SCHEDULE 7Inadequate Sixth Forms
Part IPower to publish proposals
Institutions for 16-19 year olds
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(1)
This paragraph applies to a report of an inspection under Part I of the M1School Inspections Act 1996 which—
(a)
states an opinion that a school has significant weaknesses in one or more areas of its activities, and
(b)
is made by a member of the Inspectorate or states that the Chief Inspector agrees with the opinion mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2)
The person making a report to which this paragraph applies shall send a copy (together with a copy of the summary, if there is one)—
(a)
to the Secretary of State or, in the case of a school in Wales, the National Assembly for Wales, and
(b)
if the person making the report is a member of the Inspectorate, to the appropriate authority for the school.
(3)
The following provisions of the M2School Inspections Act 1996 shall apply (with the necessary modifications) in relation to a report to which this paragraph applies—
(a)
section 16(3) (additional copies);
(b)
section 16(4) (publication by appropriate authority);
(c)
section 17 (action plan by appropriate authority);
(d)
where the local education authority receives a copy of a report about a school the governing body of which have a delegated budget, section 18(2) and (3) (measures by local education authority).
(4)
In the application of those provisions—
(a)
a reference to a report and summary shall be taken as a reference to a report and, if there is one, its summary, and
(b)
a reference to a summary alone shall be taken, in a case where there is no summary, as a reference to the report.