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Part I Measures to raise standards of school education
Chapter II General responsibilities of local authorities
Chapter IV Intervention in schools in Wales causing concern
Intervention by local authorities
14. Powers of intervention exercisable by local authorities.
15. Cases where local authority may exercise powers of intervention.
16. Power of local authority to appoint additional governors.
16A. Power of local authority to provide for governing body to consist of interim executive members
17. Power of local authority to suspend right to delegated budget.
Part II New framework for maintained schools
Chapter II Establishment, alteration or discontinuance of schools
Mainstream schools maintained by local authorities
28. Proposals for establishment or alteration of community, foundation or voluntary school in Wales.
28A.Proposals for establishment of community, foundation or voluntary school maintained by English LEA
29.Proposals for discontinuance of community, foundation, voluntary or maintained nursery school in Wales.
30. Notice by governing body to discontinue foundation or voluntary school in England.
Further provisions relating to establishment, alteration or discontinuance of schools
Chapter III Government of maintained schools
Chapter IV Financing of maintained schools
45AA.Power to require local authorities in England to determine schools budget
45AB.Duty of local authorities in Wales to determine schools budget
45AC.Power to require local authorities in Wales to determine schools budget
45B.Power of Assembly to set minimum schools budget for local authority in Wales
45D.Power of Assembly to repeal Wales-only school funding provisions
46.Determination of LEA’s local schools budget and individual schools budget.
47ZA.Free of charge early years provision outside a maintained school: budgetary framework: England
Chapter VI Religious education etc and worship
Chapter VII Miscellaneous and supplemental
Chapter I Admission arrangements
Admission arrangements: England
88B.Admission arrangements relating to children looked after by local authority
88G.Power to restrict alteration of admission arrangements following establishment or expansion
88I.Other functions of adjudicator relating to admission arrangements
88L.Restriction on alteration of admission arrangements following adjudicator's decision
88N.Further provision about schemes adopted or made by virtue of section 88M
89C. Further provision about schemes adopted or made by virtue of section 89B
89D.Power to restrict alteration of admission arrangements following establishment or expansion
90A.Restriction on alteration of admission arrangements following adjudicator's decision
91. Special arrangements to preserve religious character of foundation or voluntary aided school.
Publication of information about admissions: England and Wales
Chapter II Selection of pupils
102.Permitted selection in maintained schools in England: aptitude for particular subjects.
102A.Permitted selection in maintained schools in Wales: aptitude for particular areas of learning and experience etc.
103.Permitted selection: introduction, variation or abandonment of provision for such selection.
105. Procedure for deciding whether grammar schools should retain selective admission arrangements.
106. Ballot regulations: eligibility of parents to request or vote in ballot.
107. Restriction on publication of material etc. relating to ballots.
108. Implementation of decision that school should cease to have selective admission arrangements.
109. Proposals by governing body of grammar school to end selective admission arrangements.
PART 5A TEACHERS AND STAFF AT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS HAVING A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER
SCHEDULES
Provisions relating to an Education Action Forum
Governing bodies consisting of interim executive members
2.Governing body to consist of members appointed by appropriate authority
5.(1) Every appointment of an interim executive member must be...
14.During the interim period— (a) the local authority may not...
16.(1) Where during the interim period— (a) the Assembly gives...
17.Notice of resumption of government by normally constituted governing body
Funding of foundation, voluntary and foundation special schools
Part I Foundation, voluntary controlled and foundation special schools
Part II Voluntary aided schools
Grants by Secretary of State in respect of expenditure on premises or equipment
Grants by Secretary of State in respect of preliminary expenditure
Loans by Secretary of State in respect of initial expensesexpenditure
Assistance by local authorities in respect of maintenance and other obligations of governing bodies
Duty to transfer interest in premises provided under paragraph 8
Part III Foundation, voluntary and foundation special schools: common provisions
Statutory Proposals concerning schools in Wales: Procedure and implementation
Part I Procedure for dealing with statutory proposals: England
Part II procedure for dealing with statutory proposals
Part IV Provision of premises and other assistance
Provision of site and buildings for foundation, voluntary controlled or foundation special school
Grants in respect of certain expenditure relating to existing or proposed voluntary aided school
Assistance in respect of maintenance and other obligations relating to voluntary aided school
Duty to transfer interest in premises provided under paragraph 18 or 19
Part V Transitional exemption orders for purposes of Sex Discrimination Act 1975
RATIONALISATION OF SCHOOL PLACES IN WALES
Part IV Procedure for dealing with proposals under paragraph 5: England
Part V Procedure for dealing with proposals under paragraph 5: Wales
Part VI Transitional exemption orders for purposes of Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Revision of local authority schemes
Suspension of financial delegation
Staffing of foundation, voluntary aided and foundation special schools
Disposals of land in case of certain schools and disposals on discontinuance
Part A1 Foundation, voluntary and foundation special schools in England: disposals of land
A1.Disposal of land by governing body of foundation, voluntary or foundation special school
A2.(1) This paragraph applies where a governing body receives a...
A3.(1) Where the authority give the governing body notice of...
A5.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the authority gave notice...
A6.(1) For the purposes of paragraphs A2 to A4, “relevant...
A8.(1) This paragraph applies where a foundation body receives a...
A9.(1) Where the authority give the foundation body notice of...
A11.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the authority gave notice...
A12.(1) For the purposes of paragraphs A8 to A10, “relevant...
A13.Disposal of land by trustees of foundation, voluntary or foundation special school
A14.(1) This paragraph applies where trustees receive a notification under...
A15.(1) Where the authority give the trustees notice of their...
A17.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the authority gave notice...
A18.(1) For the purposes of paragraphs A14 to A16, “relevant...
A22.(1) For the purposes of paragraph A21, “proper accounting practices”,...
A27.Notice in relation to grants under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3
Part I Foundation, voluntary and foundation special schools in Wales: disposals of land
Part 2A Maintained school: transfer of land from trustee to governing body
PART IV DISPOSAL OF LAND OF A VOLUNTARY AIDED SCHOOL BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY
Children to whom section 87 applies: appeals by governing bodies 12.10.01
Inspection of nursery education in Wales
Amendments relating to school and nursery inspections
Amendments relating to functions of Education Transfer Council
Minor and consequential amendments
Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c.13)
33.The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 shall be amended...
34.In section 5(4) (administration of funds by councils), for “grant-maintained...
36.For section 25 substitute— Transfer of property, etc. from foundation...
37.In section 26 (transfer of staff to further education corporation)—...
38.In section 28(2)(a) (designation of institutions as eligible for funds)...
39.In section 32 (transfer of property, etc., to designated institutions),...
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43.In section 47(2) (transfer of higher education institutions to further...
45.In section 58(3) (reorganisations of schools involving establishment of further...
46.In section 90 (interpretation)— (a) after subsection (3) insert—
Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996 (c.50)
58.In section 1(2) (the stages of education), omit paragraph (b)...
60.In section 6(2) (nursery schools and special schools), for the...
61.In section 9 (pupils to be educated in accordance with...
62.In section 14 (functions of local authorities in respect of...
63.After section 15 insert— Functions in respect of full-time education...
64.(1) Section 16 (power to establish, maintain and assist primary...
65.In section 17(2) (powers in respect of nursery education), for...
67.In section 29 (provision of information by local authorities)—
68.Omit section 30 (provision of information by funding authorities).
69.Part II (schools maintained by local authorities) shall be omitted....
72.In section 313(1) (code of practice on special educational needs),...
73.In section 315(2) (review of arrangements for special educational provision),...
74.(1) Section 317 (duties of governing body or local authority...
75.(1) Section 318 (provision of goods and services in connection...
76.In section 321(3) (general duty of local authority towards children...
78.In section 327 (access for local authority to certain schools),...
79.Omit section 330 (assessment of education needs at request of...
80.For section 337 substitute— Special schools. (1) A school is a special school if it is...
81.Omit sections 338 to 341 (establishment of maintained and grant-maintained...
82.For section 342 substitute— Approval of non-maintained special schools Approval...
83.Omit sections 343 to 346 (government etc. of special schools)....
84.In section 348 (provision of special education at non-maintained schools),...
85.In section 350 (definitions for purposes of Part V), for...
86.In section 352(1)(a) (basic curriculum for maintained schools), for “sections...
87.In section 356 (establishment of the National Curriculum by order)—...
88.In section 357 (implementation of National Curriculum in schools), omit...
89.In section 362 (National Curriculum: development work and experiments)—
90.In section 366 (information concerning directions under section 365)—
91.Omit sections 370 to 374 (functions of local authority etc....
92.Omit sections 376 to 389 (religious education and worship).
93.In section 390 (constitution of advisory councils), for subsection (2)...
94.(1) Section 391 (functions of advisory councils) shall be amended...
95.In section 392 (advisory councils: supplementary provisions), omit subsection (4)....
96.Omit section 393 (duty to constitute new standing advisory council)....
97.(1) Section 394 (determination of cases in which requirement for...
98.In section 395(1) (review of determinations under section 394), for...
99.In section 396(1) (power of Secretary of State to direct...
100.In section 399 (determination of question whether religious education in...
101.In section 402(6) (obligation to enter pupils for public examinations),...
102.In section 403(2) (sex education: manner of provision), for “a...
104.In section 406(3) (political indoctrination), for “a maintained special school”...
105.In section 407(2) (duty to secure balanced treatment of political...
106.In section 408 (provision of information)— (a) omit subsection (1)(b);...
107.In section 409 (complaints and enforcement: maintained schools)—
108.For the cross-heading “SCHOOL ADMISSIONS” preceding section 411 substitute— “...
109.Omit sections 411 to 432 (admission of pupils: general).
110.Omit section 433(4) (time for admission of pupils: admission for...
112.Omit section 436 (effect of admission for nursery education).
113.In section 437 (school attendance orders)— (a) in each of...
114.In section 438 (choice of school: child without statement of...
115.(1) Section 439 (specification of schools in notices under section...
116.In section 440 (amendment of order at request of parent:...
117.In section 444(4)(b) (offence: failure to secure regular attendance at...
118.Omit section 448 (exemption where child becomes five during term)....
119.For section 449 and the cross-headings preceding it substitute— Chapter...
120.In section 451 (prohibition of charges for provision of education)—...
121.In section 456(1) (regulation of permitted charges), omit the words...
123.In section 458 (charges for board and lodging at boarding...
125.In section 484 (grants for education support and training)—
126.In section 489 (conditions as to payment of grants under...
127.In section 490(1) (grants in respect of special provision for...
128.For section 494 substitute— Recoupment: excluded pupils. (1) Subsection (2) applies where a pupil is permanently excluded...
129.In section 496 (power of Secretary of State to prevent...
130.In section 497 (general default powers of the Secretary of...
131.In section 498 (powers of Secretary of State where no...
132.Omit sections 500 to 505 (rationalisation of school places).
134.In section 510 (provision of clothing)— (a) in subsection (1)(a)...
135.In section 514 (provision of board and lodging otherwise than...
136.In section 515(2) (provision of teaching services for day nurseries),...
137.Omit section 516 (supply by local authority of goods and...
138.Omit section 517 (payment of fees at schools not maintained...
139.(1) Section 519 (allowances for governors, etc.) shall be amended...
140.Omit section 520(3) (medical inspection and treatment of pupils: grant-maintained...
141.In section 521 (examination of pupils for cleanliness), in subsection...
142.In section 524 (removal of pupil at direction of medical...
143.In section 525 (offence of neglecting the cleanliness of a...
144.In section 527A (local education authority plans for children with...
147.In section 531(2) (acquisition of land by agreement) for “voluntary...
148.In section 533 (duties of governing bodies of maintained schools...
149.Omit section 534 (duties of governing bodies of grant-maintained schools...
150.In section 535(1) (provision of teaching services for day nurseries),...
151.Omit section 536 (medical inspection and treatment of pupils at...
152.In section 537 (power of Secretary of State to require...
153.For section 537A substitute— Provision of information about individual pupils....
154.In section 538 (provision of information to Secretary of State...
155.Omit section 539 (provision of information by governing body of...
156.In section 540 (distribution of information about schools providing a...
157.In section 541 (distribution of information about further education institutions),...
158.In section 542 (prescribed standards for school premises)—
159.In section 543 (relaxation of prescribed standards in special cases)—...
160.In section 544 (approval etc. of school premises and boarding...
161.In section 545(2) (exemption from building byelaws of approved buildings),...
162.In section 546(2) (control of potentially harmful materials and apparatus...
163.In section 547 (nuisance or disturbance on school premises)—
164.Omit sections 549 and 550 (provisions about corporal punishment).
165.In section 550B(2) (detention), as inserted by section 5 of...
166.In section 551(2) (regulations as to duration of school day...
167.Omit section 552 (transitional exemption orders for purposes of Sex...
169.In section 556(2) (content of orders under section 554)—
170.In section 557(9) (adoption of statutory trusts), in the definition...
171.In section 559 (power of local authorities to prohibit or...
172.In section 563(3) (educational records)— (a) at the end of...
173.In section 566(1)(b) (evidence: documents), for “a county or voluntary...
175.In section 568 (orders)— (a) for subsection (2) substitute—
176.In section 569 (regulations)— (a) in subsection (2), for “section...
177.In section 570 (revocation and variation of certain orders and...
178.In section 573 (meaning of expressions relating to alteration etc....
179.Omit section 575 (meaning of expressions relating to employment).
180.In section 576 (meaning of “parent”)— (a) in subsection (1),...
182.In section 578 (meaning of “the Education Acts”), insert at...
183.In section 579 (general interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1)—
184.In Schedule 1 (pupil referral units)— (a) in paragraph 6—...
186.(1) Schedule 27 (making and maintenance of statements under section...
187.Schedule 28 (government and conduct of grant-maintained special schools) shall...
188.In Schedule 31 (agreed syllabuses of religious education), omit paragraphs...
189.The following provisions shall be omitted— (a) Schedule 32 (reduction...
School Inspections Act 1996 (c.57)
190.The School Inspections Act 1996 shall be amended as follows....
191.(1) Section 10 (inspection of certain schools by registered inspectors)...
192.(1) Section 11 (application of provisions for inspections) shall be...
193.In section 15(3)(b) (timing of inspections), for “a county, voluntary...
194.(1) Section 16 (destination of reports) shall be amended as...
195.(1) Section 17 (special measures by appropriate authority) shall be...
196.(1) Section 18 (additional special measures by local education authority)...
197.In section 20(3) (destination of reports)— (a) in paragraph (a),...
198.In section 21(4) (special measures by appropriate authority)—
199.(1) Section 23 (inspection of religious education) shall be amended...
200.Omit the following sections— (a) sections 26 to 30 (miscellaneous...
201.In section 45 (orders and regulations)— (a) in subsection (1),...
202.(1) Section 46(1) (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.
203.In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 (inspections under section 10),...
204.In paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 (inspections of denominational education)—...
206.In Schedule 6 (consequential amendments), omit paragraph 7.
208.Omit the following provisions— (a) sections 2 and 3 (school...
209.In section 15 (baseline assessments: interpretation), in the definition of...
210.In section 16(5) (adoption of baseline assessment schemes), for “a...
211.In section 17 (assessment of pupils)— (a) in subsection (5),...
212.In section 18 (regulations for Chapter I of Part IV)—...
213.In section 19 (school performance targets), for subsection (3) substitute—...
214.In section 23 (functions of Qualifications and Curriculum Authority)—
215.In section 29(3) (functions of Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority...
216.In section 42 (miscellaneous amendments relating to school inspections), omit...
218.Omit section 50 (recoupment by local authority of costs of...
219.In section 52 (commencement of compulsory school age), omit subsections...
220.In section 57 (minor and consequential amendments, repeals etc), omit...
223.In Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraphs 15...
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