Education Act 2002

Contents

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1. Part 1 · Provision for new legal frameworks
   1. Chapter 1 Powers to facilitate innovation
   2. Chapter 3 Powers to form companies etc
2. Part 2 · Financial assistance for education and children etc
   1. 14 Power of Secretary of State and National Assembly for Wales to give financial assistance for purposes related to education or children etc
   2. 15 Forms of assistance under section 14
   3. 16 Terms on which assistance under section 14 is given
   4. 17 Delegation
   5. 18 Repeal of specific grant-making powers
3. Part 3 · Maintained schools
   1. Chapter 1 Government of maintained schools
   2. Chapter 2 Financing of maintained schools
   3. Chapter 3 Admissions, exclusions and attendance
4. Part 4 · Powers of intervention
   1. Local authorities
   2. Schools causing concern
5. Part 5 · School organisation
   1. Academies and city colleges
   2. Proposals to establish, alter or discontinue schools
6. Part 6 · The curriculum in England
   1. Preliminary
   2. General duties in respect of the curriculum
   3. Supplementary provisions
   4. The National Curriculum for England
   5. The National Curriculum for England: special cases
7. Part 7 · The curriculum in Wales
   1. Preliminary
   2. General duties in respect of the curriculum
   3. Supplementary provisions
   4. The local curricula
   5. The National Curriculum for Wales
   6. The National Curriculum for Wales: special cases
8. Part 8 · Teachers
   1. 1999 Pay Document
   2. Allegations of offences committed by teachers in England and Wales: reporting restrictions
   3. Further education
   4. General Teaching Councils for England and Wales
   5. Health and fitness
   6. Induction periods: teachers in England
   7. Misconduct etc.
   8. School teachers’ appraisal
   9. School teachers’ qualifications
   10. Sections 132 to 140: general
   11. Teacher misconduct etc: England
   12. Teachers’ pay and conditions
9. Part 9 · Childcare and nursery education
   1. Childcare
   2. Nursery education
10. Part 10 · Independent schools
    1. Chapter 1 Regulation of independent schools
    2. Chapter 2 Children with special educational needs
11. Part 11 · Miscellaneous and General
    1. General
    2. Miscellaneous
    3. Qualifications
    4. Allowances in respect of education or training
    5. Education action zones
    6. Education and training outside schools
    7. General duties of local authorities and governing bodies
    8. Other provisions relating only to Wales
    9. Provision of services
    10. School inspections
    11. Special educational needs: Wales
    12. Student loans
12. Schedule 1 · Incorporation and powers of governing body
    1. (1) Introductory
    2. (2) Name and seal of governing body
    3. (3) Powers of governing body
    4. (4) Regulations may make further provision— (a) as to the general...
    5. (5) Dissolution of governing body
13. Schedule 2 · Effect on staffing of suspension of delegated budget
    1. Part 1 Community, voluntary controlled, community special and maintained nursery schools
    2. Part 2 Foundation, voluntary aided and foundation special schools
14. Schedule 3 · Amendments of Part 2 of School Standards and Framework Act 1998
    1. (1) Introductory
    2. (2) Expenditure incurred for community purposes
    3. (3) In section 50 of the 1998 Act (effect of financial...
    4. (4) After section 51 of the 1998 Act there is inserted—...
    5. (5) In Schedule 15 to the 1998 Act (suspension of financial...
    6. (6) Teachers engaged otherwise than as employees
    7. (7) In section 59 of the 1998 Act (staff at community,...
    8. (8) (1) Section 60 of the 1998 Act (staff at foundation...
15. Schedule 4 · Admission arrangements
    1. (1) In this Schedule “the 1998 Act” means the School Standards...
    2. (2) Meaning of “appeal panel”
    3. (3) Parental preferences
    4. (4) Children permanently excluded from two or more schools
    5. (5) Procedure for determining admission arrangements
    6. (6) Reference of objections
    7. (7) Publication of information
    8. (8) Appeal arrangements: general
    9. (9) Appeals relating to children to whom section 87 applies
    10. (10) Direction to admit child to specified school
    11. (11) Procedure for giving direction under section 96
    12. (12) Nursery education, special schools and children with statements
    13. (14) Education Act 1996
    14. (13.) ...
16. Schedule 5 · Schools causing concern: amendments consequential on sections 55 and 56
    1. (1) In section 14 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    2. (2) (1) Section 16 of that Act (power of local authority...
    3. (3) (1) Section 17 of that Act (power of local authority...
17. Schedule 6 · Governing bodies consisting of interim executive members - Schedule to be inserted in School Standards and Framework Act 1998 as Schedule 1A
18. Schedule 7 · Academies: supplementary
    1. Part 1 Land
    2. Part 2 Miscellaneous
19. Schedule 8 · Proposals for additional secondary schools: supplementary
    1. (1) Introductory
    2. (2) Procedure before approval by Secretary of State
    3. (3) Approval of proposals for maintained schools
    4. (4) Negotiations to establish an Academy
    5. (5) Requirement to implement proposal to establish maintained school
    6. (6) Proposal relating to community school
    7. (7) Proposal relating to foundation or voluntary controlled schools
    8. (8) Proposal relating to voluntary aided schools
    9. (9) Proposal relating to Academies
20. Schedule 9 · Proposals relating to sixth forms: implementation
21. Schedule 10 · Establishment etc of schools: procedural changes
    1. (1) Proposals for establishment, alteration and discontinuance of schools
    2. (2) (1) Paragraph 2 (objections) is amended as follows.
    3. (3) (1) Paragraph 3 (approval of proposals) is amended as follows....
    4. (4) (1) Paragraph 4 (determination by local authority whether to implement...
    5. (5) (1) Paragraph 5 (requirement to implement proposals) is amended as...
    6. (6) (1) Paragraph 10 (requirement to implement proposals in Wales) is...
    7. (7) Proposals for rationalisation of school places
    8. (8) In paragraph 7 (objections)— (a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “objections...
    9. (9) (1) Paragraph 8 (approval of proposals) is amended as follows....
    10. (10) In paragraph 9 (local inquiry), in sub-paragraph (1)—
    11. (11) Proposals in relation to sixth forms
    12. (12) . . . . . . . . . ....
    13. (13) . . . . . . . . . ....
    14. (14) . . . . . . . . . ....
    15. (15) In paragraph 42 (consideration of proposals in Wales), in sub-paragraph...
22. Schedule 11 · School Teachers’ Review Body
    1. (1) Membership
    2. (2) A member shall hold and vacate office in accordance with...
    3. (3) A member may resign by notice in writing to the...
    4. (4) The Secretary of State may by notice in writing dismiss...
    5. (5) In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of...
    6. (6) Chairman
    7. (7) Paragraph 4 shall apply to the chairman and for that...
    8. (8) If the chairman ceases to be a member of the...
    9. (9) Deputy Chairman
    10. (10) The deputy chairman may by notice in writing to the...
    11. (11) If the deputy chairman ceases to be a member of...
    12. (12) Money
    13. (13) Proceedings
    14. (14) The validity of proceedings of the Body shall not be...
    15. (15) Transitional provision
23. Schedule 11A · Regulations about decisions under section 141B
    1. Regulations: general
    2. Procedure for decisions under section 141B(2)
    3. Interim prohibition orders
    4. Prohibition orders
    5. Appeals against prohibition orders
    6. Supplementary provisions
24. Schedule 11B · Offence under section 141G: supplementary provisions
    1. Introduction
    2. Domestic service providers: extension of liability
    3. Non-UK service providers: restriction on proceedings
    4. Exceptions for mere conduits
    5. Exception for caching
    6. Exception for hosting
    7. Interpretation
25. Schedule 12 · The General Teaching Councils for England and Wales
    1. Part 1 Amendments of Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
    2. Part 2 Amendments of other enactments
26. Schedule 13 · Regulation of child minding and day care
    1. (1) Consent to checks on suitability
    2. (2) Suspension of registration
    3. (3) Rights of appeal in relation to registration
    4. (4) Inspections by Chief Inspector
    5. (5) Rights of entry etc.
    6. (6) Disqualification for registration
    7. (7) Disclosure of criminal record
    8. (8) . . . . . . . . . ....
27. Schedule 14 · Inspection of nursery education
    1. (1) Conduct of inspections by Inspectorate
    2. (2) Registration of inspectors
    3. (3) In paragraph 9 of that Schedule (removal from register), in...
    4. (4) In section 79P(3) of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41)...
    5. (5) Appeals
    6. (6) In section 9(2) of the Protection of Children Act 1999...
    7. (7) Nothing in paragraph 5 or 6 affects appeals made under...
28. Schedule 15 · Education action zones
    1. (1) Introductory
    2. (2) Establishment of education action zones
    3. (3) Constitution of Education Action Forum
    4. (4) After that section there is inserted— Constitution of Education Action...
    5. (5) Expansion or reduction of zone
    6. (6) Information relating to changes to zone or Forum
    7. (7) Functions of Education Action Forum
    8. (8) Transitional provision
29. Schedule 16
    1. ................................
    2. In section 5(1) of that Act (matters of which the...
    3. In section 10(5) of that Act (matters on which a...
    4. ................................
    5. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to that Act (teams...
    6. In paragraph 3A of that Schedule (enrolment of persons to...
    7. ................................
    8. ................................
    9. ................................
30. Schedule 17 · Amendments of Part 5 of Education Act 1997
    1. (1) ...
    2. (2) ...
    3. (3) ...
    4. (4) ...
    5. (5) The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
    6. (6) The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
    7. (7) The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
    8. (8) The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
    9. ...
31. Schedule 18 · Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales
    1. (1) Special Educational Needs
    2. (2) In section 313 (code of practice), for subsection (5) there...
    3. (3) In section 326A (unopposed appeals), for subsection (6) there is...
    4. (4) In section 333 (constitution of Tribunal), before subsection (1) there...
    5. (5) After section 336 there is inserted— Special Educational Needs Tribunal...
    6. (6) In section 336A, for subsection (2) there is substituted—
    7. (7) Disability Discrimination
    8. (8) (1) In section 28H (Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal),...
    9. (9) (1) Section 28I (jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal) is...
    10. (10) (1) Section 28J (procedure) is amended as follows.
    11. (11) In section 28M (roles of the Secretary of State and...
    12. (12) In Part 3 of Schedule 3 (enforcement and procedure: discrimination...
    13. (13) Section 10 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation)...
    14. (14) Consequential amendments
    15. (15) In Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992...
    16. (16) In section 42 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability...
    17. (17) Saving and transitional provision
    18. (18) Regulations made, or having effect as if made, under any...
32. Schedule 19 · Transport for persons over compulsory school age
    1. (1) The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.
    2. (2) . . . . . . . . . ....
    3. (3) After section 509 there is inserted— Provision of transport etc....
    4. (4) After section 509AA there is inserted— Further provision about transport...
    5. (5) After section 509AB there is inserted— Interpretation of sections 509AA...
    6. (6) In section 509A (travel arrangements for children receiving nursery education...
33. Schedule 20 · Nuisance or disturbance on educational premises
    1. (1) (1) Section 547 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56)...
    2. (2) After section 85 of the Further and Higher Education Act...
34. Schedule 21 · Minor and consequential amendments
    1. (1) Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
    2. (2) Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
    3. (4) Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)
    4. (5) Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 (c. 40)
    5. (6) Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
    6. (7) Education Act 1986 (c. 40)
    7. (8) Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)
    8. (9) Children Act 1989 (c. 14)
    9. (10) Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
    10. (11) Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13)
    11. (12) In section 21 of the Further and Higher Education Act...
    12. (13) Section 23(4)(b) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992...
    13. (14) In section 26 of the Further and Higher Education Act...
    14. (15) In section 37 of the Further and Higher Education Act...
    15. (16) Sections 39 to 42 of the Further and Higher Education...
    16. (17) . . . . . . . . . ....
    17. (18) Section 48 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992...
    18. (19) (1) Section 52A of the Further and Higher Education Act...
    19. (20) In section 54(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act...
    20. (21) Section 60 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992...
    21. (22) Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
    22. (23) Education Act 1994 (c. 30)
    23. (24) In section 14 of the Education Act 1994 (qualification of...
    24. (25) In section 19(1) of the Education Act 1994 (interpretation), for...
    25. (26) ...
    26. (27) (1) Section 28L of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (exclusions)...
    27. (28) In section 28Q of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (interpretation...
    28. (29) In Schedule 4A to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, in...
    29. (30) Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
    30. (31) In section 139 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (redundancy),...
    31. (32) In section 218 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (change...
    32. (33) Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
    33. (34) (1) Section 3 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of...
    34. (35) In section 29 of the Education Act 1996 (provision of...
    35. (36) In section 313 of the Education Act 1996 (Code of...
    36. (37) In section 315 of the Education Act 1996 (review of...
    37. (38) In section 316A of the Education Act 1996 (duty to...
    38. (39) (1) Section 317 of the Education Act 1996 (duties in...
    39. (40) In section 317A(1) of the Education Act 1996 (duty to...
    40. (41) (1) Section 318 of the Education Act 1996 (provision of...
    41. (42) In section 321 of the Education Act 1996 (general duty...
    42. (43) In section 324 of the Education Act 1996 (statement of...
    43. (44) In section 329A of the Education Act 1996 (review or...
    44. (45) In section 402 of the Education Act 1996 (obligation to...
    45. (46) (1) Section 408 of the Education Act 1996 (provision of...
    46. (47) (1) Section 409 of the Education Act 1996 (complaints and...
    47. (48) (1) Section 451 of the Education Act 1996 (prohibition of...
    48. (49) (1) Section 484 of the Education Act 1996 (education standards...
    49. (50) In section 499 of the Education Act 1996 (power to...
    50. (51) . . . . . . . . . ....
    51. (52) In section 512A of the Education Act 1996 (transfer of...
    52. (53) . . . . . . . . . ....
    53. (54) . . . . . . . . . ....
    54. (55) In section 545 of the Education Act 1996 (exemption of...
    55. (56) In section 578 of the Education Act 1996 (meaning of...
    56. (57) In section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996 (general interpretation)—...
    57. (58) In Schedule 27 to the Education Act 1996—
    58. (59) School Inspections Act 1996 (c. 57)
    59. (60) (1) Section 11 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (application...
    60. (61) In section 15 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (timing...
    61. (62) In section 16 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (destination...
    62. (63) In section 17 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (special...
    63. (64) In section 18(1)(a) of the School Inspections Act 1996 (additional...
    64. (65) In section 21(3)(b) of the School Inspections Act 1996 (duty...
    65. (66) In section 23 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (inspection...
    66. (67) In Schedule 3 to the School Inspections Act 1996 (inspections...
    67. (68) In Schedule 4 to the School Inspections Act 1996 (inspections...
    68. (69) Education Act 1997 (c. 44)
    69. (70) In section 32 of the Education Act 1997 (supplementary provisions...
    70. (71) Section 49 of the Education Act 1997 (regulations about access...
    71. (72) Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
    72. (73) . . . . . . . . . ....
    73. (74) Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30)
    74. (75) In section 2 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    75. (76) In section 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    76. (77) In section 4 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    77. (78) In section 7 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    78. (79) Section 10 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998...
    79. (80) Section 11 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998...
    80. (81) In section 12 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    81. (82) Section 13 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998...
    82. (83) For section 15 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    83. (84) Section 18 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998...
    84. (85) In section 19 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    85. (86) (1) Schedule 2 to the Teaching and Higher Education Act...
    86. (87) School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
    87. (88) In section 4 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    88. (89) In section 7 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    89. (90) In section 12 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    90. (91) Section 13 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998...
    91. (92) In section 14 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    92. (93) (1) Section 16 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    93. (94) (1) Section 18 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    94. (95) In section 20 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    95. (96) (1) Section 22 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    96. (97) (1) Section 28 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    97. (98) (1) Section 33 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    98. (99) (1) Section 45 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    99. (100) (1) Section 49 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    100. (101) In section 50 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    101. (102) In section 61 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    102. (103) In section 62 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    103. (104) (1) Section 69 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    104. (105) In section 71 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    105. (106) In section 72 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    106. (107) In section 81 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    107. (108) In section 82 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    108. (109) In section 101 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    109. (110) (1) Section 127 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    110. (111) In section 138 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    111. (112) In section 142 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    112. (113) In section 143 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
    113. (114) In Schedule 3 to the School Standards and Framework Act...
    114. (115) (1) Schedule 6 to the School Standards and Framework Act...
    115. (116) In Schedule 7 to the School Standards and Framework Act...
    116. (117) (1) Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act...
    117. (118) (1) Schedule 22 to the School Standards and Framework Act...
    118. (119) In Schedule 32 to the School Standards and Framework Act...
    119. (120) Protection of Children Act 1999 (c. 14)
    120. (121) . . . . . . . . . ....
    121. (122) In section 9(2) of the Protection of Children Act 1999...
    122. (123) . . . . . . . . . ....
    123. (124) Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)
    124. (125) (1) Section 36 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000...
    125. (126) (1) Schedule 7 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000...
    126. (127) Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
    127. (128) Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)
    128. ...
35. Schedule 22 · Repeals
    1. Part 1 Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 216(2)
    2. Part 2 Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 216(3)
    3. Part 3 Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 216(4)