The Education Standards Fund (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education Standards Fund (England) Regulations 2000. They add 7 new purposes for or in connection with which grants are payable. The new purposes relate to the transforming key stage 3 pilot programme (paragraph 47), which is designed to raise standards at key stage 3, extra support for teaching of literacy and numeracy to some key stage 2 pupils (paragraph 48), the development of Excellence in Cities plans (paragraph 49), planning and establishing a fresh start school (paragraph 50), improving the standards of education of pupils whose parents are asylum seekers (paragraph 51), support for pupils with behavioural difficulties admitted in-year to schools in the Excellence in Cities project (paragraph 52) and improving standards at key stage 4 through partnership arrangements between schools (paragraph 53). These Regulations also amend paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 1 (by substituting a new list, containing additional education authorities). They also make consequential amendments to regulations 2(1), 5(2) and 11(1) and correct errors in regulations 2(1) and 6(4)(b).