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Education Act 1980

1980 c. 20 · Enacted 3 April 1980 · Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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An Act to amend the law relating to education.[3rd April 1980]C1C2C3C4I1C5C6C7C8C9C10

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Modifications

C1

Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 18(2)

C2

Act applied by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61, SIF 41:1), s. 51(10)

C3

Act amended by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 163(1), 231(7), 235(6)

C4

Act modified by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 236(2)(a)

Act modified (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 236(3); S.I. 1994/507, art.4, Sch.2

C5

Act applied (Canterbury and York except Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (1.8.1991) by Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 (No. 2, SIF 41:1), s. 7(3);Archbishops' Instrument made 26.7.1991

C6

Act: certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C7

Act applied (1.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/1507, reg. 2, Sch. 2 art. 2

C8

Act applied (1.4.2005) by Central Sussex College (Government) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/397), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 2

C9

Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), ss. 96(2), 125(1)(b)

C10

Act Education Acts modified (temp.) (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 6 para. 3(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(bb)

Commencement

I1

Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 37(2); Act wholly in force at 1.7.1982

Contents

  1. School government
  2. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. Admission to schools
  8. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. School attendance orders
  13. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. Establishment, discontinuance and eration of schools
  16. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. Awards and grants
  22. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 20Industrial scholarships.
  26. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. School meals
  28. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. Nursery education
  31. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. Miscellaneous
  35. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 33Discrimination by local education authorities.
  42. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  43. Supplementary
  44. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. 36Expenses.
  46. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. 38Citation, construction, repeals and extent.
  48. Schedule 1
  49. The Education Act 1944
  50. 1Paragraph 1
  51. 2Paragraph 2
  52. 3Paragraph 3
  53. 4Paragraph 4
  54. 5Paragraph 5
  55. 6Paragraph 6
  56. 7Paragraph 7
  57. 8Paragraph 8
  58. 9Paragraph 9
  59. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. 11Paragraph 11
  61. 12Paragraph 12
  62. 13Paragraph 13
  63. 14Paragraph 14
  64. The Education Act 1946
  65. 15Paragraph 15
  66. 16Paragraph 16
  67. 17Paragraph 17
  68. 18Paragraph 18
  69. The Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948
  70. 19Paragraph 19
  71. The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests)
  72. 20Paragraph 20
  73. The Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953
  74. 21Paragraph 21
  75. The Education Act 1959
  76. 22Paragraph 22
  77. The Education Act 1967
  78. 23Paragraph 23
  79. The Education Act 1968
  80. 24Paragraph 24
  81. The Education (No. 2) Act 1968
  82. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  83. The Education Act 1973
  84. 26Paragraph 26
  85. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975
  86. 27Paragraph 27
  87. The Race Relations Act 1976
  88. 28Paragraph 28
  89. The National Health Service Act 1977
  90. 29Paragraph 29
  91. The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978
  92. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  93. The Education Act 1979
  94. 31Paragraph 31
  95. Schedule 2
  96. Part I: Constitution of Appeal Committees
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. 3Paragraph 3
  100. 4Paragraph 4
  101. Lay Members
  102. 4AParagraph 4A
  103. Part II: Procedure
  104. 5Paragraph 5
  105. 6Paragraph 6
  106. 7Paragraph 7
  107. 8Paragraph 8
  108. 9Paragraph 9
  109. 10Paragraph 10
  110. 11Paragraph 11
  111. Schedule 3
  112. The Education Act 1944
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. 2Paragraph 2
  115. 3Paragraph 3
  116. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  117. 5Paragraph 5
  118. The Education Act 1946
  119. 6Paragraph 6
  120. 7Paragraph 7
  121. 8Paragraph 8
  122. The Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953
  123. 9Paragraph 9
  124. The London Government Act 1963
  125. 10Paragraph 10
  126. The Education Act 1964
  127. 11Paragraph 11
  128. 12Paragraph 12
  129. The Education Act 1967
  130. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  131. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  132. The Education Act 1968
  133. 15Paragraph 15
  134. 16Paragraph 16
  135. The Education Act 1973
  136. 17Paragraph 17
  137. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975
  138. 18Paragraph 18
  139. Schedule 4
  140. 1Paragraph 1
  141. 2Paragraph 2
  142. 3Paragraph 3
  143. 4Paragraph 4
  144. 5Paragraph 5
  145. 6Paragraph 6
  146. Schedule 5: PROVISIONS SUBSTITUTED IN THE EDUCATION ACT 1962
  147. 1Local education authority awards for designated courses.
  148. Schedule 6
  149. Schedule 7