Education Act 2002
Education Act 2002 (2002 c. 32)
- Education Act 2002 (2002 c. 32)
- Part 1 Provision for new legal frameworks
- Chapter 1 Powers to facilitate innovation
- 1 Purpose and interpretation of Chapter 1
- 2 Power to suspend statutory requirements etc.
- 3 Variation or revocation of orders under section 2
- 4 Applications for orders under section 2
- 5 Annual report
- Chapter 2 Exemptions related to school performance
- 6 Interpretation of Chapter 2
- 7 Exemptions available to qualifying schools
- 8 Applications for orders under section 7(2)
- 9 Removal of exemptions
- 10 Determination of pay and conditions during and after exemption
- Chapter 3 Powers to form companies etc
- 11 Powers of governing bodies to form or invest in companies to provide services etc.
- 12 Limits on powers conferred by section 11
- 13 General powers of Secretary of State in relation to companies
- Part 2 Financial assistance for education and children etc
- 14 Power of Secretary of State and National Assembly for Wales to give financial assistance for purposes related to education or children etc
- 15 Forms of assistance under section 14
- 16 Terms on which assistance under section 14 is given
- 17 Delegation
- 18 Repeal of specific grant-making powers
- Part 3 Maintained schools
- Chapter 1 Government of maintained schools
- 19 Governing bodies
- 20 Instruments of government
- 21 General responsibility for conduct of school
- 22 Training and support of governors
- 23 Clerk to the governing body
- 23A Parent councils
- 24 Federations of schools
- 25 Federations: supplementary provisions
- 26 Collaboration between schools
- 27 Power of governing body to provide community facilities etc.
- 28 Limits on power to provide community facilities etc.
- 28A Power of governing body to provide higher education
- 29 Additional functions of governing body
- 29A Power of governing body in England: educational provision for improving behaviour
- 30 Governors’ reports (Wales) and other information
- 30A School profiles
- 31 Control of school premises
- 32 Responsibility for fixing dates of terms and holidays and times of sessions: England
- 32A Responsibility for fixing term and holiday dates in Wales
- 32B Welsh Ministers' power to direct determination of term dates
- 32C Responsibility for fixing times of school sessions in Wales
- 33 Annual parents’ meetings: Wales
- 34 Arrangements for government of new schools
- 35 Staffing of community, voluntary controlled, community special and maintained nursery schools
- 36 Staffing of foundation, voluntary aided and foundation special schools
- 37 Payments in respect of dismissal, etc.
- 38 Communication with schools
- 39 Interpretation of Chapter 1
- 40 Amendments of Part 2 of School Standards and Framework Act 1998
- Chapter 2 Financing of maintained schools
- Determination of budgets
- 41 Determination of specified budgets of local authority
- 42 Power of Secretary of State to set minimum schools budget
- 43 Schools forums
- Accounts and financial statements
- 44 Accounts of maintained schools
- 45 Financial statements
- Chapter 3 Admissions, exclusions and attendance
- Admission arrangements
- 46 Admission forums
- 47 Admission numbers
- 48 Co-ordination of admission arrangements
- 49 Repeal of power to make certain special arrangements for preserving religious character
- 50 Admission appeals
- 51 Further amendments relating to admission arrangements
- Exclusion of pupils
- 51A Exclusion of pupils: England
- 52 Exclusion of pupils: Wales
- Attendance targets
- 53 Attendance targets
- Part 4 Powers of intervention
- Schools causing concern
- 54 Duty to notify where inspection shows school causing concern
- 55 Cases in which powers of intervention exercisable
- 56 Power of Secretary of State to appoint additional governors or direct closure
- 57 Power of local authority to provide for governing body to consist of interim executive members
- 58 Power of Secretary of State to provide for governing body to consist of interim executive members
- 59 Governing bodies consisting of interim executive members
- Local authorities
- 60 Powers of Secretary of State to secure proper performance of local authority's functions
- 61 Power to secure proper performance: duty of authority where directions contemplated
- 62 Power to secure proper performance: further provisions
- 62A Power to require local authority in England to obtain advisory services
- 63 Power to require local authorityin Wales to obtain advisory services
- 64 Provisions supplementary to sections 62A and 63
- Part 5 School organisation
- Academies and city colleges
- 65 Academies
- 66 Arrangements for admission of pupils to Academies
- 67 Conversion of city academies into Academies
- 68 City colleges
- 69 Uniform statutory trusts
- Proposals to establish, alter or discontinue schools
- 70 Proposals for additional secondary schools
- 71 Duty of local authorities to secure proposals
- 72 Proposals relating to sixth forms
- 73 Proposals by governing bodies of community schools
- 74 Proposals for establishment of federated school
- 75 Changes to existing procedures
- Part 6 The curriculum in England
- Preliminary
- 76 Interpretation of Part 6
- 77 Meaning of “nursery education” and related expressions
- General duties in respect of the curriculum
- 78 General requirements in relation to curriculum
- 79 Duty to implement general requirements
- 80 Basic curriculum for every maintained school in England
- 80A Guidance about relationships, sex and health education
- 80B Relationships education and relationships and sex education: statements of policy
- The National Curriculum for England
- 81 The foundation stage
- 82 The key stages
- 83 Curriculum requirements for foundation stage
- 84 Curriculum requirements for first, second and third key stages
- 85 Curriculum requirements for fourth key stage
- 86 Power to alter or remove requirements for fourth key stage
- 87 Establishment of the National Curriculum for England by order
- 88 Implementation of the National Curriculum for England in schools
- 89 Implementation in respect of nursery schools etc.
- The National Curriculum for England: special cases
- 90 Development work and experiments
- 91 Exceptions by regulations
- 92 Pupils with EHC plans
- 92A Pupils with Individual Development Plans
- 93 Temporary exceptions for individual pupils
- 94 Information concerning directions under section 93
- 95 Appeals against directions under section 93 etc.
- Supplementary provisions
- 96 Procedure for making certain orders and regulations
- Part 7 The curriculum in Wales
- Preliminary
- 97 Interpretation of Part 7
- 98 Meaning of “nursery education” and related expressions
- General duties in respect of the curriculum
- 99 General requirements in relation to curriculum
- 100 Duty to implement general requirements
- 101 Basic curriculum for every maintained school in Wales
- The National Curriculum for Wales
- 102 The foundation phase
- 103 The key stages
- 104 Curriculum requirements for foundation phase
- 105 Curriculum requirements for ... second and third key stages
- 106 Curriculum requirements for fourth key stage
- 107 Power to alter or remove requirements for fourth key stage
- 108 Establishment of the National Curriculum for Wales by order
- 109 Implementation of the National Curriculum for Wales in schools
- 110 Implementation in respect of nursery schools etc.
- The National Curriculum for Wales: special cases
- 111 Development work and experiments
- 112 Exceptions by regulations
- 113 Pupils with statements of special educational needs
- 114 Temporary exceptions for individual pupils
- 115 Information concerning directions under section 114
- 116 Appeals against directions under section 114 etc.
- The local curricula
- 116A Formation of local curricula for pupils in Key Stage 4
- 116B Local curricula: Welsh language
- 116C Authorities with more than one local curriculum
- 116D Pupils' choices of local curriculum courses
- 116E Pupils' local curriculum entitlements
- 116F Head teacher's decision as to entitlement
- 116G Delivery of local curriculum entitlements
- 116H Head teacher's decision to remove entitlement
- 116I Planning the local curriculum
- 116J Delivery of local curriculum entitlements: joint-working
- 116K Joint-working: guidance and directions
- 116L Power to amend learning domains
- 116M Application of local curriculum provisions to children who are not registered pupils
- 116N Application of local curriculum provisions to children who are registered pupils of special schools
- 116O Local curriculum: directions
- Supplementary provisions
- 117 Procedure for making certain orders and regulations
- 118 Programmes of research etc in relation to Wales
- Part 8 Teachers
- Teachers’ pay and conditions
- 119 School Teachers’ Review Body
- 120 Review Body: function
- 121 Consultation by Review Body
- 122 Power to prescribe pay and conditions of school teachers other than Academy teachers
- 122A Power to set minimum remuneration of Academy teachers etc
- 123 Order under section 122 or 122A: scope
- 124 Order under section 122 or 122A: supplemental
- 125 Reference to Review Body
- 126 Consultation by Secretary of State
- 127 Guidance
- 127A References to “Academy” and “Academy arrangements”
- 128 Education action zone
- 129 Transfer of employment
- 130 Repeal of School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Act 1991
- School teachers’ appraisal
- 131 Appraisal
- School teachers’ qualifications
- 132 Qualified teacher status
- 133 Requirement to be qualified
- 134 Requirement to be registered: teachers in Wales
- 135 Head teachers
- Induction periods: teachers in England
- 135A Requirement to serve induction period: teachers in England
- 135B Induction periods: appeals
- 135C Induction periods: supplementary
- Further education
- 136 Provision of education
- 137 Principals of further education institutions
- 138 Training in provision of further education
- 139 Wales: provision of higher education
- 140 Further education: general
- Health and fitness
- 141 Health and fitness
- Teacher misconduct etc: England
- 141A Teachers to whom sections 141B to 141E apply
- 141AA Meaning of “online education provider”
- 141B Investigation of disciplinary cases by Secretary of State
- 141C List of persons prohibited from teaching etc
- 141D Supply of information following dismissal, resignation etc
- 141E Supply of information by contractor, agency etc
- Allegations of offences committed by teachers in England and Wales: reporting restrictions
- 141F Restrictions on reporting alleged offences by teachers
- 141G Offence of breach of reporting restrictions
- 141H Defences
- Misconduct etc.
- 142 Prohibition from teaching, etc.
- 143 Directions under section 142: contractor, agency, etc.
- 144 Directions under section 142: appeal
- Sections 132 to 140: general
- 145 Specification of qualification or course
- 146 Repeal of sections 218 and 218A of Education Reform Act 1988
- 1999 Pay Document
- 147 Application of pay-scale
- General Teaching Councils for England and Wales
- 148 The General Teaching Councils for England and Wales
- Part 9 Childcare and nursery education
- Childcare
- 149 Duties of local authority in respect of childcare
- 150 Early years development and childcare partnerships and plans
- 151 Childcare functions of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector and National Assembly for Wales
- 152 Regulation of child minding and day care
- Nursery education
- 153 Powers of local authority in respect of funded nursery education
- 154 Establishment or alteration of maintained nursery schools
- 155 Inspection of nursery education
- 156 Meaning of “nursery school” and “primary education”
- Part 10 Independent schools
- Chapter 1 Regulation of independent schools
- Standards
- 156AA Application of Chapter to alternative provision Academies that are not independent schools
- 156A Application of Chapter to schools in Wales only
- 157 Independent school standards
- Requirement of registration
- 158 The registers
- 159 Unregistered schools
- Registration procedure
- 160 Applications for registration
- 161 Determination of applications for registration
- Enforcement of standards after registration
- 162 Changes to registered details
- 162A Power to inspect registered schools in England
- 162B Inspections under section 162A: supplementary
- 163 Power to inspect registered schools...
- 164 Inspections under section 163: supplementary
- 165 Failure to meet standards
- 166 Appeals
- 167 Determination of appeals
- Prohibition on participation in management of independent schools
- 167A Prohibition on participation in management of independent schools
- 167B Directions under section 167A: appeals
- 167C Directions under section 167A: information
- 167D Directions under section 167A: notification
- Supplementary
- 168 Provision of information
- 168A Proceedings for offences
- 168B Offences by bodies corporate
- 168C Offences by unincorporated bodies
- 169 Unsuitable persons
- 170 Service of notice etc.
- 171 Interpretation of Chapter 1
- Chapter 2 Children with special educational needs
- 172 Alteration to definition of “independent school”
- 173 Right of access of local authority
- 174 Consent to placement
- Part 11 Miscellaneous and General
- General duties of local authorities and governing bodies
- 175 Duties ... in relation to welfare of children
- 176 Consultation with pupils
- Education and training outside schools
- 177 Meaning of “secondary education”
- 178 Training and education provided in the workplace for 14 to 16 year olds
- 179 Rights of entry in relation to inspections
- 180 Inspections of local authorities: rights of entry etc.
- Allowances in respect of education or training
- 181 Allowances in respect of education or training
- 182 Learning agreements
- 183 Transfer of functions relating to allowances under section 181
- 184 Delegation of functions relating to allowances
- 185 Supplementary provisions relating to transfer or delegation of functions
- Student loans
- 186 Student loans
- Education action zones
- 187 Education action zones
- School inspections
- 188 School inspections
- Qualifications
- 189 Amendments of Part 5 of Education Act 1997
- 190 Local authority functions: qualifications
- Special educational needs: Wales
- 191 Regional provision for special educational needs in Wales
- 192 Directions to bring forward proposals to secure regional provision
- 193 Powers of Assembly to make proposals to secure regional provision
- 194 Welsh local authorities' powers to make regional provision
- 195 The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales
- Other provisions relating only to Wales
- 196 Publication and provision of material
- 197 Partnership agreements and statements
- 198 Transition from primary to secondary school
- Provision of services
- 199 Transport for persons over compulsory school age
- 200 Remission of charges relating to residential trips
- 201 Local authority functions concerning school lunches, milk etc.
- Miscellaneous
- 202 Further education institutions: records
- 203 Further education institutions: hazardous material, etc.
- 204 Baseline assessments
- 205 Application of Part 5 of Education Act 1996 to nursery education
- 206 Nuisance or disturbance on educational premises
- 207 Recoupment: adjustment between local authorities
- 208 Recoupment: special cases
- 208A Recoupment: adjustment between local authorities and the YPLA
- 209 Paid chairmen for local learning and skills councils
- General
- 210 Orders and regulations
- 211 Wales
- 212 General interpretation
- 213 Financial provisions
- 214 Transitional provisions etc.
- 215 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 216 Commencement
- 217 Short title and extent
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Incorporation and powers of governing body
- Introductory
- Name and seal of governing body
- Powers of governing body
- Dissolution of governing body
- SCHEDULE 2 Effect on staffing of suspension of delegated budget
- Part 1 Community, voluntary controlled, community special and maintained nursery schools
- Part 2 Foundation, voluntary aided and foundation special schools
- SCHEDULE 3 Amendments of Part 2 of School Standards and Framework Act 1998
- Introductory
- Expenditure incurred for community purposes
- Teachers engaged otherwise than as employees
- SCHEDULE 4 Admission arrangements
- Meaning of “appeal panel”
- Parental preferences
- Children permanently excluded from two or more schools
- Procedure for determining admission arrangements
- Reference of objections
- Publication of information
- Appeal arrangements: general
- Appeals relating to children to whom section 87 applies
- Direction to admit child to specified school
- Procedure for giving direction under section 96
- Nursery education, special schools and children with statements
- ...
- Education Act 1996
- SCHEDULE 5 Schools causing concern: amendments consequential on sections 55 and 56
- SCHEDULE 6 Governing bodies consisting of interim executive members - Schedule to be inserted in School Standards and Framework Act 1998 as Schedule 1A
- SCHEDULE 7 Academies: supplementary
- Part 1 Land
- Part 2 Miscellaneous
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
- ...
- Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13)
- ...
- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- School Inspections Act 1996 (c. 57)
- Education Act 1997 (c. 44)
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
- Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)
- SCHEDULE 8 Proposals for additional secondary schools: supplementary
- Introductory
- Procedure before approval by Secretary of State
- Approval of proposals for maintained schools
- Negotiations to establish an Academy
- Requirement to implement proposal to establish maintained school
- Proposal relating to community school
- Proposal relating to foundation or voluntary controlled schools
- Proposal relating to voluntary aided schools
- Proposal relating to Academies
- SCHEDULE 9 Proposals relating to sixth forms: implementation
- SCHEDULE 10 Establishment etc of schools: procedural changes
- Proposals for establishment, alteration and discontinuance of schools
- Proposals for rationalisation of school places
- Proposals in relation to sixth forms
- SCHEDULE 11 School Teachers’ Review Body
- Membership
- Chairman
- Deputy Chairman
- Money
- Proceedings
- Transitional provision
- SCHEDULE 11A REGULATIONS ABOUT DECISIONS UNDER SECTION 141B
- Regulations: general
- Procedure for decisions under section 141B(2)
- Interim prohibition orders
- Prohibition orders
- Appeals against prohibition orders
- Supplementary provisions
- SCHEDULE 11B OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 141G: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
- Introduction
- Domestic service providers: extension of liability
- Non-UK service providers: restriction on proceedings
- Exceptions for mere conduits
- Exception for caching
- Exception for hosting
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 12 The General Teaching Councils for England and Wales
- Part 1 Amendments of Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
- Part 2 Amendments of other enactments
- SCHEDULE 13 Regulation of child minding and day care
- Consent to checks on suitability
- Suspension of registration
- Rights of appeal in relation to registration
- Inspections by Chief Inspector
- Rights of entry etc.
- Disqualification for registration
- Disclosure of criminal record
- SCHEDULE 14 Inspection of nursery education
- Conduct of inspections by Inspectorate
- Registration of inspectors
- Appeals
- SCHEDULE 15 Education action zones
- Introductory
- Establishment of education action zones
- Constitution of Education Action Forum
- Expansion or reduction of zone
- Information relating to changes to zone or Forum
- Functions of Education Action Forum
- Transitional provision
- SCHEDULE 17 Amendments of Part 5 of Education Act 1997
- ...
- The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
- ...
- SCHEDULE 18 Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales
- Special Educational Needs
- Disability Discrimination
- Consequential amendments
- Saving and transitional provision
- SCHEDULE 19 Transport for persons over compulsory school age
- SCHEDULE 20 Nuisance or disturbance on educational premises
- SCHEDULE 21 Minor and consequential amendments
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
- ...
- Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)
- Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 (c. 40)
- Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
- Education Act 1986 (c. 40)
- Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)
- Children Act 1989 (c. 14)
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
- Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13)
- Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
- Education Act 1994 (c. 30)
- ...
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- School Inspections Act 1996 (c. 57)
- Education Act 1997 (c. 44)
- Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
- Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30)
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
- Protection of Children Act 1999 (c. 14)
- Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)
- SCHEDULE 22 Repeals
- Part 1 Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 216(2)
- Part 2 Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 216(3)
- Part 3 Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 216(4)
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