The Education Development Plans (England) Regulations 2001

PART II MATTERS WITH WHICH THE STATEMENT OF PROPOSALS MUST DEAL

Targets for pupils in the second key stage

7.—(1) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must specify the targets referred to in paragraph (2) in connection with the performance of the relevant group of second key stage pupils in NC tests to be administered at or near the end of each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively.

(2) The targets referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 4 or above in such tests in English;

(b) the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such tests in English;

(c) the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 4 or above in such tests in mathematics; and

(d) the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such tests in mathematics.

(3) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must, as well as stating the overall percentage figure for the targets set out in paragraph (2), contain a breakdown of these targets by ethnic origin of the pupils.

(4) In this regulation, “the relevant group of second key stage pupils”, in relation to each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, means all persons whom the local education authority estimate will, in the school year in question and at the time the NC tests are undertaken—

(a) be registered pupils at a school maintained by the authority; and

(b) be in the final year of the second key stage.

Targets for pupils in the third key stage

8.—(1) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must specify the targets referred to in paragraph (2) in connection with the performance of the relevant group of third key stage pupils in NC tests or, in the case of information and communication technology, teacher assessments, to be administered at or near the end of each of the school years beginning 2002 and 2003 respectively.

(2) The targets referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in NC tests in English;

(b) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such NC tests in mathematics;

(c) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such NC tests in science; and

(d) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in teacher assessments in information and communication technology.

(3) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must, as well as stating the overall percentage figure for the targets set out in paragraph (2), contain a breakdown of these targets by ethnic origin of the pupils.

(4) In this regulation, “the relevant group of third key stage pupils”, in relation to each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, means all persons whom the local education authority estimate will, in the school year in question and at the time the NC tests or teacher assessments are undertaken—

(a) be registered pupils at a school maintained by the authority, and

(b) be in the final year of the third key stage.

GCSE and vocational qualifications

9.—(1) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must specify the targets referred to in paragraph (2) in connection with the performance of the relevant group of pupils in GCSE examinations or in obtaining vocational qualifications.

(2) The targets referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) the percentage of the relevant group of pupils to achieve, by the end of each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, grades A* to C in five or more subjects in GCSE examinations;

(b) the percentage of the relevant group of pupils to achieve, by the end of each of the school years beginning 2002 and 2003 respectively, grades A* to G in five or more subjects including English and mathematics in GSCE examinations;

(c) the average point score to be achieved by the relevant group of pupils by the end of each of the school years beginning 2002 and 2003 respectively, in GCSE and vocational qualifications;

(3) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must, as well as stating the overall percentage figure for the targets set out in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) to (c), contain a breakdown of these targets by ethnic origin of the pupils.

(4) In this regulation, “the relevant group of pupils”, in relation to each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, means all persons whom the local education authority estimate—

(a) will on the third Thursday in January of the school year in question be registered pupils at a school maintained by the authority, and

(b) will attain the age of 16 during that school year.

Targets for attendance

10.—(1) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan shall specify the targets referred to in paragraph (2).

(2) The targets referred to in paragraph (1) are the overall absence rate in each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, in—

(a) maintained schools (other than special schools and any school situated in a hospital) in the authority’s area which are primary schools or middle schools deemed to be primary schools in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1980 Regulations;

(b) maintained schools (other than special schools and any school situated in a hospital) in the authority’s area which are secondary schools or middle schools deemed to be secondary schools in accordance with regulation 4 of the 1980 Regulations; and

(c) maintained schools (other than any school situated in a hospital) in the authority’s area which are special schools.

Information used by a local education authority in the setting of targets

11.  The statement of proposals contained in the second plan shall contain a statement—

(a) explaining how the local education authority has arrived at the targets referred to in regulations 7 to 10 by reference to a summary of the information used; and

(b) describing the way in which the local education authority engages with schools maintained by the authority to assist the governing bodies of such schools to set the targets they are required to set by virtue of the 1998 Regulations, including a description of the information given by the authority to such schools to assist such schools to set those targets.

Priorities for school improvement

12.—(1) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan shall set out the priorities identified by the local education authority for the period set out in regulation 4 for raising the standards of education provided for children in the authority’s area and for improving the performance of schools maintained by the authority.

(2) In setting out these priorities in the statement of proposals, the authority shall set out in the statement of proposals—

(a) a description of changes in the key characteristics of the authority which have occurred since the preparation of the first plan and which the authority consider relevant to the improvement of, and the raising of standards in, schools in its area;

(b) a description of the processes by which the authority have evaluated their own progress and the progress of schools maintained by the authority since they prepared the first plan, in the light of the activities set out in the first plan which they have undertaken, and the outcomes of that evaluation;

(c) a description of the processes by which the authority have reviewed their own performance and the performance of schools maintained by the authority based on the latest available performance information immediately prior to the preparation of the second plan, and the outcome of that review; and

(d) the basis on which each of the priorities was identified and how each priority will contribute to raising the standards of education for all children in their area, including those with special educational needs, and to achieving the targets referred to in regulations 7 to 10.

(3) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan shall indicate in broad terms the activities which the authority propose to undertake in the financial year beginning in 2002 to address each of the priorities identified in the statement of proposals in accordance with paragraph (1).