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Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000

2000 asp 6 · Enacted 14 July 2000 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision as respects school education, the welfare of pupils attending independent schools and corporal punishment of pupils for whom school education is provided; to make further provision as respects School Boards; to make further provision as respects the functions, constitution and structure of the General Teaching Council for Scotland; to abolish the committee known as the Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for School Education; to make further provision relating to the inspection of institutions within the higher education sector which educate and train persons to be, or persons who are, teachers in schools; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed on 7 June 2000 and received Royal Assent on 14th July 2000.

Contents

  1. Provision of school education: right of child and duty of education authority
  2. 1Right of child to school education
  3. 2Duty of education authority in providing school education
  4. Health promotion
  5. 2ADuties in relation to promotion of health
  6. Raising standards
  7. 3Raising standards
  8. 3APupils experiencing inequalities of outcome: Scottish Ministers' duty
  9. 3BPupils experiencing inequalities of outcome: education authority's duties
  10. 3CNational Improvement Framework
  11. 3DCarrying out of education authority's duty under section 3(2)
  12. 3EAnnual plan: Scottish Ministers
  13. 3FAnnual plan: education authority
  14. 3GAnnual report: Scottish Ministers
  15. 3HAnnual report: education authority
  16. 3IEqual opportunities
  17. 4National priorities in education Repealed
  18. 5Education authority’s annual statement of improvement objectives Repealed
  19. 6School improvement plans
  20. 7Review of school performance
  21. Delegation schemes
  22. 8Delegation schemes
  23. ...
  24. 9Inspection of education authority Repealed
  25. 10Code of practice as regards inspection of education authority Repealed
  26. 10ADuty of Her Majesty’s Inspectors to make reference to Scottish Ministers Repealed
  27. 10BPreliminary notice Repealed
  28. 10CEnforcement direction Repealed
  29. 11Inspection of educational establishment Repealed
  30. 12Code of practice as regards inspection of educational establishment Repealed
  31. Guidance
  32. 13Guidance to education authorities: raising standards and delegation schemes
  33. 14Guidance to education authorities as to home education
  34. Requirement for mainstream education
  35. 15Requirement that education be provided in mainstream schools
  36. Ending of corporal punishment in schools
  37. 16No justification for corporal punishment
  38. Ending of self-governing status of schools
  39. 17Ending of self-governing status of school
  40. 18Order supplementary to ending of self-governing status
  41. 19Transfer of staff of self-governing school
  42. 20Provision of information in relation to self-governing school
  43. 21Educational endowments in relation to self-governing school
  44. 22Interruption of process of transition to self-governing status
  45. 23Purported disposal of property of self-governing school
  46. Independent schools
  47. 24Registration of independent school
  48. 25Welfare of pupil attending independent school
  49. School Boards
  50. 26Role of School Board in raising standards and improving quality of education Repealed
  51. 27Election to School Board after school ceases to be self-governing Repealed
  52. 28Vacancies for parent members of School Board Repealed
  53. 29Restriction on councillor’s membership of School Board Repealed
  54. 30Involvement of School Board in preparing short leet for appointment of headteacher etc. Repealed
  55. 31Delegation of education authority’s functions to School Board Repealed
  56. Pre-school children
  57. 32Provision of education for pre-school children etc.
  58. 33Fees
  59. 34Guidance to education authorities as respects discharge of certain functions
  60. 35Provision of school education by persons other than education authorities
  61. 36Inspection of establishments other than schools
  62. 37Provision of transport etc. by education authority
  63. 38Admission of children under school age to primary school
  64. 39Repeal of Part II of Education (Scotland) Act 1996
  65. Education outwith school
  66. 40Education outwith school
  67. Exclusion from school
  68. 41Rights of appeal against exclusion from school
  69. Grants
  70. 42Grants in respect of activities relating to school education
  71. Placing requests
  72. 43Placing requests: extent of education authority’s duty
  73. 44Further provision as respects placing requests
  74. The General Teaching Council
  75. 45Functions of the Council Repealed
  76. 46Constitution of the Council Repealed
  77. 47Further provision as to keeping of register of teachers Repealed
  78. 48Provision of information by Council Repealed
  79. 49Provision of information to Council Repealed
  80. 50Professional Conduct Committee and Investigating and Disciplinary Sub-committees Repealed
  81. 51Appeals Repealed
  82. 52Amendment of section 17 of 1965 Act Repealed
  83. 53Power of Council to borrow money Repealed
  84. 54Power of Scottish Ministers to require Council to establish committees Repealed
  85. Abolition of SJNC
  86. 55Abolition of Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for School Education
  87. Sex education and medical matters
  88. 56Guidance to education authorities as to manner of conducting sex education
  89. 57Consent of child to medical procedures
  90. General
  91. 58Interpretation
  92. 59Regulations
  93. 60Amendments and repeals
  94. 61Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and savings
  95. Schedule 1: AMENDMENTS OF 1988 ACT CONSEQUENTIAL ON RESTRICTING BY-ELECTIONS FOR PARENT MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARDS
  96. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  97. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  98. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  99. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  100. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  101. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  102. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  103. Schedule 2: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
  104. 1Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 (c.19) Repealed
  105. 2Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c.65) Repealed
  106. 3Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44)
  107. 4School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.47) Repealed
  108. Schedule 3FURTHER REPEALS