Part IV Miscellaneous and General

Miscellaneous provisions

226 Services for schools in other member States providing education for British children.

1

This section applies to any school which—

a

is situated in a member State other than the United Kingdom;

b

provides education for pupils who are British citizens, have attained the age of five years but not the age of nineteen years and are residing in that member State;

c

has a curriculum which, in the case of any pupil at the school, is broadly similar to the curriculum which he would follow if he were a pupil at a maintained school in England and Wales; and

d

has such other characteristics as may be prescribed.

2

In the case of a school to which this section applies the Secretary of State shall—

a

on a regular basis provide the persons responsible for the management of the school with such information relating to educational developments in England and Wales as he thinks appropriate; and

b

if those persons so request, make arrangements for inspections to be made of the school F2by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills.

3

The Secretary of State shall charge the persons at whose request any inspection of a school is made under this section such fees as will cover the full cost of the inspection.

4

In this section “maintained school” means F1any community, foundation or voluntary school..