Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000
Provision of school education: right of child and duty of education authority
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Right of child to school education
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Duty of education authority in providing school education
Raising standards
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Raising standards
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National priorities in education
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Education authority’s annual statement of improvement objectives
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School development plans
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Review of school performance
Delegation schemes
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Delegation schemes
Inspections
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Inspection of education authority
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Code of practice as regards inspection of education authority
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Inspection of educational establishment
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Code of practice as regards inspection of educational establishment
Guidance
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Guidance to education authorities: raising standards and delegation schemes
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Guidance to education authorities as to home education
Requirement for mainstream education
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Requirement that education be provided in mainstream schools
Ending of corporal punishment in schools
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No justification for corporal punishment
Ending of self-governing status of schools
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Ending of self-governing status of school
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Order supplementary to ending of self-governing status
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Transfer of staff of self-governing school
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Provision of information in relation to self-governing school
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Educational endowments in relation to self-governing school
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Interruption of process of transition to self-governing status
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Purported disposal of property of self-governing school
Independent schools
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Registration of independent school
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Welfare of pupil attending independent school
School Boards
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Role of School Board in raising standards and improving quality of education
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Election to School Board after school ceases to be self-governing
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Vacancies for parent members of School Board
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Restriction on councillor’s membership of School Board
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Involvement of School Board in preparing short leet for appointment of headteacher etc.
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Delegation of education authority’s functions to School Board
Pre-school children
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Provision of education for pre-school children etc.
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Fees
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Guidance to education authorities as respects discharge of certain functions
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Provision of school education by persons other than education authorities
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Inspection of establishments other than schools
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Provision of transport etc. by education authority
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Admission of children under school age to primary school
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Repeal of Part II of Education (Scotland) Act 1996
Education outwith school
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Education outwith school
Exclusion from school
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Rights of appeal against exclusion from school
Grants
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Grants in respect of activities relating to school education
Placing requests
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Placing requests: extent of education authority’s duty
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Further provision as respects placing requests
The General Teaching Council
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Functions of the Council
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Constitution of the Council
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Further provision as to keeping of register of teachers
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Provision of information by Council
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Provision of information to Council
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Professional Conduct Committee and Investigating and Disciplinary Sub-committees
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Appeals
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Amendment of section 17 of 1965 Act
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Power of Council to borrow money
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Power of Scottish Ministers to require Council to establish committees
Abolition of SJNC
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Abolition of Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for School Education
Sex education and medical matters
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Guidance to education authorities as to manner of conducting sex education
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Consent of child to medical procedures
General
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Interpretation
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Regulations
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Amendments and repeals
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Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and savings
SCHEDULE 1
AMENDMENTS OF 1988 ACT CONSEQUENTIAL ON RESTRICTING BY-ELECTIONS FOR PARENT MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARDS
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The 1988 Act shall be amended in accordance with the...
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In section 2 (composition of School Board)—
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In section 2A (elections)— (a) for subsections (4) and (5)...
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In section 2B (co-option), for subsections (3) and (4) substitute—...
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In section 3 (terms of office)— (a) after subsection (4)...
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In section 20 (schools without a Board and disestablishment of...
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In section 22(2) (interpretation), the definition of “co-opted parent member”...
SCHEDULE 2
MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
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Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 (c.19)
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Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c.65)
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Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44)
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School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.47)
SCHEDULE 3
FURTHER REPEALS

Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000
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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision as respects school education, the welfare of pupils attending independent schools and corporal punishment of pupils for whom school education is provided; to make further provision as respects School Boards; to make further provision as respects the functions, constitution and structure of the General Teaching Council for Scotland; to abolish the committee known as the Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for School Education; to make further provision relating to the inspection of institutions within the higher education sector which educate and train persons to be, or persons who are, teachers in schools; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed on 7 June 2000 and received Royal Assent on 14th July 2000.