Part 1 Duty to Participate in Education or Training: England

Duty to participate in education or training

• 1 Persons to whom Part 1 applies
• 2 Duty to participate in education or training

Interpretation

• 3 Level 3 qualification
• 4 Appropriate full-time education or training
• 5 Full-time occupation
• 6 Relevant training or education
• 7 Relevant period
• 8 Sufficient relevant training or education
• 9 Assignment of numbers of hours of guided learning to external qualifications

Duty to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2

• 10 Local education authority to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2

Duty to promote good attendance

• 11 Educational institutions: promotion of good attendance

Duty to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed by section 2

• 12 Duty to make arrangements to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed by section 2

Information

• 13 Notification of non-compliance with duty imposed by section 2
• 14 Educational institutions: duty to provide information
• 15 Supply of social security information
• 16 Supply of information by public bodies
• 17 Sharing and use of information held for purposes of support services or functions under this Part

Guidance

• 18 Guidance

Interpretation

• 19 Contracts to which Chapter applies
• 20 Appropriate arrangements

Commencement of employment

• 21 Appropriate arrangements to be in place before employment begins
• 22 Financial penalty for contravention of section 21
• 23 Withdrawal or variation of penalty notice given under section 22 following notice of objection
• 24 Appeal against penalty notice given under section 22
• 25 Further power to withdraw penalty notice given under section 22
• 26 Withdrawal or variation of penalty notice given under section 22: further provisions

Employer to enable participation in education or training

• 27 Duty to enable participation: initial arrangements
• 28 Duty to enable participation: arrangements subsequently notified
• 29 Sections 27 and 28: extension for person reaching 18
• 30 Contravention of section 27 or 28: enforcement notice
• 31 Financial penalty for non-compliance with enforcement notice given under section 30
• 32 Withdrawal of enforcement notice given under section 30
• 33 Withdrawal or variation of penalty notice given under section 31 following notice of objection
• 34 Appeal against penalty notice given under section 31
• 35 Further power to withdraw penalty notice given under section 31
• 36 Withdrawal or variation of penalty notice given under section 31: further provisions

Supplementary

• 37 Right not to suffer detriment
• 38 Dismissal to be treated as unfair
• 39 Other amendments of Employment Rights Act 1996
• 40 Parenting contracts
• 41 Parenting orders
• 42 Parenting orders: supplemental
• 43 Parenting orders: appeals
• 44 Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions

Initial steps

• 45 Failure to fulfil duty under section 2: initial steps

Attendance notices

• 46 Attendance notice
• 47 Attendance notice: description of education or training

Attendance panel, appeals and variations etc

• 48 Attendance panel
• 49 Appeal arrangements
• 50 Variation and revocation of attendance notice

Failure to comply with attendance notice

• 51 Offence of failure to comply with attendance notice
• 52 Restrictions on proceedings for offences under section 51
• 53 Failure to comply with attendance notice: penalty notice
• 54 Penalty notices: appeal arrangements
• 55 Non-participation fines: interpretation
• 56 Enforcement of non-participation fine etc: person reaching 18
• 57 Enforcement of non-participation fine etc: fine imposed on person aged 18 or over
• 58 Enforcement of non-participation fine: further provisions
• 59 Application of sums recovered by virtue of section 56 or 57

Supplementary

• 60 Review of initial operation of Chapter
• 61 Alternative ways of working
• 62 Crown employment
• 63 House of Lords staff
• 64 House of Commons staff
• 65 Financial penalties
• 66 Interpretation of Part
• 67 Corresponding provision for Wales

Part 2 Support for Participation in Education or Training: Young Adults with Learning Difficulties and Young People in England

Provision of support services

• 68 Support services: provision by local education authorities
• 69 Directions
• 70 Local education authorities: supplementary powers
• 71 Provision of support on conditional basis: learning and support agreements
• 72 Educational institutions: duty to provide information
• 73 Educational institutions: access and facilities
• 74 Internet and telephone support services etc
• 75 Inspection
• 76 Supply of social security information relating to young persons
• 77 Supply of information by public bodies
• 78 Supplementary
• 79 Existing functions of Secretary of State

Assessments relating to learning difficulties

• 80 Assessments relating to learning difficulties

Careers education

• 81 Careers education: information and advice

Apprenticeships

• 82 Apprenticeships: functions of Learning and Skills Council for England

School transport etc

• 83 Provision of transport etc for persons of sixth form age: duty to consider journey times
• 84 Exercise of travel functions by local education authorities in England: duty to have regard to religion or belief of persons of sixth form age

Co-operation as regards 14–19 education and training

• 85 Co-operation as regards provision of 14–19 education and training

Part 3 Adult Skills

Provision of courses of study

• 86 Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

Assessments of effectiveness of education or training

• 87 Benefit and training information
• 88 Revenue and Customs information
• 89 Use of information
• 90 Wrongful onward disclosure of information
• 91 Information: supplementary

Part 4 Regulation and Inspection of Independent Educational Provision in England

Introductory

• 92 Independent educational institutions
• 93 Application of Chapter to institutions in England only

Standards

• 94 Independent educational institution standards

Requirement of registration

• 95 The register
• 96 Unregistered independent educational institutions: offence
• 97 Unregistered independent educational institutions: inspection

Registration procedure

• 98 Applications for registration
• 99 Determination of applications for registration
• 100 Institutions no longer required to register: power to deregister

Approval of material changes to registered details

• 101 “Material change”
• 102 Requirement to apply for approval for material change
• 103 Inspection and report where applications made for approval
• 104 Determination of applications for approval
• 105 Power to deregister institution that makes unapproved material change

Independent inspectorates

• 106 Independent inspectorates
• 107 Quality assurance of independent inspectorates

Inspections and reports

• 108 Duty to inspect certain registered institutions at prescribed intervals
• 109 Duty to inspect registered institution on direction of Secretary of State
• 110 Inspections under this Chapter: power of entry etc
• 111 Fees for inspections by Chief Inspector under this Chapter
• 112 Failure to pay fees
• 113 Publication of inspection reports

Failure to meet standards

• 114 Action plans
• 115 Power of Secretary of State to take enforcement action
• 116 Enforcement action available to Secretary of State
• 117 “Relevant restriction”
• 118 Relevant restriction imposed by Secretary of State: supplementary

Unsuitable persons

• 119 Unsuitable persons

Emergencies

• 120 Application to justice of the peace for order
• 121 Relevant restriction imposed by justice of the peace: supplementary
• 122 Order of justice of the peace: notification

Provision of information by proprietors

• 123 Provision of information by proprietors

Appeals

• 124 Appeal by proprietor against decision of Secretary of State to deregister
• 125 Appeal by proprietor against other decisions of Secretary of State
• 126 Appeal by proprietor against order of justice of the peace
• 127 Relevant restriction imposed by Tribunal: supplementary

Prohibition on participation in management of independent educational institutions

• 128 Prohibition on participation in management
• 129 Directions under section 128: appeals
• 130 Directions under section 128: information
• 131 Directions under section 128: notification

Independent colleges for 16 to 18 year olds

• 132 Providers of independent education or training for 16 to 18 year olds
• 133 Regulations under section 132: supplementary

Supplementary

• 134 Proceedings for offences
• 135 Offences by bodies corporate
• 136 Offences by unincorporated bodies
• 137 Service of notice etc
• 138 Interpretation of Chapter

Transitional provision

• 139 Continuity of the law
• 140 The register and fees
• 141 Prohibition on participation in management

Non-maintained special schools in England

• 142 Interpretation
• 143 Right of sixth-form pupils to opt out of religious worship
• 144 Protection of pupils in an emergency
• 145 Appeals

Independent schools in England

• 146 Abolition of requirement of approval for independent schools: England
• 147 Approval of independent schools: consequential amendments
• 148 Approval of independent schools: transitional provision

Part 5 Miscellaneous and General

• 149 Powers of National Assembly for Wales

School admissions

• 150 Sixth form admissions etc
• 151 Admission arrangements
• 152 Sixth form admissions etc: appeals
• 153 School admissions: supplementary

Maintained schools in England: behaviour and attendance etc

• 154 Power of governing body: educational provision for improving behaviour
• 155 Application of s 444 of Education Act 1996 to alternative education provision

Maintained schools in England: assessment arrangements

• 156 National Curriculum for England: duty to implement assessment arrangements

Maintained schools: pupils' views

• 157 Governing bodies of maintained schools to invite and consider pupils' views
• 158 Consultation of pupils: existing functions

External qualifications

• 159 Approved external qualifications: England
• 160 Approved external qualifications: Wales
• 161 Functions of Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in England and Northern Ireland
• 162 Functions of Welsh Ministers etc
• 163 Functions of Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in Northern Ireland in relation to vocational qualifications

Inspections of teacher training

• 164 Inspections of teacher training in England: removal of duty to notify

Schools forums

• 165 Constitution of schools forums
• 166 Orders and regulations
• 167 Functions to be exercisable by Welsh Ministers
• 168 General interpretation
• 169 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
• 170 Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc
• 171 Financial provisions
• 172 Extent
• 173 Commencement
• 174 Short title

SCHEDULE 1 Minor and Consequential Amendments

• Part 1 Regulation and Inspection
• Part 2 Miscellaneous
• SCHEDULE 2 Repeals and Revocations