Part I Measures to Raise Standards of School Education

• 1 Duty to set limit on infant class sizes
• 2 Plans by LEAs for reducing infant class sizes
• 3 Payment of grant in connection with reductions in infant class sizes
• 4 Interpretation of Chapter I

Duty to promote high standards of education

• 5 Duty of LEAs to promote high standards in primary and secondary education

Education development plans

• 6 Preparation of education development plans
• 7 Approval, modification and review of statement of proposals

Intervention by Secretary of State

• 8 Reserve power of Secretary of State to secure proper performance of LEA's functions

Parent governor representatives on education committees

• 9 Education committees to include representatives of parent governors
• 10 Establishment of education action zones
• 11 Establishment of Education Action Forum for zone
• 12 Functions of Education Action Forum
• 13 Disapplication of pay and conditions order in relation to teachers at participating schools

Intervention by LEAs

• 14 Powers of intervention exercisable by LEA's
• 15 Cases where LEA may exercise powers of intervention
• 16 Power of LEA to appoint additional governors
• 17 Power of LEA to suspend right to delegated budget

Intervention by Secretary of State

• 18 Power of Secretary of State to appoint additional governors
• 19 Power of Secretary of State to direct closure of school

Part II New Framework for Maintained Schools

The new categories of schools

• 20 New categories of maintained schools
• 21 Kinds of foundation and voluntary schools and types of foundations
• 22 Maintenance and other funding of schools
• 23 Charitable status of maintained schools, etc

New arrangements for organisation of schools

• 24 School organisation committees
• 25 Adjudicators
• 26 School organisation plans
• 27 Power to require committees or adjudicators for Wales

Mainstream schools maintained by LEAs

• 28 Proposals for establishment or alteration of community, foundation or voluntary school
• 29 Proposals for discontinuance of community, foundation, voluntary or maintained nursery school
• 30 Notice by governing body to discontinue foundation or voluntary school

Special schools maintained by LEA's

• 31 Proposals for establishment, alteration or discontinuance of community or foundation special school
• 32 Direction requiring discontinuance of community or foundation special school

Further provisions relating to establishment, alteration or discontinuance of schools

• 33 Further provisions relating to establishment, alteration or discontinuance of schools

Rationalisation of school places

• 34 Rationalisation of school places

Change of category of school

• 35 School changing from one category to another

Governing bodies

• 36 Governing bodies

Instruments of government

• 37 Instruments of government

Functions of governing body

• 38 General responsibility of governing body for conduct of school
• 39 Additional functions of governing body

Control of school premises

• 40 Control of use of school premises by governing body

Fixing of school holidays and times of sessions

• 41 Responsibility for fixing dates of terms and holidays and times of sessions

Reports and parents' meetings

• 42 Governors' reports and other information
• 43 Annual parents' meetings

Government of new schools

• 44 Arrangements for government of new schools

Budgetary framework

• 45 Maintained schools to have budget shares
• 46 Determination of LEA's local schools budget and individual schools budget
• 47 Determination of school's budget share

Local education authority schemes

• 48 LEAs' financial schemes

Financial delegation

• 49 Maintained schools to have delegated budgets
• 50 Effect of financial delegation

Suspension of financial delegation

• 51 Suspension of financial delegation for mismanagement etc

Information

• 52 Financial statements
• 53 Certification of statements by Audit Commission

Staffing of schools

• 54 Staffing of community, voluntary controlled and community special schools
• 55 Staffing of foundation, voluntary aided and foundation special schools
• 56 Staffing for non-school activities
• 57 Payments in respect of dismissal, etc

Appointment and dismissal of teachers of religious education

• 58 Appointment and dismissal of certain teachers at schools with a religious character

Religious opinions etc of staff

• 59 Staff at community, secular foundation or voluntary, or special school
• 60 Staff at foundation or voluntary school with religious character

Discipline: general

• 61 Responsibility of governing body and head teacher for discipline
• 62 LEA's reserve power to prevent a breakdown of discipline

School attendance targets

• 63 School attendance targets

Exclusion of pupils

• 64 Power of head teacher to exclude pupils
• 65 Exclusion of pupils: duty to inform parents, etc
• 66 Functions of governing body in relation to excluded pupils
• 67 Appeals against exclusion of pupils
• 68 Exclusion of pupils: guidance

Religious education

• 69 Duty to secure due provision of religious education

Religious worship

• 70 Requirements relating to collective worship

Exceptions and special arrangements etc

• 71 Exceptions and special arrangements; provision for special schools

Further provisions relating to new schools

• 72 Further provisions relating to new schools

Transfers of staff and land

• 73 Transfer of staff on appointed day
• 74 Transfer of land on appointed day
• 75 Transfer of land by governing body to trustees

Disposals of land and on discontinuance

• 76 Disposals of land in case of certain schools and disposals on discontinuance
• 77 Control of disposals or changes in use of school playing fields

Rating

• 78 Rating of maintained schools

Stamp duty

• 79 Stamp duty

Further education

• 80 Provision of further education

Modification of employment law

• 81 Application of employment law during financial delegation

Supplementary provisions

• 82 Modification of trust deeds
• 83 Modification of provisions making governors of foundation or voluntary school ex officio trustees

Part III School Admissions

Code of practice

• 84 Code of Practice
• 85 Making and approval of code of practice

Parental preferences

• 86 Parental preferences
• 87 No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools

Admission arrangements

• 88 Admission authorities and admission agreements
• 89 Procedure for determining admission arrangements
• 90 Reference of objections to adjudicator or Secretary of State
• 91 Special arrangements to preserve religious character of foundation or voluntary aided school
• 92 Publication of information about admissions

Admission numbers

• 93 Fixing admission numbers

Admission appeals

• 94 Appeal arrangements: general
• 95 Appeals relating to children to whom section 87 applies

Power to direct admission of child to school

• 96 Direction to admit child to specified school
• 97 Procedure for giving direction under section 96

Nursery and special schools, etc: children with statements

• 98 Admission for nursery education or to nursery or special school: children with statements of special educational needs

Partial selection

• 99 General restriction on selection by ability or aptitude
• 100 Permitted selection: pre-existing arrangements
• 101 Permitted selection: pupil banding
• 102 Permitted selection: aptitude for particular subjects
• 103 Permitted selection: introduction, variation or abandonment of provision for such selection

Grammar schools

• 104 Designation of grammar schools
• 105 Procedure for deciding whether grammar schools should retain selective admission arrangements
• 106 Ballot regulations: eligibility of parents to request or vote in ballot
• 107 Restriction on publication of material etc relating to ballots
• 108 Implementation of decision that school should cease to have selective admission arrangements
• 109 Proposals by governing body of grammar school to end selective admission arrangements

Part IV Other Provisions about School Education

Home-school agreements

• 110 Home-school agreements
• 111 Supplementary provisions about home-school agreements

Extension of educational opportunities for Key Stage 4 pupils

• 112 Extended work experience for Key Stage 4 pupils
• 113 Provision of secondary education for Key Stage 4 pupils by FE institutions

School meals

• 114 Nutritional standards for school lunches
• 115 Extension of LEA functions concerning school lunches, etc
• 116 Transfer of LEA functions concerning school lunches, etc to governing bodies

Part V Nursery Education

Nursery education

• 117 Definition of “nursery education”

General duty of local education authority

• 118 Duty of LEA as respects availability of nursery education

Early years development partnerships

• 119 Early years development partnerships

Early years development plans

• 120 Early years development plans
• 121 Approval, modification and review of statement of proposals

Inspection of nursery education

• 122 Inspection of nursery education

Further provisions relating to nursery education

• 123 Children with special educational needs
• 124 Travel arrangements for children receiving nursery education otherwise than at school

Part VI Partnership Arrangements in Wales

• 125 Partnership arrangements to secure provision of certain further education in Wales
• 126 Provisions relating to education provided under partnership arrangements

Part VII Miscellaneous and General

Code of practice for local education authorities and maintained schools

• 127 Code of practice for securing effective relationships between LEAs and maintained schools

Financial assistance to non-maintained schools

• 128 Financial assistance to non-maintained schools
• 129 Payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships, etc
• 130 Transfer of assisted places

Abolition of corporal punishment

• 131 Abolition of corporal punishment in schools etc

The funding authorities

• 132 Dissolution of Funding Agency for Schools
• 133 Removal of power to establish Schools Funding Council for Wales

School and nursery inspections

• 134 Publication of inspection reports
• 135 Miscellaneous amendments relating to school and nursery inspections

Education Assets Board

• 136 Change of name of Education Assets Board
• 137 Education Transfer Council: alteration of functions and provision for dissolution

Supplementary

• 138 Orders and regulations
• 139 Financial provisions
• 140 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Construction

• 141 Minor authorities
• 142 General interpretation
• 143 Index

Final provisions

• 144 Transitional provisions etc
• 145 Short title, commencement and extent
• SCHEDULE 1 Provisions relating to an Education Action Forum
• SCHEDULE 2 Allocation of Existing Schools to New Categories

SCHEDULE 3 Funding of Foundation, Voluntary and Foundation Special Schools

• Part I Foundation, Voluntary Controlled and Foundation Special Schools
• Part II Voluntary Aided Schools
• Part III Foundation, Voluntary and Foundation Special Schools: Common Provisions
• SCHEDULE 4 School Organisation Committees
• SCHEDULE 5 Adjudicators

SCHEDULE 6 Statutory Proposals: Procedure and Implementation

• Part I Procedure for Dealing with Statutory Proposals: England
• Part II Procedure for Dealing with Statutory Proposals: Wales
• Part III Manner of Implementation of Statutory Proposals
• Part IV Provision of Premises and Other Assistance
• Part V Transitional Exemption Orders for Purposes of Sex Discrimination Act 1975

SCHEDULE 7 Rationalisation of School Places

• Part I Introductory
• Part II Directions to Bring Forward Proposals
• Part III Proposals by Secretary of State
• Part IV Procedure for Dealing with Proposals under Paragraph 5: England
• Part V Procedure for Dealing with Proposals under Paragraph 5: Wales
• Part VI Transitional Exemption Orders for purposes of Sex Discrimination Act 1975
• SCHEDULE 8 Changes of Category of School

SCHEDULE 9 Constitution of Governing Bodies

• Part I Categories of Governor
• Part II Constitution of Governing Bodies
• SCHEDULE 10 Incorporation and Powers of Governing Bodies

SCHEDULE 11 Membership and Proceedings etc of Governing Bodies

• Part I Membership and Proceedings
• Part II Other Provisions about Governors
• Part III Clerk to the Governing Body
• SCHEDULE 12 Instruments of Government
• SCHEDULE 13 Control of School Premises by Governing Bodies
• SCHEDULE 14 Local Education Authority Schemes: Approval, Imposition and Revision
• SCHEDULE 15 Suspension of Financial Delegation
• SCHEDULE 16 Staffing of Community, Voluntary Controlled and Community Special Schools
• SCHEDULE 17 Staffing of Foundation, Voluntary Aided and Foundation Special Schools
• SCHEDULE 18 Appeals Against Exclusion of Pupils
• SCHEDULE 19 Required Provision for Religious Education
• SCHEDULE 20 Collective Worship

SCHEDULE 21 Transfers of Land on Appointed Day

• Part I General Provisions
• Part II Rules Relating To Transfers
• Part III Property Excluded From Transfers

SCHEDULE 22 Disposals of Land in case of certain schools and Disposals on Discontinuance

• Part I Foundation, Voluntary and Foundation Special Schools: Disposals of Land
• Part II Maintained Schools: Disposals on Discontinuance
• Part III General

SCHEDULE 23 Determination, Variation and Review of Standard Numbers

• Part I Determination of Standard Numbers
• Part II Variation of Standard Numbers: England
• Part III Variation of Standard Numbers: Wales
• Part IV Review of Standard Numbers

SCHEDULE 24 Admission Appeals

• Part I Constitution of Appeal Panels
• Part II Procedure
• SCHEDULE 25 Children to whom Section 87 applies: Appeals by Governing Bodies
• SCHEDULE 26 Inspection of Nursery Education
• SCHEDULE 27 Further Provision about Partnership Arrangements in Wales

SCHEDULE 28 Amendments relating to School and Nursery Inspections

• Part I School Inspections
• Part II Nursery Inspections
• SCHEDULE 29 Amendments relating to Functions of Education Transfer Council
• SCHEDULE 30 Minor and Consequential Amendments
• SCHEDULE 31 Repeals

SCHEDULE 32 Transitional Provisions and Savings

• Part I Funding
• Part II Other Provisions