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EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made 14th October 2026

Laid before Parliament 16th October 2026

Coming into force 6th November 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1), 123 and 124 of the Education Act 2002^f1 (“the Act”).

The Secretary of State has referred certain matters to the School Teachers’ Review Body (“the STRB”) under section 120(1) of the Act and in accordance with section 125(1)(a) of the Act, other than three matters not requiring such a referral. Two of these are matters which the Secretary of State thinks are subsidiary in accordance with section 125(2)(a) and (3) of the Act. The third is a matter on which the Secretary of State has consulted the chairman of the STRB on disapplying section 125(1) of the Act, in accordance with section 125(2)(b) of the Act.

The STRB has followed the procedure set out in section 121 of the Act^f2 and has reported to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State in accordance with section 120(3) of the Act.

The Prime Minister and the Secretary of State have arranged for the report of the STRB to be published in accordance with section 120(4) of the Act.

The Secretary of State has considered the report of the STRB in accordance with section 125(1)(b) of the Act.

The Secretary of State has consulted such of the persons and bodies referred to in section 126 of the Act^f3 as appeared to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.