. 2007/2979, Sch. 1 para. 23C(1A) (as inserted (27.6.2016) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/608), regs. 1, 3(a))
Commencement Information
I1S. 61 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(j)
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