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Education Act 1996 in England

1996 c. 56 · Enacted 24 July 1996 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 69 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 September 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 348omittedAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 Sch. 1 para. 4(11)
s. 580words omittedAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 Sch. 1 para. 4(33)(c)
s. 580words omittedAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 Sch. 1 para. 4(33)(f)
Sch. 36A para. 2entry omittedAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 Sch. 1 para. 4(34)
s. 569(5)(6)omittedAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 Sch. 1 para. 4(30)(c)
s. 569(2B)words omittedAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 Sch. 1 para. 4(30)(a)(i)
s. 580words omittedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 Sch. 4 para. 8(9)
s. 489 headingwords substitutedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 Sch. 4 para. 8(6)(c)
s. 578entry addedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 s. 149(2)
s. 489(2)omittedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 Sch. 4 para. 8(6)(b)
s. 489(1)words substitutedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 Sch. 4 para. 8(6)(a)
s. 484omittedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 Sch. 4 para. 8(5)
s. 8(2)(3)appliedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 s. 144(7)
Sch. 37 para. 98repealedTeaching and Higher Education Act 1998 Sch. 4
Sch. 37 para. 4-7repealedTeaching and Higher Education Act 1998 Sch. 4
Sch. 11-13repealedSchool Standards and Framework Act 1998 Sch. 30 para. 185 Sch. 31
Sch. 17-19repealedSchool Standards and Framework Act 1998 Sch. 30 para. 185 Sch. 31
Sch. 22 para. 1-14repealedSchool Standards and Framework Act 1998 Sch. 30 para. 185 Sch. 31
Sch. 23-25ArepealedSchool Standards and Framework Act 1998 Sch. 30 para. 185 Sch. 31
s. 19excludedNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 s. 36(5)(c)(10)
s. 13modifiedNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 s. 36(1)(10)
s. 316(2)(3)excludedNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 s. 36(5)(d)(10)
s. 326(3)restrictedNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 s. 36(6)
s. 329AmodifiedNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 s. 36(9)(b)
Sch. 27 para. 3excludedNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 s. 36(5)(e)(10)
Sch. 27 para. 8excludedNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 s. 36(5)(e)(10)
s. 559(4)(b)words substitutedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 26 para. 49(3)
s. 444(8A)(b)words substitutedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 26 para. 49(2)
Sch. 37 para. 59repealedSustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 Sch.
s. 508FinsertedEducation and Inspections Act 2006 s. 81
s. 548(7A)(7B)insertedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 9(5)
s. 580 Tableentries insertedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 11
s. 580 Tablewords substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 10
s. 6(2)substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 6
s. 313(5)word substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 7
s. 439(2)words insertedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 49
s. 537AAinsertedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 8
s. 548(1)(a)words substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 9(2)(a)
s. 548(1)(b)words substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 9(2)(b)
s. 548(1)(c)words substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 9(2)(b)
s. 548(2)words substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 9(3)
s. 548(6)(a)words substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 9(4)(a)
s. 548(6)(b)(i)word substitutedEducation and Skills Act 2008 Sch. 1 para. 9(4)(b)
s. 17A-17DinsertedApprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 s. 45
s. 457(4)(b)(i)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
s. 512ZB(4)(a)(i)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
s. 512ZB(4)(b)(i)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
s. 19(2)(a)words substitutedChildren, Schools and Families Act 2010 Sch. 3 para. 1
s. 19(6)words repealedChildren, Schools and Families Act 2010 Sch. 4 Pt. 1
s. 19(2B)(a)words substitutedChildren, Schools and Families Act 2010 Sch. 3 para. 1
s. 457(4)(i)-(iia)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 579(1)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 457(4)(iii)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 564(3)words substitutedData (Use and Access) Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 23(3)(b)
s. 564(1)words substitutedData (Use and Access) Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 23(2)
s. 564(3)words substitutedData (Use and Access) Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 23(3)(a)
s. 564(4)words substitutedData (Use and Access) Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 23(4)(a)
s. 564(4)words substitutedData (Use and Access) Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 23(4)(b)
s. 564(4)words insertedData (Use and Access) Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 23(4)(c)
s. 447(1)word substitutedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(5)
s. 447(2)(a)word substitutedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(5)
s. 447A and cross-headinginsertedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(6)
s. 437-443 and cross-headingsomittedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(2)
s. 444 cross-headinginsertedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(3)
s. 580words substitutedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(7)
s. 445(1)word substitutedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(5)
s. 445 cross-headinginsertedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(4)
s. 436U and cross-headinginsertedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 s. 41
s. 446word substitutedChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 2(5)

An Act to consolidate the Education Act 1944 and certain other enactments relating to education, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.

[24th July 1996]

C1C2C3C4C5Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14C15C16C17C18C19C20C21

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Act to be construed with 1996 c. 57 (1.11.1996) by virtue of 1996 c. 57, ss. 46(4), 48(2)

Act to be construed with 1997 c. 44 (14.6.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 44, s. 56(2); S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I

Act to be construed with 1997 c. 59, ss. 1-3 (31.7.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 59, s. 4(3)

Act to be construed with 1998 c. 18 (11.9.1998) by virtue of 1998 c. 18, ss. 36(6), 55(2)

Act to be construed with 1998 c. 31 (24.7.1998) by virtue of 1998 c. 31, s. 142(8)(9)

Act to be construed with specified provisions of Education Act 2002 (24.7.2002) by virtue of Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 212(2)-(4), 216(1) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4))

C2

Act applied (24.7.1998) by 1998 c. 31, ss. 20, 145(4), Sch. 2 para. 3

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

C3

Act excluded (26.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1287, reg. 5(2)(3)

C4

Act: powers transferred in part (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)

Act: power to delegate certain functions restricted (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/2242, reg. 42(1)(5)

Act: certain functions of a local education authority made exercisable (E.) (1.4.2002) by authorised persons by Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/928), art. 3, Sch. 1

C5

Act modified (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 126

C6

Act construed with 1998 c. 38, s. 145B (as inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), ss. 4, 73; S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1)

C7

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

C8

Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 96(2)

C9

Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 122

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)

C11

Act modified (12.11.2009) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 264(5)

C12

Act modified (27.7.2010) by Academies Act 2010 (c. 32), s. 17(4)

C13

Act modified (29.7.2010) by Academies Act 2010 (c. 32), ss. 4(6), 19(2); S.I. 2010/1937, art. 2, Sch. 1

C14

Act applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/875), regs. 1(2), 16, Sch. 2 (which amending S.I. was revoked (27.8.2010) by S.I. 2010/1906, reg. 2)

C15

Act applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(c), Sch. 2

C16

Act construed as one with 2013 anaw 1 (26.4.2013 for specified purposes, 4.5.2013 in so far as not already in force) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 98(1)(2), 100(4); S.I. 2013/1000, arts. 2(d), 3(b)

C17

Act modified (1.9.2013) by The Operation of the Local Curriculum (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1793), reg. 4

C18

Act modified (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 100(6), 139(6); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(c)

C19

Act modified (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 83(7), 139(6); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/2270 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/505)

C20

Act: to be construed as one with this Act (5.8.2015) by virtue of Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), ss. 57(1)(2), 60(1)(c)

C21

Act modified (25.1.2018) by Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2), s. 99(6)(7)

Contents

  1. Part I: General
  2. Chapter I: The statutory system of education
  3. General
  4. 1The stages of education.
  5. 2Definition of primary, secondary and further education.
  6. 3Definition of pupil etc.
  7. Educational institutions
  8. 4Schools: general.
  9. 5Primary schools, secondary schools and middle schools.
  10. 6Nursery schools ... .
  11. Compulsory education
  12. 7Duty of parents to secure education of children of compulsory school age.
  13. 8Compulsory school age.
  14. Education in accordance with parental wishes
  15. 9Pupils to be educated in accordance with parents’ wishes.
  16. Chapter II: Functions of the Secretary of State
  17. 10General duty of Secretary of State.
  18. 11Duty in the case of primary, secondary and further education.
  19. Chapter III: local authorities
  20. The authorities
  21. 12Local authorities and their areas. Repealed
  22. General functions
  23. 13General responsibility for education.
  24. 13ADuty to promote high standards and fulfilment of potential
  25. 14Functions in respect of provision of primary and secondary schools.
  26. 14ADuty of local authority to consider parental representations
  27. 15Functions in respect of provision of further education. Repealed
  28. 15ZADuty in respect of education and training for persons over compulsory school age: England
  29. 15ZBCo-operation in performance of section 15ZA duty
  30. 15ZCEncouragement of education and training for persons over compulsory school age: England
  31. 15ZDSections 15ZA to 15ZC: duty to have regard to guidance
  32. 15APowers in respect of education and training for 16 to 18 year olds.
  33. 15BFunctions in respect of education for persons over 19.
  34. Establishment etc. of schools
  35. 16Power to establish, maintain and assist primary and secondary schools.
  36. 17Powers in respect of nursery schools .
  37. Other arrangements for provision of education
  38. 18Power to arrange provision of education at non-maintained schools.
  39. 18AProvision of education for persons subject to youth detention
  40. 19Exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere : England
  41. 19AExceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere: Wales
  42. Contribution of individual schools
  43. 19BSchools to co-operate with local authority in securing adequate provision (England)
  44. Chapter IV: The Funding Authorities
  45. The Authorities
  46. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  48. Functions
  49. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  50. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  52. Supplemental
  53. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. Chapter V: Allocation of responsibility for education at school between LEA and funding authority
  56. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. Chapter VI: Supplemental
  58. Allocation of functions
  59. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. Provision of information
  61. 29Provision of information by local authorities.
  62. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  63. Part II: Schools maintained by local education authorities
  64. Chapter I: Preliminary
  65. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  66. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  67. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  68. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  69. Chapter II: Establishment, alteration etc. of county and voluntary schools
  70. County schools: establishment, alteration or change of site
  71. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  72. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  73. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  74. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  75. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  76. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  77. Voluntary schools: establishment, alteration or change of site
  78. 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  79. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  80. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  81. 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  82. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  83. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  84. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  85. Status of new voluntary school
  86. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  87. Proposals for a middle school
  88. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  89. Division of a single school into two or more schools
  90. 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  91. 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  92. Change of status from controlled school to aided school
  93. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  94. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  95. 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  96. 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  97. 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  98. Change of status from aided or special agreement school to controlled or aided school
  99. 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  100. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  101. Chapter III: Funding of voluntary schools
  102. Obligations of governing bodies
  103. 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  104. Obligations of LEAs as regards new sites and buildings
  105. 60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  106. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  107. 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  108. Financial assistance for controlled schools
  109. 63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  110. 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  111. Financial assistance by Secretary of State for aided and special agreement schools
  112. 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  113. 66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  114. 67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  115. Assistance by local authorities for governing bodies of aided and special agreement schools
  116. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  117. Assistance by local authorities for promoters of new voluntary schools
  118. 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  119. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  120. 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  121. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  122. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  123. 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  124. 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  125. 75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  126. Chapter IV: Government of county, voluntary and maintained special schools
  127. Instruments of government
  128. 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  129. 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  130. Categories of governor
  131. 78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  132. Governing bodies of county, controlled and maintained special schools
  133. 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  134. 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  135. 81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  136. 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  137. 83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  138. Governing bodies of aided and special agreement schools
  139. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  140. 85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  141. Governing bodies: general
  142. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  143. 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  144. 88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  145. Grouping of schools under a single governing body
  146. 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  147. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  148. 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  149. 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  150. 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  151. 94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  152. 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  153. Government of new schools
  154. 96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  155. 97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  156. 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  157. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  158. Grouping of new schools
  159. 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  160. VChapter V
  161. Chapter VI: Conduct and staffing of county, voluntary and maintained special schools
  162. Articles of government
  163. 127. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  164. 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  165. 129. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  166. Conduct of schools: general
  167. 130. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  168. 131. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  169. 132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  170. Staffing of schools without delegated budgets
  171. 133. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  172. 134. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  173. 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  174. Staffing of schools with delegated budgets
  175. 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  176. 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  177. 138. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  178. 139. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  179. 140. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  180. 141. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  181. 142. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  182. Appointment and dismissal of teachers of religious education
  183. 143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  184. 144. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  185. 145. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  186. Religious opinions of staff etc.
  187. 146. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  188. School terms, holidays and sessions
  189. 147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  190. 148. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  191. Control of school premises
  192. 149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  193. 150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  194. 151. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  195. 152. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  196. Instruction or training outside school premises
  197. 153. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  198. Discipline: general
  199. 154. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  200. 155. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  201. 156. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  202. 157. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  203. 158. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  204. 159. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  205. 160. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  206. Reports, meetings and information
  207. 161. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  208. 162. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  209. 163. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  210. 164. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  211. 165. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  212. New schools
  213. 166. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  214. Chapter VII: Discontinuance of local education authority schools
  215. Procedure for discontinuance of county, voluntary or maintained nursery school by local education authority
  216. 167. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  217. 168. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  218. 169. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  219. 170. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  220. 171. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  221. 172. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  222. Discontinuance of voluntary school by governing body
  223. 173. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  224. 174. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  225. 175. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  226. Chapter VIII: Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
  227. Further education
  228. 176. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  229. Teacher training
  230. 177. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  231. Modification of employment law
  232. 178. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  233. Modification of trust deeds and other instruments
  234. 179. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  235. 180. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  236. Interpretation of Part II
  237. 181. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  238. 182. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  239. Part III: Grant-maintained schools
  240. Chapter I: Preliminary
  241. 183. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  242. Chapter II: Procedure for acquisition of grant-maintained status
  243. Eligibility
  244. 184. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  245. 185. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  246. Initiation of procedure
  247. 186. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  248. 187. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  249. Information
  250. 188. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  251. Ballot of parents
  252. 189. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  253. 190. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  254. 191. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  255. 192. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  256. 193. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  257. Approval and implementation of proposals
  258. 194. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  259. 195. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  260. 196. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  261. Expenses in connection with proposals
  262. 197. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  263. Alteration of county school proposed for grant-maintained status
  264. 198. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  265. 199. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  266. Supplementary
  267. 200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  268. Chapter III: Property, staff and contracts
  269. Transfer of property and staff, etc.
  270. 201. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  271. 202. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  272. Effect of pending procedure for acquisition of grant-maintained status on property disposals, etc.
  273. 203. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  274. 204. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  275. 205. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  276. 206. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  277. 207. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  278. 208. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  279. 209. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  280. Supplementary
  281. 210. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  282. Chapter IV: Establishing new grant-maintained schools
  283. Proposals for establishment of new grant-maintained school
  284. 211. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  285. 212. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  286. 213. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  287. Approval and implementation of proposals
  288. 214. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  289. 215. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  290. 216. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  291. Supplementary
  292. 217. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  293. Chapter V: Government, conduct etc. of grant-maintained schools
  294. The governing instruments
  295. 218. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  296. 219. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  297. 220. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  298. 221. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  299. Governors
  300. 222. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  301. 223. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  302. 224. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  303. 225. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  304. 226. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  305. 227. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  306. 228. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  307. 229. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  308. 230. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  309. Powers
  310. 231. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  311. 232. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  312. 233. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  313. Schools acquiring grant-maintained status: determination etc. of initial governors
  314. 234. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  315. 235. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  316. 236. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  317. 237. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  318. 238. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  319. 239. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  320. 240. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  321. New grant-maintained schools: determination etc. of initial governors
  322. 241. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  323. General and supplementary
  324. 242. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  325. 243. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  326. Chapter VI: Funding of grant-maintained schools
  327. Grants: general
  328. 244. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  329. 245Special purpose grants.
  330. 246Capital grants.
  331. 247Imposition of requirements on governing body in receipt of grant.
  332. 248Grants: further provisions.
  333. Grants: Wales (until establishment of the SFCW)
  334. 249Application of sections 250 to 254.
  335. 250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  336. 251. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  337. 252. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  338. 253Imposition of requirements on governing body in receipt of grant.
  339. 254Grants: further provisions.
  340. Loans
  341. 255. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  342. Recovery from local funds
  343. 256. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  344. 257. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  345. 258. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  346. Chapter VII: Alteration etc. of grant-maintained schools
  347. 259. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  348. 260. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  349. 261. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  350. 262. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  351. 263. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  352. 264. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  353. 265. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  354. 266. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  355. Chapter VIII: Discontinuance of grant-maintained schools
  356. Proposals for discontinuance
  357. 267. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  358. 268. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  359. 269. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  360. 270. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  361. 271. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  362. Withdrawal of grant
  363. 272. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  364. 273. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  365. Winding up and disposal of property
  366. 274. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  367. 275. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  368. 276. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  369. 277. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  370. 278. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  371. 279. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  372. Chapter IX: Groups of grant-maintained schools
  373. 280. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  374. 281. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  375. 282. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  376. 283. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  377. 284. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  378. 285. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  379. 286. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  380. 287. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  381. 288. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  382. 289. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  383. 290. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  384. Chapter X: General and Miscellaneous
  385. Middle schools
  386. 291. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  387. Nursery education
  388. 292. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  389. Further education
  390. 293. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  391. Teacher training
  392. 294. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  393. Provision of benefits and services by local education authority
  394. 295. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  395. Transfer and disposal of premises
  396. 296. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  397. 297. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  398. 298. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  399. 299. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  400. 300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  401. 301. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  402. Modification of instruments
  403. 302. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  404. 303. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  405. Religious opinions etc. of staff
  406. 304. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  407. 305. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  408. 306. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  409. Discipline
  410. 306A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  411. Exclusion of pupils
  412. 307. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  413. 307A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  414. Appeal committees
  415. 308. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  416. Supplementary
  417. 309. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  418. 310. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  419. Interpretation
  420. 311. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  421. Part IV: Special educational needs
  422. Chapter I: Children in wales with special educational needs
  423. Introductory
  424. 311AApplication of this Chapter: children in Wales
  425. 312Meaning of “special educational needs” and “special educational provision” etc.
  426. 312AChildren subject to detention
  427. Code of Practice
  428. 313Code of Practice.
  429. 314Making and approval of code.
  430. Special educational provision: general
  431. 315Review of arrangements.
  432. 316Duty to educate children with special educational needs in mainstream schools
  433. 316AEducation otherwise than in mainstream schools
  434. 317Duties of governing body or local authority in relation to pupils with special educational needs.
  435. 317ADuty to inform parent where special educational provision made
  436. 318Provision of goods and services in connection with special educational needs.
  437. 319Special educational provision otherwise than in schools.
  438. 320Provision outside England and Wales for certain children.
  439. Identification and assessment of children with special educational needs
  440. 321General duty of local authority towards children for whom they are responsible.
  441. 322Duty of certain bodies to help local authority.
  442. 323Assessment of educational needs.
  443. 324Statement of special educational needs.
  444. 325Appeal against decision not to make statement.
  445. 326Appeal against contents of statement.
  446. 326AUnopposed appeals
  447. 327Access for local authority to certain schools.
  448. 328Reviews of educational needs.
  449. 328AAppeal against determination of local authority in England not to amend statement following review Repealed
  450. 329Assessment of educational needs at request of child’s parent.
  451. 329AReview or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body
  452. 330Section 330 Repealed
  453. 331Assessment of educational needs of children under two.
  454. 332Duty of Local Health Board or National Health Service trust to notify parent etc.
  455. Appeals by children
  456. 332ZARight of a child to appeal to the ... Tribunal
  457. 332ZBNotice and service of documents on a child
  458. 332ZCCase friends ...
  459. General duties of local authorities
  460. 332AAAdvice and information ...
  461. 332BAResolution of disputes ...
  462. 332BBIndependent advocacy services ...
  463. 332CProvision of information Repealed
  464. 332DPublication of information Repealed
  465. 332EInterpretation of sections 332C and 332D Repealed
  466. Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales
  467. 333Constitution of ... Tribunal.
  468. 334The President and members of the panels. Repealed
  469. 335Remuneration and expenses. Repealed
  470. 336Tribunal procedure.
  471. 336ZASpecial Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales Repealed
  472. 336ZBAppeals from the ... Tribunal to the Upper Tribunal
  473. 336ACompliance with orders
  474. Chapter II: Schools providing for special educational needs
  475. Interpretation
  476. 337Special schools
  477. 337AInterpretation of Chapter
  478. Establishment etc. of special schools
  479. 338. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  480. 339. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  481. 340. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  482. 341. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  483. Approval of non-maintained special schools
  484. 342Approval of non-maintained special schools.
  485. Non-maintained special schools in England: protection of pupils in an emergency
  486. 342AApplication to justice of the peace: power to make regulations
  487. Non-maintained special schools in England: appeals
  488. 342BAppeal against decision of Secretary of State
  489. 342CAppeal against order of justice of peace
  490. 343. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  491. Government etc. of special schools
  492. 344. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  493. Maintained special school becoming grant-maintained
  494. 345. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  495. Grouping of grant-maintained special schools
  496. 346. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  497. Independent schools providing special education
  498. 347Approval of independent schools. Repealed
  499. 348Provision of special education at non-maintained schools —Wales.
  500. Variation of deeds
  501. 349Variation of trust deeds etc. by order.
  502. Part V: The Curriculum
  503. Chapter I: Preliminary
  504. 350Meaning of “maintained school” etc. in Part V. Repealed
  505. 351General duties in respect of the curriculum. Repealed
  506. 352Basic curriculum for every maintained school. Repealed
  507. Chapter II: Secular education
  508. The National Curriculum: general
  509. 353The National Curriculum. Repealed
  510. 354The core subjects and other foundation subjects. Repealed
  511. 355The key stages. Repealed
  512. 356Establishment of the National Curriculum by order. Repealed
  513. 357Implementation of the National Curriculum in schools. Repealed
  514. The School Curriculum and Assessment Authority
  515. 358. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  516. 359. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  517. The Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
  518. 360. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  519. 361. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  520. The National Curriculum: special cases
  521. 362Development work and experiments. Repealed
  522. 363Exceptions by regulations. Repealed
  523. 364Pupils with statements of special educational needs. Repealed
  524. 365Temporary exceptions for individual pupils. Repealed
  525. 366Information concerning directions under section 365. Repealed
  526. 367Appeals against directions under section 365 etc. Repealed
  527. The National Curriculum: supplementary provisions
  528. 368Procedure for making certain orders and regulations. Repealed
  529. 369Programmes of research etc. in relation to Wales. Repealed
  530. General functions of LEA, governing body and head teacher in relation to curriculum
  531. 370. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  532. 371. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  533. 372. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  534. 373. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  535. 374. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  536. Chapter III: Religious education and worship
  537. Agreed syllabuses
  538. 375Agreed syllabuses of religious education.
  539. Required provision for religious education
  540. 376. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  541. 377. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  542. 378. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  543. 379. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  544. 380. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  545. 381. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  546. 382. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  547. 383. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  548. 384. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  549. Religious worship
  550. 385. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  551. 386. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  552. 387. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  553. 388. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  554. Exceptions and special arrangements
  555. 389. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  556. Constitution of standing advisory councils on religious education
  557. 390Constitution of advisory councils.
  558. 391Functions of advisory councils.
  559. 392Advisory councils: supplementary provisions.
  560. 393. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  561. Determinations by standing advisory councils
  562. 394Determination of cases in which requirement for Christian collective worship is not to apply.
  563. 395Review of determinations under section 394.
  564. 396Power of Secretary of State to direct advisory council to revoke determination or discharge duty.
  565. Access to meetings and documents
  566. 397Religious education: access to meetings and documents.
  567. Miscellaneous
  568. 398No requirement of attendance at Sunday school etc.
  569. 399Determination of question whether religious education in accordance with trust deed.
  570. Chapter IV: Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
  571. Courses leading to external qualifications
  572. 400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  573. 401. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  574. Obligation to enter pupils for public examinations
  575. 402Obligation to enter pupils for public examinations.
  576. Sex education
  577. 403Sex education: manner of provision.
  578. 404Sex education: statements of policy.
  579. 405Exemption from sex education.
  580. Politics
  581. 406Political indoctrination.
  582. 407Duty to secure balanced treatment of political issues.
  583. Information
  584. 408Provision of information.
  585. Complaints and enforcement
  586. 409Complaints and enforcement: maintained schools in Wales.
  587. Nursery education
  588. 410Application of Part V in relation to nursery education.
  589. Part VI: School admissions, attendance and charges
  590. Chapter I: Admission, registration and withdrawal of pupils
  591. Parental preferences
  592. 411Parental preferences. Repealed
  593. 411A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  594. Admission arrangements for county and voluntary schools
  595. 412. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  596. 413. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  597. 413A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  598. 413B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  599. 414. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  600. Admission numbers for county and voluntary schools
  601. 415. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  602. 416. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  603. 417. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  604. 418. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  605. 419. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  606. 420. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  607. 421. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  608. 421A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  609. New county and voluntary schools
  610. 422. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  611. Admissions appeals relating to county and voluntary schools
  612. 423. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  613. 423A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  614. Nursery and special schools, etc.
  615. 424. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  616. Admission arrangements for grant-maintained schools
  617. 425. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  618. 425A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  619. 425B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  620. Admission numbers for grant-maintained schools
  621. 426. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  622. 426A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  623. 427. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  624. 428. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  625. Admissions appeals relating to grant-maintained schools
  626. 429. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  627. Co-ordinated arrangements for admissions
  628. 430. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  629. Power to direct admission of child to school
  630. 431. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  631. 432. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  632. Time for admission of pupils
  633. 433Time for admission of pupils.
  634. Registration of pupils
  635. 434Registration of pupils.
  636. Withdrawal of children from school: local authority involvement
  637. 434ALocal authority consent for withdrawal of certain children from school
  638. 434BMandatory local authority meetings prior to withdrawal of child from school
  639. Withdrawal of pupils from primary school for secondary education
  640. 435Withdrawal of pupils from a primary school for secondary education.
  641. Supplementary
  642. 436. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  643. Chapter II: School attendance
  644. Children not receiving suitable education
  645. 436ADuty to make arrangements to identify children not receiving education
  646. Children not in school
  647. 436BDuty to register children not in school
  648. 436CContent and maintenance of registers
  649. 436DProvision of information to local authorities: parents Not yet in force
  650. 436EProvision of information to local authorities: education providers
  651. 436FUse of information in the register
  652. 436GSupport Not yet in force
  653. School attendance orders
  654. 436HPreliminary notice for school attendance order Not yet in force
  655. 436ISchool attendance orders
  656. 436JSchool attendance order for child with EHC plan (England) Not yet in force
  657. 436KSchool attendance order for child with individual development plan (Wales) Not yet in force
  658. 436LSchool nomination notice for school attendance order Not yet in force
  659. 436MSchool nomination notice: restrictions Not yet in force
  660. 436NSchool nomination notice: procedure Not yet in force
  661. 436OAmendment of school attendance order Not yet in force
  662. 436PRevocation of school attendance order Not yet in force
  663. 436QOffence of failure to comply with school attendance order Not yet in force
  664. 436RReferences to “Academy school” and “Academy arrangements” Not yet in force
  665. 436SReferences to “regulations” and “prescribed”
  666. Children not in school and school attendance orders: processing of information
  667. 436TProcessing of information
  668. School attendance orders
  669. 437School attendance orders.
  670. 438Choice of school: child without EHC plan or statement of special educational needs , or an individual development plan which names a school.
  671. 439Specification of schools in notices under section 438(2).
  672. 440Amendment of order at request of parent: child without EHC plan or statement of special educational needs , or an individual development plan which names a school.
  673. 441Choice of school: child with EHC plan or statement of special educational needs.
  674. 441AChoice of school: child with individual development plan which names a school
  675. 442Revocation of order at request of parent.
  676. School attendance: offences and education supervision orders
  677. 443Offence: failure to comply with school attendance order.
  678. 444Offence: failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil.
  679. 444ZAApplication of section 444 to alternative educational provision
  680. 444APenalty notice in respect of failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil
  681. 444BPenalty notices: supplemental
  682. 445Presumption of age.
  683. 446Institution of proceedings.
  684. 447Education supervision orders.
  685. Exemption
  686. 448. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  687. Chapter III: Charges in connection with education at maintained schools
  688. Preliminary
  689. 449Meaning of “maintained school” in Chapter III.
  690. Prohibition of charges
  691. 450Prohibition of charges for admission.
  692. 451Prohibition of charges for provision of education.
  693. 452Application of section 451 where education is provided partly during and partly outside school hours etc.
  694. 453Examinations: prohibition of charges and recovery of wasted fees.
  695. 454Prohibition of incidental charges.
  696. Permitted charges
  697. 455Permitted charges.
  698. 456Regulation of permitted charges.
  699. 457Charges and remissions policies.
  700. 458Charges for board and lodging at boarding schools.
  701. Supplementary
  702. 459Provision of information.
  703. 460Contributions and charges unaffected by Chapter III.
  704. 461Recovery of sums as civil debt.
  705. 462Interpretation of Chapter III.
  706. Part VII: Independent Schools
  707. Chapter I: Preliminary
  708. 463Alteration to definition of “independent school”
  709. Chapter II: Registration of independent schools
  710. Registration
  711. 464Separate registration for England and for Wales. Repealed
  712. 465Provisional and final registration of a school. Repealed
  713. 466Enforcement of registration: offences. Repealed
  714. 467Provision of information about registered and provisionally registered schools. Repealed
  715. 468School may be struck off for contravention of regulations about employment of teachers. Repealed
  716. Complaints about registered and provisionally registered schools
  717. 469Notice of complaint by Secretary of State. Repealed
  718. 470Determination of complaint by an Independent Schools Tribunal. Repealed
  719. 471Determination of complaint by Secretary of State. Repealed
  720. 472Effect of personal disqualification. Repealed
  721. 473Enforcement of disqualification. Repealed
  722. 473ARemoval of disqualification: persons no longer unsuitable to work with children. Repealed
  723. 473BConditions for application under section 473A. Repealed
  724. 474Removal of disqualification: other cases. Repealed
  725. 475Duty of Registrar to comply with order for the deletion of a school from the register. Repealed
  726. Independent Schools Tribunals
  727. 476Constitution and proceedings of Independent Schools Tribunals. Repealed
  728. Supplementary
  729. 477Disqualification in Scotland. Repealed
  730. 478Offences: institution of proceedings and punishment. Repealed
  731. Chapter III: Assisted places at independent schools
  732. 479. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  733. 480. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  734. 481. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  735. Chapter IV: City colleges
  736. 482Academies Repealed
  737. 483City colleges: financial provisions. Repealed
  738. 483ACity colleges and academies: special educational needs and additional learning needs.
  739. Part VIII: Grants and other financial matters
  740. Grants
  741. 484Education standards grants.
  742. 485Grants in aid of educational services or research.
  743. 486Grants to bodies whose objects are promotion of learning or research. Repealed
  744. 487Grants for education in Welsh. Repealed
  745. 488Grants for education of travellers and displaced persons. Repealed
  746. 489Conditions as to payment of grants under sections 484 to 488.
  747. 490Grants in respect of special provision for ethnic minorities. Repealed
  748. Payment of fees etc.
  749. 491Payment of school fees and expenses. Repealed
  750. Recoupment
  751. 492Recoupment: adjustment between local authorities. Repealed
  752. 493Recoupment: cross-border provisions.
  753. 494Recoupment: excluded pupils.
  754. Part IX: Ancillary functions
  755. Chapter I: Ancillary functions of Secretary of State
  756. General functions
  757. 495Determination of disputes.
  758. 496Power to prevent unreasonable exercise of functions.
  759. 497General default powers.
  760. 497APower to secure proper performance of local authority’s education functions .
  761. 497AAPower to secure proper performance: duty of authority where directions contemplated
  762. 497BPower to secure proper performance: further provisions.
  763. 497CAcademies: power to secure performance of proprietor’s duties
  764. Appointment of governors, etc.
  765. 498Powers where no properly constituted governing body.
  766. Membership of education committees
  767. 499Power to direct appointment of members of education committees.
  768. Rationalisation of school places
  769. 500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  770. 501. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  771. 502. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  772. 503. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  773. 504. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  774. 505. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  775. Medical examinations
  776. 506Power to require medical examination of pupils.
  777. Local inquiries
  778. 507Power to direct local inquiries. Repealed
  779. Chapter II: Ancillary functions of local authorities
  780. Provision of services
  781. 507ALocal authorities in England: functions in respect of recreational and training facilities for children under 13
  782. 507BLocal authorities in England: functions in respect of leisure-time activities etc for persons aged 13 to 19 and certain persons aged 20 to 24
  783. 508Local authorities in Wales: functions in respect of facilities for recreation and social and physical training.
  784. 508ALocal authorities in England: duty to promote sustainable modes of travel etc
  785. 508BLocal authorities in England: travel arrangements for eligible children
  786. 508CLocal authorities in England: travel arrangements etc for other children
  787. 508DGuidance etc in relation to sections 508B and 508C
  788. 508ELocal authorities in England: school travel schemes
  789. 508FLocal authorities in England: provision of transport etc for adult learners
  790. 508GLocal authorities in England: transport policy statements etc for young adults subject to learning difficulty assessment
  791. 508HGuidance: sections 508F and 508G
  792. 508IComplaints about transport arrangements etc for young adult for whom EHC plan is maintained: England
  793. 509LEAs in Wales: provision of transport etc. Repealed
  794. 509AALocal authorities in England: provision of transport etc. for persons of sixth form age
  795. 509ABLocal authorities in England: further provision about transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age
  796. 509ACInterpretation of sections 509AA and 509AB
  797. 509ADLocal authorities in England: duty to have regard to religion or belief in exercise of travel functions
  798. 509AEComplaints about transport arrangements etc for persons of sixth form age in England
  799. 509ALocal authorities in England: travel arrangements for children receiving early years education otherwise than at school.
  800. 510Provision of clothing.
  801. 511Provisions supplementary to section 510.
  802. 512Local authorityfunctions concerning provision of meals, etc.
  803. 512ZAPower to charge for meals etc.
  804. 512ZBProvision of free school lunches and milk
  805. 512ZCProtection of identity of pupils receiving free school lunches or milk
  806. 512ATransfer of functions under section 512 to governing bodies.
  807. 512BProvision of school lunches: Academies
  808. 512CSchool food standards: Academies
  809. 513Provision of meals etc. at schools not maintained by local authorities.
  810. 514Provision of board and lodging otherwise than at school.
  811. 514AProvision of boarding accommodation for person for whom an EHC plan is maintained
  812. 515Provision of teaching services for day nurseries.
  813. 516. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  814. Payment of fees
  815. 517Payment of fees at schools not maintained by a local authority.
  816. 518Payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships, etc.
  817. Allowances for governors
  818. 519Travelling and subsistence allowances for governors of schools and further or higher education institutions.
  819. Medical arrangements
  820. 520Medical inspection and treatment of pupils.
  821. Cleanliness of pupils
  822. 521Examination of pupils for cleanliness.
  823. 522Compulsory cleansing of a pupil.
  824. 523Arrangements for cleansing of pupils.
  825. 524Suspension of a pupil pending examination or cleansing.
  826. 525Offence of neglecting the cleanliness of a pupil.
  827. Educational research and conferences
  828. 526Powers as to educational research.
  829. 527Powers as to educational conferences.
  830. Plans relating to children with behavioural difficulties
  831. 527ADuty of local authority to prepare plan relating to children with behavioural difficulties. Repealed
  832. Disability statements relating to further education
  833. 528. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  834. Acquisition and holding of property
  835. 529Power to accept gifts on trust for educational purposes.
  836. 530Compulsory purchase of land.
  837. 531Acquisition of land by agreement.
  838. Appointment of chief education officer
  839. 532Appointment of chief education officer.
  840. Direct payments
  841. 532APersons with special educational needs ... Repealed
  842. 532BPilot schemes Repealed
  843. 532CPilot schemes: local authorities and duration Repealed
  844. Chapter III: Ancillary functions of governing bodies
  845. Provision of services
  846. 533Functions of governing bodies of maintained schools with respect to provision of school meals etc.
  847. 534. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  848. 535Provision of teaching services for day nurseries.
  849. Medical arrangements
  850. 536. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  851. Chapter IV: Provision of information by governing bodies etc.
  852. 537Power of Secretary of State to require information from governing bodies etc.
  853. 537AProvision of information about individual pupils.
  854. 537BProvision of information about children receiving funded education outside school
  855. 537CDisclosure of information by or to principal regulators of exempt charities
  856. 538Provision of information to Secretary of State by governing bodies of maintained schools.
  857. 538APower to direct participation in international surveys
  858. 539. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  859. 540Distribution of information about schools providing secondary education.
  860. 541Distribution of information about further education institutions.
  861. Part X: Miscellaneous and general
  862. Chapter I: Educational premises
  863. Required standards for educational premises
  864. 542Prescribed standards for school premises.
  865. 543Relaxation of prescribed standards in special cases.
  866. 544Approval etc. of school premises and boarding hostels.
  867. 545Exemption from building byelaws of approved buildings.
  868. Control of potentially harmful materials and apparatus
  869. 546Control of potentially harmful materials and apparatus in schools.
  870. Nuisance or disturbance on school premises
  871. 547Nuisance or disturbance on school premises.
  872. Chapter II: PUNISHMENT AND RESTRAINT OF PUPILS
  873. Corporal punishment
  874. 548No right to give corporal punishment.
  875. 549. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  876. 550. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  877. Power to restrain pupils
  878. 550APower of members of staff to restrain pupils. Repealed
  879. Powers to search pupils
  880. 550ZAPower of members of staff to search pupils for prohibited items: England
  881. 550ZBPower of search under section 550ZA: supplementary
  882. 550ZCPower to seize items found during search under section 550ZA
  883. 550ZDSection 550ZC: supplementary
  884. 550AAPower of members of staff to search pupils for weapons : Wales
  885. Detention
  886. 550BDetention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent. Repealed
  887. Chapter 2A: Guidance on mobile phones etc: schools in England
  888. 550CGuidance on use of mobile phones etc in schools in England
  889. Chapter III: Other provisions about schools
  890. Duration of school day etc.
  891. 551Regulations as to duration of school day etc.
  892. ... School uniforms
  893. 551ZASchool uniforms: limits on branded items
  894. 551AGuidance about the costs of school uniforms: England
  895. Breakfast clubs
  896. 551BFree breakfast club provision in primary schools in England
  897. 551CPower to exempt schools from duty under section 551B(1) Not yet in force
  898. 551DGuidance in connection with breakfast club provision Not yet in force
  899. Single-sex schools
  900. 552Section 552 Repealed
  901. Educational trusts
  902. 553Schemes under the Endowed Schools Acts.
  903. Religious educational trusts
  904. 554Power to make new provision as to use of endowments.
  905. 555Procedure applicable to orders under section 554.
  906. 556Content of orders under section 554.
  907. 557Adoption of statutory trusts.
  908. Chapter IV: Employment of children and young persons
  909. 558Meaning of “child” for purposes of enactments relating to employment of children or young persons.
  910. 559Power of local authorities to prohibit or restrict employment of children.
  911. 560Work experience in last year of compulsory schooling.
  912. 560AWork experience for persons over compulsory school age: England
  913. Chapter V: Persons not covered by Act
  914. 561Act not to apply to persons in service of the Crown.
  915. 562Act not to apply to certain persons detained under order of a court.
  916. Chapter 5A: Persons detained in youth accommodation
  917. Provisions applying to detained persons
  918. 562AApplication of Act to detained persons
  919. 562BDuty to take steps to promote fulfilment of potential
  920. 562CDetained persons with statement of special educational needs
  921. 562DAppropriate special educational provision: arrangements between local authorities
  922. 562ELiteracy and numeracy assessments
  923. 562FProvision of information about detained persons
  924. 562GInformation to be provided where statement of special educational needs previously maintained
  925. 562HRelease of detained person appearing to host authority to require assessment
  926. 562IGuidance
  927. 562JInterpretation of Chapter
  928. Chapter VI: General
  929. Documents and evidence
  930. 563Educational records.
  931. 564Certificates of birth and registrars’ returns.
  932. 565Evidence: presumption as to age.
  933. 566Evidence: documents.
  934. Stamp duty
  935. 567. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  936. Orders, regulations and directions
  937. 568Orders.
  938. 569Regulations.
  939. 569ARegulations made by Welsh Ministers under Chapter 5A Repealed
  940. 570Revocation and variation of certain orders and directions.
  941. Guidance
  942. 571Publication of guidance.
  943. Service of documents
  944. 572Service of notices and other documents.
  945. Construction
  946. 573Meaning of expressions relating to alteration etc. of premises or character of schools.
  947. 574Changes to school not amounting to discontinuance etc.
  948. 575Section 575 Repealed
  949. 576Meaning of “parent”.
  950. 577. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  951. 578Meaning of “the Education Acts”.
  952. 579General interpretation.
  953. 580Index.
  954. Final provisions
  955. 581Application to Isles of Scilly.
  956. 582Consequential amendments, repeals, transitional provisions etc.
  957. 583Short title, commencement and extent.
  958. Schedule 1: Pupil referral units
  959. General adaptations of enactments
  960. 1Paragraph 1
  961. 2Paragraph 2
  962. Modifications of enactments by regulations
  963. 3Paragraph 3
  964. 3AParagraph 3A
  965. Registration
  966. 4Paragraph 4
  967. Application of Local Government Act 1986
  968. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  969. Curriculum
  970. 6Paragraph 6
  971. Discipline
  972. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  973. Sex education, political indoctrination and political issues
  974. 8Paragraph 8
  975. Charges
  976. 9Paragraph 9
  977. Application of Environmental Protection Act 1990
  978. 10Paragraph 10
  979. Information
  980. 11Paragraph 11
  981. Disapplication of Schedule 4
  982. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  983. Children with special educational needs
  984. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  985. School attendance orders
  986. 14Paragraph 14
  987. Management committees
  988. 15Paragraph 15
  989. Schedule 2
  990. Status
  991. 1Paragraph 1
  992. Powers
  993. 2Paragraph 2
  994. 3Paragraph 3
  995. Tenure of members
  996. 4Paragraph 4
  997. 5Paragraph 5
  998. Salaries, allowances and pensions
  999. 6Paragraph 6
  1000. Staff
  1001. 7Paragraph 7
  1002. Chief officer
  1003. 8Paragraph 8
  1004. Superannuation of employees
  1005. 9Paragraph 9
  1006. Committees
  1007. 10Paragraph 10
  1008. Delegation of functions
  1009. 11Paragraph 11
  1010. Proceedings
  1011. 12Paragraph 12
  1012. 13Paragraph 13
  1013. 14Paragraph 14
  1014. Accounts
  1015. 15Paragraph 15
  1016. Application of seal and proof of instruments
  1017. 16Paragraph 16
  1018. 17Paragraph 17
  1019. Schedule 3
  1020. Functions relating to grant-maintained schools
  1021. 1Paragraph 1
  1022. Functions under agreements relating to CTCs and CCTAs
  1023. 2Paragraph 2
  1024. Functions in respect of grants for certain expenditure due to ethnic minority population
  1025. 3Paragraph 3
  1026. Schedule 4
  1027. Part I: Introductory
  1028. 1Paragraph 1
  1029. Part II: Functions where responsibility for providing sufficient school places is shared
  1030. Introductory
  1031. 2Paragraph 2
  1032. Responsibility for providing sufficient school places
  1033. 3Paragraph 3
  1034. Part III: Functions where responsibility for providing sufficient school places is transferred
  1035. Introductory
  1036. 4Paragraph 4
  1037. Responsibility for providing sufficient school places
  1038. 5Paragraph 5
  1039. 6Paragraph 6
  1040. Powers to establish, maintain and alter schools
  1041. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  1042. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  1043. Charges for board and lodging or independent education
  1044. 9Paragraph 9
  1045. 10Paragraph 10
  1046. 11Paragraph 11
  1047. 12Paragraph 12
  1048. General
  1049. 13Paragraph 13
  1050. 14Paragraph 14
  1051. Part IV: Functions where responsibility either shared or transferred
  1052. Introductory
  1053. 15Paragraph 15
  1054. Responsibility for providing sufficient school places
  1055. 16Paragraph 16
  1056. 17Paragraph 17
  1057. 18Paragraph 18
  1058. Boarding schools
  1059. 19Paragraph 19
  1060. Other modifications of this Act
  1061. 20Paragraph 20
  1062. 21Paragraph 21
  1063. 22Paragraph 22
  1064. 23Paragraph 23
  1065. Schedule 5
  1066. Preservation of special agreements
  1067. 1Paragraph 1
  1068. Variation of special agreements
  1069. 2Paragraph 2
  1070. The grant requirements
  1071. 3Paragraph 3
  1072. Religious education
  1073. 4Paragraph 4
  1074. Repayment of grants
  1075. 5Paragraph 5
  1076. Modification of obligations with respect to repairs and alterations
  1077. 6Paragraph 6
  1078. Schedule 6
  1079. 1Paragraph 1
  1080. 2Paragraph 2
  1081. 3Paragraph 3
  1082. 4Paragraph 4
  1083. 5Paragraph 5
  1084. 6Paragraph 6
  1085. 7Paragraph 7
  1086. 8Paragraph 8
  1087. Schedule 7
  1088. Name and seal of incorporated body
  1089. 1Paragraph 1
  1090. Powers of incorporated body
  1091. 2Paragraph 2
  1092. Property, rights and liabilities
  1093. 3Paragraph 3
  1094. 4Paragraph 4
  1095. Contracts of employment
  1096. 5Paragraph 5
  1097. Dissolution and discontinuance
  1098. 6Paragraph 6
  1099. 7Paragraph 7
  1100. 8Paragraph 8
  1101. 9Paragraph 9
  1102. 10Paragraph 10
  1103. Supplementary provisions about transfers
  1104. 11Paragraph 11
  1105. 12Paragraph 12
  1106. Schedule 8
  1107. Introductory
  1108. 1Paragraph 1
  1109. Co-option or other appointment of governors
  1110. 2Paragraph 2
  1111. 3Paragraph 3
  1112. 4Paragraph 4
  1113. Ex officio governors
  1114. 5Paragraph 5
  1115. 6Paragraph 6
  1116. Election of governors
  1117. 7Paragraph 7
  1118. Qualifications of governors and tenure of office
  1119. 8Paragraph 8
  1120. 9Paragraph 9
  1121. 10Paragraph 10
  1122. 11Paragraph 11
  1123. 12Paragraph 12
  1124. 13Paragraph 13
  1125. Meetings and proceedings
  1126. 14Paragraph 14
  1127. 15Paragraph 15
  1128. 16Paragraph 16
  1129. Information as to meetings and proceedings
  1130. 17Paragraph 17
  1131. 18Paragraph 18
  1132. Travelling and subsistence allowances
  1133. 19Paragraph 19
  1134. Information and training for governors
  1135. 20Paragraph 20
  1136. Conflict between instrument of government and regulations
  1137. 21Paragraph 21
  1138. Schedule 9
  1139. Preliminary
  1140. 1Paragraph 1
  1141. Constitution of temporary governing bodies
  1142. 2Paragraph 2
  1143. 3Paragraph 3
  1144. Appointment of temporary governors
  1145. 4Paragraph 4
  1146. 5Paragraph 5
  1147. 6Paragraph 6
  1148. 7Paragraph 7
  1149. 8Paragraph 8
  1150. 9Paragraph 9
  1151. 10Paragraph 10
  1152. Qualifications of temporary governors and tenure of office
  1153. 11Paragraph 11
  1154. 12Paragraph 12
  1155. 13Paragraph 13
  1156. 14Paragraph 14
  1157. Meetings and proceedings
  1158. 15Paragraph 15
  1159. 16Paragraph 16
  1160. 17Paragraph 17
  1161. Information as to meetings and proceedings
  1162. 18Paragraph 18
  1163. Travelling and subsistence allowances.
  1164. 19Paragraph 19
  1165. Expenses of temporary governing bodies
  1166. 20Paragraph 20
  1167. Information for temporary governing bodies
  1168. 21Paragraph 21
  1169. Powers of the Secretary of State
  1170. 22Paragraph 22
  1171. Schedule 10
  1172. Time limit for constitution of governing body
  1173. 1Paragraph 1
  1174. Status of temporary governing body pending constitution of governing body
  1175. 2Paragraph 2
  1176. Role of temporary governing body as regards constitution of governing body
  1177. 3Paragraph 3
  1178. 4Paragraph 4
  1179. Initial constitution of governing body
  1180. 5Paragraph 5
  1181. Information about temporary governing body for successors
  1182. 6Paragraph 6
  1183. Schedule 11: Contents of statements under section 122(2) and section 124(1)
  1184. Part I: Statements under section 122(2)
  1185. 1Paragraph 1
  1186. 2Paragraph 2
  1187. 3Paragraph 3
  1188. 4Paragraph 4
  1189. Part II: Statements under section 124(1)
  1190. 5Paragraph 5
  1191. 6Paragraph 6
  1192. 7Paragraph 7
  1193. 8Paragraph 8
  1194. Schedule 12: Financial delegation and new schools
  1195. Preliminary
  1196. 1Paragraph 1
  1197. New county and voluntary schools
  1198. 2Paragraph 2
  1199. 3Paragraph 3
  1200. 4Paragraph 4
  1201. 5Paragraph 5
  1202. 6Paragraph 6
  1203. 7Paragraph 7
  1204. New special schools
  1205. 8Paragraph 8
  1206. 9Paragraph 9
  1207. Financial delegation apart from schemes
  1208. 10Paragraph 10
  1209. Schedule 13: Staffing of county, controlled, special agreement and maintained special schools
  1210. The selection panel
  1211. 1Paragraph 1
  1212. 2Paragraph 2
  1213. Appointment of head teacher
  1214. 3Paragraph 3
  1215. Appointment of deputy head teacher
  1216. 4Paragraph 4
  1217. Appointment of other staff: general
  1218. 5Paragraph 5
  1219. Appointment of other staff: vacancy advertised
  1220. 6Paragraph 6
  1221. Appointment of other staff: vacancy not advertised
  1222. 7Paragraph 7
  1223. Delegation of functions under paragraph 6 or 7
  1224. 8Paragraph 8
  1225. Restriction on making appointment where vacancy advertised
  1226. 9Paragraph 9
  1227. Consultation by local authority before appointing certain non-teaching staff
  1228. 10Paragraph 10
  1229. Dismissal etc. of staff
  1230. 11Paragraph 11
  1231. Schedule 14
  1232. Introductory
  1233. 1Paragraph 1
  1234. Appointment of head teacher and deputy head teacher
  1235. 2Paragraph 2
  1236. 3Paragraph 3
  1237. 4Paragraph 4
  1238. 5Paragraph 5
  1239. 6Paragraph 6
  1240. 7Paragraph 7
  1241. Appointment of other teachers
  1242. 8Paragraph 8
  1243. 9Paragraph 9
  1244. 10Paragraph 10
  1245. 11Paragraph 11
  1246. 12Paragraph 12
  1247. 13Paragraph 13
  1248. 14Paragraph 14
  1249. 15Paragraph 15
  1250. Advice of chief education officer on appointments of teachers
  1251. 16Paragraph 16
  1252. Advice of head teacher on appointments of teachers
  1253. 17Paragraph 17
  1254. Appointment of non-teaching staff
  1255. 18Paragraph 18
  1256. 19Paragraph 19
  1257. The clerk to the governing body
  1258. 20Paragraph 20
  1259. Discipline
  1260. 21Paragraph 21
  1261. Suspension
  1262. 22Paragraph 22
  1263. Dismissal, etc.
  1264. 23Paragraph 23
  1265. 24Paragraph 24
  1266. 25Paragraph 25
  1267. 26Paragraph 26
  1268. 27Paragraph 27
  1269. School meals staff
  1270. 28Paragraph 28
  1271. Schedule 15
  1272. Part I: County, controlled and maintained special schools
  1273. Preliminary
  1274. 1Paragraph 1
  1275. Reinstatement of permanently excluded pupils
  1276. 2Paragraph 2
  1277. 3Paragraph 3
  1278. 4Paragraph 4
  1279. Reinstatement of pupils excluded for a fixed period
  1280. 5Paragraph 5
  1281. 6Paragraph 6
  1282. 7Paragraph 7
  1283. Part II: Aided and special agreement schools
  1284. Preliminary
  1285. 8Paragraph 8
  1286. Reinstatement of permanently excluded pupils
  1287. 9Paragraph 9
  1288. 10Paragraph 10
  1289. Reinstatement of pupils excluded for a fixed period
  1290. 11Paragraph 11
  1291. 12Paragraph 12
  1292. 13Paragraph 13
  1293. Part III: General
  1294. Power to prescribe periods for the taking of any required steps
  1295. 14Paragraph 14
  1296. Meaning of “the relevant person”
  1297. 15Paragraph 15
  1298. Schedule 16
  1299. Duty to inform parent or pupil of right of appeal
  1300. 1Paragraph 1
  1301. Suspension of direction for reinstatement pending appeal etc.
  1302. 2Paragraph 2
  1303. Time limits and notices waiving right to appeal
  1304. 3Paragraph 3
  1305. Appeal committees
  1306. 4Paragraph 4
  1307. Procedure on an appeal
  1308. 5Paragraph 5
  1309. 6Paragraph 6
  1310. 7Paragraph 7
  1311. 7AParagraph 7A
  1312. 8Paragraph 8
  1313. 9Paragraph 9
  1314. 10Paragraph 10
  1315. 11Paragraph 11
  1316. 12Paragraph 12
  1317. 12AParagraph 12A
  1318. 13Paragraph 13
  1319. 14Paragraph 14
  1320. 15Paragraph 15
  1321. Notices
  1322. 16Paragraph 16
  1323. Meaning of “the relevant person”
  1324. 17Paragraph 17
  1325. Power of Secretary of State to make amendments
  1326. 18Paragraph 18
  1327. Schedule 17: Governors’ annual reports
  1328. General
  1329. 1Paragraph 1
  1330. 2Paragraph 2
  1331. Requirements as to contents
  1332. 3Paragraph 3
  1333. 4Paragraph 4
  1334. 5Paragraph 5
  1335. 6Paragraph 6
  1336. 7Paragraph 7
  1337. 7AParagraph 7A
  1338. 8Paragraph 8
  1339. 9Paragraph 9
  1340. 9AParagraph 9A
  1341. 9BParagraph 9B
  1342. 9CParagraph 9C
  1343. 9DParagraph 9D
  1344. 9EParagraph 9E
  1345. 9FParagraph 9F
  1346. Power of Secretary of State to make amendments
  1347. 10Paragraph 10
  1348. Schedule 18: Annual parents’ meetings
  1349. Proceedings at an annual parents’ meeting
  1350. 1Paragraph 1
  1351. 2Paragraph 2
  1352. 3Paragraph 3
  1353. Consideration of resolutions passed at an annual parents’ meeting
  1354. 4Paragraph 4
  1355. Determination of question whether person is to be treated as pupil’s parent
  1356. 5Paragraph 5
  1357. Schedule 19: Conduct and staffing of new county, voluntary and maintained special schools
  1358. Part I: General
  1359. Articles of government for new schools
  1360. 1Paragraph 1
  1361. 2Paragraph 2
  1362. Conduct of new schools: general
  1363. 3Paragraph 3
  1364. 4Paragraph 4
  1365. Part II: Staffing of new schools: financial delegation not proposed
  1366. Staffing of new county, controlled or maintained special schools
  1367. 5Paragraph 5
  1368. 6Paragraph 6
  1369. 7Paragraph 7
  1370. 8Paragraph 8
  1371. 9Paragraph 9
  1372. 10Paragraph 10
  1373. 11Paragraph 11
  1374. 12Paragraph 12
  1375. Staffing of new aided schools
  1376. 13Paragraph 13
  1377. 14Paragraph 14
  1378. 15Paragraph 15
  1379. 16Paragraph 16
  1380. Expenditure on staff for new schools
  1381. 17Paragraph 17
  1382. Part III: Staffing of new schools: financial delegation proposed
  1383. Adaptation of references
  1384. 18Paragraph 18
  1385. Application or otherwise of provisions about staffing
  1386. 19Paragraph 19
  1387. 20Paragraph 20
  1388. 21Paragraph 21
  1389. 22Paragraph 22
  1390. 23Paragraph 23
  1391. 24Paragraph 24
  1392. Part IV: Other matters relating to conduct etc. of new schools
  1393. Preparation of curriculum
  1394. 25Paragraph 25
  1395. School terms, holidays and sessions
  1396. 26Paragraph 26
  1397. Discipline
  1398. 27Paragraph 27
  1399. Reports and information
  1400. 28Paragraph 28
  1401. Consultation on expenditure by local authority
  1402. 29Paragraph 29
  1403. Schedule 20
  1404. Part I: Proposals for acquisition of grant-maintained status
  1405. Publication of proposals and notice
  1406. 1Paragraph 1
  1407. Statement to be annexed to proposals
  1408. 2Paragraph 2
  1409. Statement to accompany published proposals
  1410. 3Paragraph 3
  1411. Details of proposals
  1412. 4Paragraph 4
  1413. Objections to proposals
  1414. 5Paragraph 5
  1415. Interpretation
  1416. 6Paragraph 6
  1417. Part II: Proposals for establishment of new grant-maintained school
  1418. Content of proposals
  1419. 7Paragraph 7
  1420. Statement to be annexed to proposals
  1421. 8Paragraph 8
  1422. Statement to accompany published proposals
  1423. 9Paragraph 9
  1424. Objections
  1425. 10Paragraph 10
  1426. 11Paragraph 11
  1427. Approval of school premises
  1428. 12Paragraph 12
  1429. Schedule 21
  1430. Introductory
  1431. 1Paragraph 1
  1432. Powers to contract, etc.
  1433. 2Paragraph 2
  1434. Access to school
  1435. 3Paragraph 3
  1436. Information
  1437. 4Paragraph 4
  1438. General powers of Secretary of State
  1439. 5Paragraph 5
  1440. Grants to new governing body
  1441. 6Paragraph 6
  1442. Liability for expenses of new governing body
  1443. 7Paragraph 7
  1444. Schedule 22: Governing bodies of grant-maintained schools
  1445. Introductory
  1446. 1Paragraph 1
  1447. Election of governors
  1448. 2Paragraph 2
  1449. Disqualification for, tenure of and removal from office
  1450. 3Paragraph 3
  1451. 4Paragraph 4
  1452. 5Paragraph 5
  1453. 6Paragraph 6
  1454. 7Paragraph 7
  1455. 8Paragraph 8
  1456. 9Paragraph 9
  1457. Initial appointments: terms of office
  1458. 10Paragraph 10
  1459. Meetings and proceedings
  1460. 11Paragraph 11
  1461. 12Paragraph 12
  1462. 13Paragraph 13
  1463. Information as to meetings and proceedings
  1464. 14Paragraph 14
  1465. Allowances for governors
  1466. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  1467. Seal etc.
  1468. 16Paragraph 16
  1469. Schedule 23: Content of articles of government for grant-maintained schools
  1470. Introductory
  1471. 1Paragraph 1
  1472. Performance and delegation of functions
  1473. 2Paragraph 2
  1474. Staff
  1475. 3Paragraph 3
  1476. Curriculum
  1477. 4Paragraph 4
  1478. Admission arrangements
  1479. 5Paragraph 5
  1480. Appeals relating to admission and exclusion of pupils
  1481. 6Paragraph 6
  1482. Annual reports
  1483. 7Paragraph 7
  1484. Annual parents’ meetings
  1485. 8Paragraph 8
  1486. Schedule 24: Categories of governors
  1487. Part I: Introductory
  1488. Application
  1489. 1Paragraph 1
  1490. General interpretation
  1491. 2Paragraph 2
  1492. 3Paragraph 3
  1493. 4Paragraph 4
  1494. Part II: Initial governors
  1495. Parent governors
  1496. 5Paragraph 5
  1497. Teacher governors
  1498. 6Paragraph 6
  1499. First governors
  1500. 7Paragraph 7
  1501. Foundation governors
  1502. 8Paragraph 8
  1503. Sponsor governors
  1504. 9Paragraph 9
  1505. Part III: Governors other than initial governors
  1506. Parent governors
  1507. 10Paragraph 10
  1508. Teacher governors
  1509. 11Paragraph 11
  1510. First governors
  1511. 12Paragraph 12
  1512. Foundation governors
  1513. 13Paragraph 13
  1514. Sponsor governors
  1515. 14Paragraph 14
  1516. Schedule 25: Core governors for groups
  1517. Introductory
  1518. 1Paragraph 1
  1519. Kinds of core governor
  1520. 2Paragraph 2
  1521. Groups consisting only of former voluntary schools or section 212 schools
  1522. 3Paragraph 3
  1523. Other groups
  1524. 4Paragraph 4
  1525. Schedule 25A: Appeals against exclusion of pupils from grant-maintained schools
  1526. Introductory
  1527. 1Paragraph 1
  1528. Procedure on appeal
  1529. 2Paragraph 2
  1530. 3Paragraph 3
  1531. 4Paragraph 4
  1532. 5Paragraph 5
  1533. 6Paragraph 6
  1534. 7Paragraph 7
  1535. 8Paragraph 8
  1536. 9Paragraph 9
  1537. 10Paragraph 10
  1538. 11Paragraph 11
  1539. 12Paragraph 12
  1540. 13Paragraph 13
  1541. Power of Secretary of State to make amendments
  1542. 14Paragraph 14
  1543. Schedule 26: Making of assessments under section 323
  1544. Introductory
  1545. 1Paragraph 1
  1546. Medical and other advice
  1547. 2Paragraph 2
  1548. Manner, and timing, of assessments, etc.
  1549. 3Paragraph 3
  1550. Attendance at examinations
  1551. 4Paragraph 4
  1552. Offence
  1553. 5Paragraph 5
  1554. Schedule 27: Making and maintenance of statements under section 324
  1555. Introductory
  1556. 1Paragraph 1
  1557. Copy of proposed statement
  1558. 2Paragraph 2
  1559. 2AAmendments to a statement
  1560. 2BProvision of additional information
  1561. Choice of school
  1562. 3Paragraph 3
  1563. 3AConsultation on specifying name of school in statement
  1564. Representations
  1565. 4Paragraph 4
  1566. Making the statement
  1567. 5Paragraph 5
  1568. Service of statement
  1569. 6Paragraph 6
  1570. Keeping, disclosure and transfer of statements
  1571. 7Paragraph 7
  1572. Change of named school
  1573. 8Paragraph 8
  1574. Procedure for amending or ceasing to maintain a statement
  1575. 9Paragraph 9
  1576. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  1577. 11Paragraph 11
  1578. Schedule 28
  1579. Constitution of governing body and conduct of school
  1580. 1Paragraph 1
  1581. Initial instruments and articles of government
  1582. 2Paragraph 2
  1583. Subsequent instruments of government
  1584. 3Paragraph 3
  1585. Subsequent articles of government
  1586. 4Paragraph 4
  1587. Parent governors
  1588. 5Paragraph 5
  1589. Teacher governors
  1590. 6Paragraph 6
  1591. Head teacher
  1592. 7Paragraph 7
  1593. First governors
  1594. 8Paragraph 8
  1595. Power of Secretary of State to replace first governors
  1596. 9Paragraph 9
  1597. Sponsor governors
  1598. 10Paragraph 10
  1599. Additional governors
  1600. 11Paragraph 11
  1601. Powers
  1602. 12Paragraph 12
  1603. Transitory provisions
  1604. 13Paragraph 13
  1605. General application of enactments
  1606. 14Paragraph 14
  1607. 15Paragraph 15
  1608. 16Paragraph 16
  1609. Schedule 29
  1610. Status
  1611. 1Paragraph 1
  1612. Powers
  1613. 2Paragraph 2
  1614. 3Paragraph 3
  1615. Chief officer
  1616. 4Paragraph 4
  1617. Chairman and chief officer: division of functions
  1618. 5Paragraph 5
  1619. Tenure of office
  1620. 6Paragraph 6
  1621. 7Paragraph 7
  1622. 8Paragraph 8
  1623. Payments to members
  1624. 9Paragraph 9
  1625. Staff
  1626. 10Paragraph 10
  1627. 11Paragraph 11
  1628. Finance
  1629. 12Paragraph 12
  1630. Committees
  1631. 13Paragraph 13
  1632. Delegation of functions
  1633. 14Paragraph 14
  1634. Proceedings
  1635. 15Paragraph 15
  1636. 16Paragraph 16
  1637. 17Paragraph 17
  1638. 18Paragraph 18
  1639. 19Paragraph 19
  1640. Accounts
  1641. 20Paragraph 20
  1642. Documents
  1643. 21Paragraph 21
  1644. 22Paragraph 22
  1645. Schedule 30
  1646. Status
  1647. 1Paragraph 1
  1648. Powers
  1649. 2Paragraph 2
  1650. 3Paragraph 3
  1651. Chief officer
  1652. 4Paragraph 4
  1653. Tenure of office
  1654. 5Paragraph 5
  1655. 6Paragraph 6
  1656. 7Paragraph 7
  1657. Payments to members
  1658. 8Paragraph 8
  1659. Staff
  1660. 9Paragraph 9
  1661. 10Paragraph 10
  1662. Finance
  1663. 11Paragraph 11
  1664. Committees
  1665. 12Paragraph 12
  1666. Delegation of functions
  1667. 13Paragraph 13
  1668. Proceedings
  1669. 14Paragraph 14
  1670. 15Paragraph 15
  1671. 16Paragraph 16
  1672. Accounts
  1673. 17Paragraph 17
  1674. Documents
  1675. 18Paragraph 18
  1676. 19Paragraph 19
  1677. Schedule 31: Agreed syllabuses of religious education
  1678. Duty to convene conference to reconsider agreed syllabus
  1679. 1Paragraph 1
  1680. 2Paragraph 2
  1681. 3Paragraph 3
  1682. Constitution of conference
  1683. 4Paragraph 4
  1684. 5Paragraph 5
  1685. 6Paragraph 6
  1686. 7Paragraph 7
  1687. 8Paragraph 8
  1688. 9Paragraph 9
  1689. Reconsideration of agreed syllabus
  1690. 10Paragraph 10
  1691. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  1692. Preparation of new syllabus by appointed body
  1693. 12Paragraph 12
  1694. 13Paragraph 13
  1695. 14Paragraph 14
  1696. Special provisions applicable where order under section 27(1)(b) applies
  1697. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  1698. Schedule 31A: Failure to provide information under section 436E: monetary penalties
  1699. 1Warning notice Not yet in force
  1700. 2Representations Not yet in force
  1701. 3Imposition of penalty Not yet in force
  1702. 4Penalty notice Not yet in force
  1703. 5Consequences of late payment
  1704. 6Appeals Not yet in force
  1705. 7Enforcement Not yet in force
  1706. Schedule 32
  1707. Proposals for reduction of standard number
  1708. 1Paragraph 1
  1709. 2Paragraph 2
  1710. 3Paragraph 3
  1711. 4Paragraph 4
  1712. Order of Secretary of State
  1713. 5Paragraph 5
  1714. Consultation before making application
  1715. 6Paragraph 6
  1716. References to date of publication of proposals
  1717. 7Paragraph 7
  1718. Schedule 33
  1719. Part I: Constitution of appeal committees
  1720. Appeal arrangements made by local education authorities
  1721. 1Paragraph 1
  1722. Appeal arrangements made by governing bodies
  1723. 2Paragraph 2
  1724. 3Paragraph 3
  1725. 4Paragraph 4
  1726. Lay members
  1727. 5Paragraph 5
  1728. 6Paragraph 6
  1729. Indemnity
  1730. 7Paragraph 7
  1731. Part II: Procedure
  1732. 8Paragraph 8
  1733. 9Paragraph 9
  1734. 10Paragraph 10
  1735. 11Paragraph 11
  1736. 12Paragraph 12
  1737. 13Paragraph 13
  1738. 14Paragraph 14
  1739. 15Paragraph 15
  1740. Schedule 33A
  1741. Duty to notify governing body of decision to admit child
  1742. 1Paragraph 1
  1743. Time limit on appealing
  1744. 2Paragraph 2
  1745. Appeal committees
  1746. 3Paragraph 3
  1747. Procedure on an appeal
  1748. 4Paragraph 4
  1749. 5Paragraph 5
  1750. 6Paragraph 6
  1751. 7Paragraph 7
  1752. 8Paragraph 8
  1753. 9Paragraph 9
  1754. 10Paragraph 10
  1755. 11Paragraph 11
  1756. 12Paragraph 12
  1757. 13Paragraph 13
  1758. Power of Secretary of State to make amendments
  1759. 14Paragraph 14
  1760. Schedule 33B
  1761. Home-school partnership documents
  1762. 1Paragraph 1
  1763. Effect of home-school partnership document
  1764. 2Paragraph 2
  1765. Restriction of right to refuse admission to partially-selective school
  1766. 3Paragraph 3
  1767. No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools
  1768. 4Paragraph 4
  1769. Schedule 34: Independent Schools Tribunals
  1770. ... Repealed
  1771. Paragraph Repealed
  1772. Repealed
  1773. Paragraph Repealed
  1774. Repealed
  1775. Paragraph Repealed
  1776. Repealed
  1777. Paragraph Repealed
  1778. Repealed
  1779. Paragraph Repealed
  1780. Schedule 35
  1781. 1Paragraph 1
  1782. 2Paragraph 2
  1783. 3Paragraph 3
  1784. 4Paragraph 4
  1785. 5Paragraph 5
  1786. 6Paragraph 6
  1787. Schedule 35A: Academies: land Repealed
  1788. 1Transfer schemes Repealed
  1789. 2Restriction on disposal Repealed
  1790. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  1791. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  1792. 5Restriction on appropriation Repealed
  1793. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  1794. 7Duty to inform Repealed
  1795. 8Former Academies Repealed
  1796. 9Disapplication of rule against perpetuities Repealed
  1797. 10Other Acts Repealed
  1798. 11Regulations Repealed
  1799. 12Class consents Repealed
  1800. 13Interpretation Repealed
  1801. Schedule 35B: Meaning of “eligible child” for purposes of section 508B
  1802. 1Paragraph 1
  1803. Children with special educational needs, a disability or mobility problems
  1804. 2Paragraph 2
  1805. 3Paragraph 3
  1806. Children who cannot reasonably be expected to walk because of nature of routes
  1807. 4Paragraph 4
  1808. 5Paragraph 5
  1809. Children outside walking distance where no suitable alternative arrangements made
  1810. 6Paragraph 6
  1811. 7Paragraph 7
  1812. 8Paragraph 8
  1813. Children entitled to free school meals etc
  1814. 9Paragraph 9
  1815. 10Paragraph 10
  1816. 11Paragraph 11
  1817. 12Paragraph 12
  1818. 13Paragraph 13
  1819. 14Paragraph 14
  1820. Meaning of “qualifying school” etc
  1821. 15Paragraph 15
  1822. Schedule 35C: School Travel Schemes
  1823. Power to make scheme
  1824. 1Paragraph 1
  1825. Arrangements to be included in scheme
  1826. 2Paragraph 2
  1827. Travel arrangements for “eligible children”
  1828. 3Paragraph 3
  1829. 4Paragraph 4
  1830. Charges
  1831. 5Paragraph 5
  1832. 6Paragraph 6
  1833. 7Paragraph 7
  1834. 8Paragraph 8
  1835. 9Paragraph 9
  1836. Commencement of scheme
  1837. 10Paragraph 10
  1838. Amendment or revocation of scheme
  1839. 11Paragraph 11
  1840. Provision of information
  1841. 12Paragraph 12
  1842. Guidance
  1843. 13Paragraph 13
  1844. Interpretation
  1845. 14Paragraph 14
  1846. Schedule 36: Uniform statutory trusts for educational endowments
  1847. 1Paragraph 1
  1848. 2Paragraph 2
  1849. Schedule 36A: Education functions
  1850. 1Paragraph 1
  1851. 2Paragraph 2
  1852. Schedule 37: Consequential amendments
  1853. Part I: Amendments coming into force on 1st November 1996
  1854. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
  1855. 1Paragraph 1
  1856. Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
  1857. 2Paragraph 2
  1858. Church Schools (Assistance by Church Commissioners) Measure 1958 (1958 No. 2)
  1859. 3Paragraph 3
  1860. Education Act 1962 (c. 12)
  1861. 4Paragraph 4
  1862. 5Paragraph 5
  1863. 6Paragraph 6
  1864. 7Paragraph 7
  1865. London Government Act 1963 (c. 33)
  1866. 8Paragraph 8
  1867. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  1868. Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37)
  1869. 10Paragraph 10
  1870. 11Paragraph 11
  1871. Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c. 36)
  1872. 12Paragraph 12
  1873. Education Act 1967 (c. 3)
  1874. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  1875. Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (c. 14)
  1876. 14Paragraph 14
  1877. Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)
  1878. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  1879. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  1880. Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39)
  1881. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  1882. Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
  1883. 18Paragraph 18
  1884. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)
  1885. 19Paragraph 19
  1886. Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (c. 56)
  1887. 20Paragraph 20
  1888. Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
  1889. 21Paragraph 21
  1890. Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
  1891. 22Paragraph 22
  1892. 23Paragraph 23
  1893. 24Paragraph 24
  1894. 25Paragraph 25
  1895. Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41)
  1896. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  1897. Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
  1898. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  1899. 28Paragraph 28
  1900. 29Paragraph 29
  1901. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  1902. 30Paragraph 30
  1903. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)
  1904. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  1905. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  1906. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  1907. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  1908. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  1909. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  1910. 37Paragraph 37
  1911. Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (c. 34)
  1912. 38Paragraph 38
  1913. Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
  1914. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  1915. 40Paragraph 40 Repealed
  1916. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  1917. 42Paragraph 42 Repealed
  1918. 43Paragraph 43 Repealed
  1919. National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
  1920. 44Paragraph 44 Repealed
  1921. 45Paragraph 45 Repealed
  1922. 46Paragraph 46 Repealed
  1923. Education Act 1980 (c.20)
  1924. 47Paragraph 47
  1925. Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44)
  1926. 48Paragraph 48
  1927. Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c.65)
  1928. 49Paragraph 49 Repealed
  1929. Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
  1930. 50Paragraph 50
  1931. 51Paragraph 51
  1932. Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1981 (c. xvii)
  1933. 52Paragraph 52
  1934. Agricultural Training Board Act 1982 (c. 9)
  1935. 53Paragraph 53 Repealed
  1936. Industrial Training Act 1982 (c. 10)
  1937. 54Paragraph 54
  1938. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)
  1939. 55Paragraph 55 Repealed
  1940. Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
  1941. 56Paragraph 56
  1942. Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 (c. 40)
  1943. 57Paragraph 57
  1944. Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23)
  1945. 58Paragraph 58 Repealed
  1946. Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
  1947. 59Paragraph 59
  1948. Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1984 (c. xxvii)
  1949. 60Paragraph 60
  1950. Further Education Act 1985 (c. 47)
  1951. 61Paragraph 61
  1952. Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
  1953. 62Paragraph 62
  1954. Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)
  1955. 63Paragraph 63 Repealed
  1956. Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
  1957. 64Paragraph 64
  1958. Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61)
  1959. 65Paragraph 65 Repealed
  1960. 66Paragraph 66
  1961. Reverter of Sites Act 1987 (c. 15)
  1962. 67Paragraph 67
  1963. Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
  1964. 68Paragraph 68
  1965. Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
  1966. 69Paragraph 69
  1967. Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)
  1968. 70Paragraph 70 Repealed
  1969. 71Paragraph 71
  1970. 72Paragraph 72
  1971. 73Paragraph 73
  1972. 74Paragraph 74
  1973. 75Paragraph 75 Repealed
  1974. 76Paragraph 76 Repealed
  1975. 77Paragraph 77
  1976. 78Paragraph 78 Repealed
  1977. 79Paragraph 79
  1978. 80Paragraph 80
  1979. 81Paragraph 81
  1980. 82Paragraph 82
  1981. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
  1982. 83Paragraph 83
  1983. Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
  1984. 84Paragraph 84 Repealed
  1985. 85Paragraph 85
  1986. 86Paragraph 86 Repealed
  1987. 87Paragraph 87
  1988. 88Paragraph 88 Repealed
  1989. 89Paragraph 89 Repealed
  1990. 90Paragraph 90
  1991. 91Paragraph 91
  1992. 92Paragraph 92
  1993. 93Paragraph 93
  1994. 94Paragraph 94
  1995. Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
  1996. 95Paragraph 95
  1997. 96Paragraph 96
  1998. 97Paragraph 97 Repealed
  1999. Education (Student Loans) Act 1990 (c. 6)
  2000. 98Paragraph 98
  2001. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
  2002. 99Paragraph 99
  2003. Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
  2004. 100Paragraph 100
  2005. School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Act 1991 (c. 49)
  2006. 101Paragraph 101 Repealed
  2007. ...
  2008. 102Paragraph 102 Repealed
  2009. 103Paragraph 103 Repealed
  2010. 104Paragraph 104 Repealed
  2011. 105Paragraph 105 Repealed
  2012. 106Paragraph 106 Repealed
  2013. 107Paragraph 107 Repealed
  2014. Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13)
  2015. 108Paragraph 108 Repealed
  2016. 109Paragraph 109
  2017. 110Paragraph 110
  2018. 111Paragraph 111
  2019. 112Paragraph 112 Repealed
  2020. 113Paragraph 113 Repealed
  2021. 114Paragraph 114
  2022. 115Paragraph 115
  2023. 116Paragraph 116
  2024. 117Paragraph 117
  2025. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
  2026. 118Paragraph 118
  2027. Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)
  2028. 119Paragraph 119 Repealed
  2029. 120Paragraph 120
  2030. 121Paragraph 121 Repealed
  2031. Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38)
  2032. 122Paragraph 122 Repealed
  2033. ...
  2034. 123Paragraph 123 Repealed
  2035. 124Paragraph 124 Repealed
  2036. Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)
  2037. 125Paragraph 125
  2038. Education Act 1994 (c. 30)
  2039. 126Paragraph 126
  2040. 127Paragraph 127
  2041. 128Paragraph 128
  2042. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
  2043. 129Paragraph 129 Repealed
  2044. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  2045. 130Paragraph 130
  2046. Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996 (c. 57)
  2047. 131Paragraph 131 Repealed
  2048. 132Paragraph 132
  2049. Part II: Amendments coming into force on appointed day
  2050. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
  2051. 133Paragraph 133
  2052. Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956 (c. 49)
  2053. 134Paragraph 134
  2054. Factories Act 1961 (c. 34)
  2055. 135Paragraph 135
  2056. Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
  2057. 136Paragraph 136
  2058. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)
  2059. 137Paragraph 137
  2060. Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
  2061. 138Paragraph 138
  2062. Employment Act 1989 (c. 38)
  2063. 139Paragraph 139
  2064. Schedule 38: Repeals and revocations
  2065. IRepeals coming into force on 1st November 1996
  2066. IIRepeals coming into force on appointed day
  2067. IIIRevocations
  2068. Schedule 39: Transitional provisions and savings
  2069. Part I: General
  2070. General transitional provisions
  2071. 1Paragraph 1
  2072. Extension of references to provisions repealed by Education Act 1993
  2073. 2Paragraph 2
  2074. Construction of pre-1944 Act references
  2075. 3Paragraph 3
  2076. 4Paragraph 4
  2077. Effect of old transitional provisions and savings
  2078. 5Paragraph 5
  2079. 6Paragraph 6
  2080. Use of existing forms etc.
  2081. 7Paragraph 7
  2082. Pre-commencement offences
  2083. 8Paragraph 8
  2084. Part II: Specific provisions
  2085. Governing bodies of local authority-maintained schools
  2086. 9Paragraph 9
  2087. 10Paragraph 10
  2088. 11Paragraph 11
  2089. Special agreement schools
  2090. 12Paragraph 12
  2091. Proposals to establish etc. maintained or grant-maintained schools
  2092. 13Paragraph 13
  2093. Review of constitution of governing bodies
  2094. 14Paragraph 14
  2095. Confirmation of certain decisions of governing body
  2096. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  2097. Review of grouping
  2098. 16Paragraph 16
  2099. Financial delegation
  2100. 17Paragraph 17
  2101. 18Paragraph 18
  2102. School sessions
  2103. 19Paragraph 19
  2104. Exclusion of pupils
  2105. 20Paragraph 20
  2106. School premises: pre-1993 Act transfer of control agreements
  2107. 21Paragraph 21
  2108. Variation of trust deeds etc.
  2109. 22Paragraph 22
  2110. Ballots relating to acquisition of grant-maintained status
  2111. 23Paragraph 23
  2112. Instruments and articles for grant-maintained schools incorporated under pre-1993 Act law
  2113. 24Paragraph 24
  2114. 25Paragraph 25
  2115. 26Paragraph 26
  2116. Appeal committees
  2117. 27Paragraph 27
  2118. 28Paragraph 28
  2119. 29Paragraph 29
  2120. 30Paragraph 30
  2121. Maintenance etc. grants
  2122. 31Paragraph 31
  2123. 32Paragraph 32
  2124. 33Paragraph 33
  2125. Assessments and statements of special educational needs
  2126. 34Paragraph 34
  2127. Applications relating to special schools
  2128. 35Paragraph 35
  2129. Contracts of staff transferred to School Curriculum and Assessment Authority or Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
  2130. 36Paragraph 36
  2131. Information about directions under section 365
  2132. 37Paragraph 37
  2133. Review of conclusions about policy relating to curriculum
  2134. 38Paragraph 38
  2135. Agreed syllabuses of religious education
  2136. 39Paragraph 39
  2137. Arrangements for collective worship
  2138. 40Paragraph 40
  2139. Disqualification for purposes of Part VII
  2140. 41Paragraph 41
  2141. Chairmen of Independent Schools Tribunals
  2142. 42Paragraph 42
  2143. Training grants
  2144. 43Paragraph 43
  2145. Education committees etc. and members of those committees
  2146. 44Paragraph 44
  2147. Documents issued by divisional executives
  2148. 45Paragraph 45
  2149. Part III: Miscellaneous savings etc.
  2150. 46Handicapped children
  2151. Byelaws under Children and Young Persons Act 1933
  2152. 47Paragraph 47
  2153. Disputes as to property transferred by virtue of 1944 Act
  2154. 48Paragraph 48
  2155. Modifications of deeds made prior to Education Act 1973
  2156. 49Paragraph 49
  2157. Instruments made prior to Local Government Act 1972
  2158. 50Paragraph 50
  2159. Part IV: Interpretation
  2160. 51Paragraph 51
  2161. Schedule 40
  2162. Compulsory school age: general
  2163. 1Paragraph 1
  2164. Section 231: powers of governing body of grant-maintained school
  2165. 2Paragraph 2
  2166. Section 318: provision by LEAs of goods and services
  2167. 3Paragraph 3
  2168. Sections 336 and 476: disapplication of arbitration legislation
  2169. 4Paragraph 4
  2170. Section 355: the “key stages”
  2171. 5Paragraph 5
  2172. Section 357: implementation of National Curriculum
  2173. 6Paragraph 6
  2174. Section 433: time for admission of pupils
  2175. 7Paragraph 7
  2176. Sections 457, 512 and 534: jobseeker’s allowances
  2177. 8Paragraph 8
  2178. Section 560: work experience
  2179. 9Paragraph 9
  2180. Section 578 and Schedule 37: “the Education Acts”; consequential amendments
  2181. 10Paragraph 10
  2182. Meaning of “the relevant commencement date”
  2183. 11Paragraph 11
  2184. Schedule: TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
  2185. 1Notes:
  2186. 2Paragraph 2
  2187. Acts of Parliament
  2188. Subordinate legislation
  2189. 3Paragraph 3
  2190. 4Paragraph 4
  2191. 5Paragraph 5