Education Act 1997
Education Act 1997 (1997 c. 44)
- Education Act 1997 (1997 c. 44)
- Part I Assisted places scheme
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- Part II School discipline
- Responsibility for discipline
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- Power to restrain pupils
- 4 Power of members of staff to restrain pupils.
- Detention
- 5 Detention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent.
- Exclusion of pupils from school
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- LEA plans
- 9 LEA plans relating to children with behavioural difficulties.
- Part III School admissions
- Chapter I County and voluntary schools
- Partially-selective schools
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- Children permanently excluded from two or more schools
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- Home-school partnership documents
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- Chapter II Grant-maintained schools
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- Part IV Baseline assessments and pupils’ performance
- Chapter I Baseline assessments
- 15 Introductory
- 16 Adoption of baseline assessment schemes.
- 17 Assessment of pupils in accordance with scheme.
- 18 Regulations for purposes of this Chapter.
- Chapter II Pupils’ performance
- 19 School performance targets.
- 20 Provision of information about individual pupils’ performance.
- Part V Supervision of curriculum for schools and external qualifications
- Chapter I The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
- Establishment of the Authority
- 21 The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
- Functions of the Authority
- 22 General function of Authority to advance education and training.
- 23 Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.
- 24 Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.
- 25 Other functions of the Authority.
- 26 Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.
- 26A Power of Authority to give directions
- Chapter II Functions of the National Assembly for Wales
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- 27 The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.
- Functions of the National Assembly for Wales
- 28 General function of National Assembly for Wales to advance education and training.
- 29 Functions of the National Assembly for Wales in relation to curriculum and assessment.
- 30 Functions of the National Assembly for Wales in relation to relevant qualifications
- 31 Other functions of the Authority.
- 32 Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by the National Assembly for Wales of its functions.
- 32ZA Qualifications functions of Welsh Ministers: co-operation and joint working etc.
- 32A Power of Welsh Ministers to give directions
- 32AA Power of Welsh Ministers to impose monetary penalties
- 32AB Monetary penalties: amount
- 32AC Monetary penalties: appeals
- 32AD Monetary penalties: interest and recovery
- 32B Power of Welsh Ministers to withdraw recognition
- 32BA Costs recovery
- 32BB Costs recovery: appeals
- 32BC Costs: interest and recovery
- 32C Surrender of recognition
- Chapter III Provisions supplementary to Chapters I and II
- Dissolution of existing bodies
- 33 Dissolution of existing bodies.
- Transfer of property and staff
- 34 Transfer of property.
- 35 Transfer of staff.
- Levy on bodies awarding accredited qualifications
- 36 Levy on bodies awarding qualifications accredited by relevant body.
- Chapter IV Control of certain courses leading to external qualifications
- 37 Requirement for approval of certain publicly-funded and school courses leading to external qualifications.
- Part VI Inspection of local authorities and school inspections
- Chapter I Inspection of local authoritiesin Wales
- 38 Inspection of local authoritiesin Wales.
- 39 Reports of inspections under s. 38 and action plan by local authority
- 40 Inspector’s rights of entry etc.
- 41 Inspections involving collaboration of Audit Commission.
- 41A Inspections involving collaboration of Auditor General for Wales
- Chapter II School Inspections
- 42 Miscellaneous amendments relating to school inspections.
- Part VII Careers education and guidance
- 42A Provision of careers guidance in schools in England
- 42B Information about technical education: access to English schools
- 43 Provision of careers education in schools in WalesProvision of careers education for certain persons: Wales
- 44 Schools and other institutions in Wales to co-operate with careers advisers.
- 45 Provision of careers information at schools and other institutions.
- 45A Guidance as to discharge of duties : schools in England
- 45B Provision of curriculum information: Wales
- 46 Extension or modification of provisions of ss. 43 to 45sections 42A to 45.
- Part VIII Miscellaneous and general
- Exceptional educational provision
- 47 Functions of local authorities as regards exceptional educational provision.
- Management committees for pupil referral units
- 48 Management committees for pupil referral units.
- Teachers not under contract of employment and persons having access to those under 19
- 49 Power to make regulations: teachers not under contract of employment and persons having access to those under 19.
- Costs of teachers’ premature retirement
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- Definition of “school”
- 51 Definition of “school”.
- Compulsory school age
- 52 Commencement of compulsory school age.
- General provisions
- 53 Stamp duty.
- 53A. Stamp duty land tax
- 54 Orders and regulations.
- 55 Financial provisions.
- 56 Construction.
- 57 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals etc.
- 58 Short title, commencement and extent etc.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 4 The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
- Status
- Powers
- Chief officer
- Chairman and chief officer: division of functions
- Tenure of office
- Payments to members
- Staff
- Finance
- Committees
- Delegation of functions
- Proceedings
- Accounts
- Documents
- SCHEDULE 5 The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
- Status
- Powers
- Chief officer
- Tenure of office
- Payments to members
- Staff
- Finance
- Committees
- Delegation of functions
- Proceedings
- Accounts
- Documents
- SCHEDULE 6 School inspections
- Introductory
- Rights of entry et ceteralaetc. for Chief Inspectors
- Removal of inspectors from register
- Inspections of closing schools
- Publication of inspection reports
- Computer records
- Delegation of functions of Chief Inspectors
- Tenders and consultation
- Inspection teams
- Rights of entry et ceteralaetc. for registered inspectors
- SCHEDULE 7 Minor and consequential amendments
- Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
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- Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Local Government Finance Act 1982 (c. 32)
- Finance Act 1991 (c. 31)
- Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)
- Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996 (c. 50)
- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- School Inspections Act 1996 (c. 57)
- SCHEDULE 8 Repeals
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