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Education Bill

Education Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, are published separately as
Bill 137—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Michael Gove has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Education Bill are compatible with the Convention
rights.
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Education Bill
Contents
Part 1
Early years provision
1    Free of charge early years provision
Part 2
Discipline
2    Power of members of staff at schools to search pupils
3    Power of members of staff at further education institutions to search students
4    Exclusion of pupils from schools in England: review
5    Repeal of requirement to give notice of detention to parent: England
6    Repeal of duty to enter into behaviour and attendance partnership
Part 3
School workforce
Abolition of the General Teaching Council for England
7    Abolition of the General Teaching Council for England
8    Functions of Secretary of State in relation to teachers
9    Requirement for teachers in England to serve induction period
10    Abolition of the GTCE: transitional provision
11    Abolition of the GTCE: consequential amendments
12    Abolition of the GTCE: transfer schemes
Reporting restrictions
13    Restrictions on reporting alleged offences by teachers
Abolition of the Training and Development Agency for Schools
14    Abolition of the Training and Development Agency for Schools
15    Training the school workforce: powers of Secretary of State and Welsh
Ministers
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16    Abolition of the TDA: consequential amendments
17    Abolition of the TDA: transfer schemes
Abolition of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body
18    Abolition of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body
Staff: minor amendments
19    Staffing of maintained schools: suspension of delegated budget
Part 4
Qualifications and the Curriculum
International comparison surveys
20    Requirement for schools to participate in international surveys
Ofqual
21    The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations
22    The qualifications standards objective
Abolition of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
23    Abolition of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
24    Abolition of the QCDA: consequential amendments
25    Abolition of the QCDA: transfer schemes
Careers education and guidance
26    Education and training support services in England
27    Careers guidance in schools in England
Repeal of the diploma entitlement
28    Repeal of diploma entitlement for 16 to 18 year olds
29    Repeal of diploma entitlement for fourth key stage
Part 5
Educational institutions: other provisions
Repeal of duties of governing bodies, local authorities and others
30    Duties to co-operate with local authority
31    Duties to have regard to children and young people’s plan
32    Duty to prepare and publish school profile
33    Duty to appoint school improvement partners
34    Duties in relation to school admissions
35    Duties in relation to school meals etc
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New schools
36    Establishment of new schools
Governing bodies: constitution and dissolution
37    Constitution of governing bodies: maintained schools in England
38    Discontinuance of federated school: governing body not to be dissolved
Standards
39    School inspections: exempt schools
40    School inspections: matters to be covered in Chief Inspector’s report
41    Inspection of further education institutions: exempt institutions
42    Inspection of boarding accommodation
43    Schools causing concern: powers of Secretary of State
44    Complaints: repeal of power to complain to Local Commissioner
Finance
45    Local authorities’ financial schemes
46    Payments in respect of dismissal, etc
47    Determination of permitted charges
Further education institutions
48    Further education institutions: amendments
Pupil referral units
49    Repeal of provision changing name of pupil referral units
Part 6
Academies
Academy arrangements
50    Academies: removal of requirement to have specialism
51    Academy arrangements: post-16 education and alternative provision
52    Consequential amendments: 16 to 19 Academies and alternative provision
Academies
Academy orders
53    Academy orders: involvement of religious bodies etc
54    Academies: consultation on conversion
55    Academy conversions: federated schools
56    Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to Academies
Academies: other provisions
57    Academies: new and expanded educational institutions
58    Staff at Academies with religious character
59    Academies: land
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60    Academy admissions arrangements: references to adjudicator
61    Academies: minor amendments
Part 7
Post-16 education and training
Abolition of the Young People’s Learning Agency for England
62    Abolition of the Young People’s Learning Agency for England
63    Abolition of the YPLA: consequential amendments
64    Abolition of the YPLA: transfer schemes
Apprenticeships
65    The apprenticeship offer
66    Apprenticeship certificates
The Chief Executive of Skills Funding
67    Consultation by Chief Executive of Skills Funding
68    Functions of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding
Raising the participation age: commencement
69    Duty to participate in education or training: commencement
Part 8
Student finance
70    Student loans: interest rates
71    Limit on student fees: part-time courses
Part 9
Powers of National Assembly for Wales
72    Professional standards etc of teachers and others
73    Funding of pre-16 education and training
Part 10
General
74    Orders and regulations
75    Interpretation of Act
76    Financial provision
77    Extent
78    Commencement
79    Short title
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Schedule 1   —    Review of exclusions from schools in England: consequential
amendments
Schedule 2   —    Abolition of the GTCE: consequential amendments
Schedule 3   —    Abolition of the GTCE: transfer schemes
Schedule 4   —    Abolition of the TDA: consequential amendments
Schedule 5   —    Abolition of the TDA: transfer schemes
Schedule 6   —    The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations
Schedule 7   —    Abolition of the QCDA: consequential amendments
Schedule 8   —    Abolition of the QCDA: transfer schemes
Schedule 9   —    School admissions: consequential amendments
Schedule 10   —    Establishment of new schools
Schedule 11   —    Further education institutions: amendments
Schedule 12   —    16 to 19 Academies and alternative provision Academies:
consequential amendments
Schedule 13   —    Academies: land
Schedule 14   —    Academies: minor amendments
Schedule 15   —    Abolition of the YPLA: consequential amendments
Schedule 16   —    Abolition of the YPLA: transfer schemes
Schedule 17   —    The apprenticeship offer: consequential amendments

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