Education and Skills Act 2008
Education and Skills Act 2008 (2008 c. 25)
- Education and Skills Act 2008 (2008 c. 25)
- Part 1 Duty to participate in education or training: England
- Chapter 1 Young persons
- 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
- Chapter 2 local authorities and educational institutions etc
- Duty to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2
- 10 local 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
- Chapter 3 Employers
- 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
- Chapter 4 Parenting contracts and parenting orders
- 40 Parenting contracts
- 41 Parenting orders
- 42 Parenting orders: supplemental
- 43 Parenting orders: appeals
- 44 Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions
- Chapter 5 Attendance notices
- 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
- Chapter 6 Miscellaneous
- 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 authorities
- 69 Directions
- 70 local 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
- 76A Supply of information by Secretary of State or person providing services
- 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 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 Assessments of effectiveness of education and training etc
- Provision of courses of study
- 86 Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over
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- 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
- Chapter 1 Independent educational institutions in England
- Introductory
- 92 Independent educational institutionsIndependent educational institutions in England
- 93 Application of Chapter to institutions in England only
- 93A Application of Chapter to alternative provision Academies that are not independent educational institutions
- 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
- 99A Inspections on appeal against decision not to register
- 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
- 107A Information sharing between the Chief Inspector and 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
- 137A Application of schools provision to independent educational institutions
- 138 Interpretation of Chapter
- Transitional provision
- 139 Continuity of the law
- 140 The register and fees
- 141 Prohibition on participation in management
- Chapter 2 Schools providing for special educational needs
- 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
- Chapter 1 Powers of National Assembly for Wales
- 149 Powers of National Assembly for Wales
- Chapter 2 Miscellaneous
- 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
- Chapter 3 General
- 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
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Minor and consequential amendments
- Part 1 Regulation and inspection
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- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
- Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
- Education Act 2005 (c. 18)
- Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)
- Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)
- Part 2 Miscellaneous
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
- Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
- Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30)
- Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)
- Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
- Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
- Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
- Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)
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- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
- SCHEDULE 2 Repeals and revocations
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