School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 / Deddf Safonau a Threfniadaeth Ysgolion (Cymru) 2013
School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 / Deddf Safonau a Threfniadaeth Ysgolion (Cymru) 2013 (2013 anaw 1)
- School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 / Deddf Safonau a Threfniadaeth Ysgolion (Cymru) 2013 (2013 anaw 1)
- PART 1 INTRODUCTION
- 1 Overview of this Act
- PART 2 STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 1 INTERVENTION IN CONDUCT OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
- Grounds for intervention
- 2 Grounds for intervention
- Intervention by a local authority
- 3 Warning notice
- 4 Power to intervene
- 5 Power to require governing body to secure advice or collaborate
- 6 Power to appoint additional governors
- 7 Power of local authority to constitute governing body of interim executive members
- 8 Power of local authority to suspend right to delegated budget
- 9 General power to give directions and take steps
- Intervention by the Welsh Ministers
- 10 Warning notice
- 11 Power of the Welsh Ministers to intervene
- 12 Power to require governing body to secure advice or collaborate
- 13 Power of Welsh Ministers to appoint additional governors
- 14 Power of Welsh Ministers to constitute governing body of interim executive members
- 15 Power of Welsh Ministers to direct federation of schools
- 16 Power of Welsh Ministers to direct closure of school
- 17 General power to give directions and take steps
- Supplementary
- 18 Governing bodies consisting of interim executive members
- 19 Directions
- 20 Guidance
- CHAPTER 2 INTERVENTION IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES
- Grounds for intervention
- 21 Grounds for intervention
- Warning notice
- 22 Warning notice
- Powers of intervention
- 23 Power of Welsh Ministers to intervene
- 24 Power to require local authority to obtain advisory services
- 25 Power to require performance of functions by other persons on behalf of authority
- 26 Power to require performance of functions by Welsh Ministers or nominee
- 27 Power to direct exercise of other education functions
- 28 General power to give directions and take steps
- Supplementary
- 29 Directions
- 30 Duty to co-operate
- 31 Powers of entry and inspection
- CHAPTER 3 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GUIDANCE
- 32 Meaning of “school authority”
- 33 Power to issue school improvement guidance
- 34 Consultation and National Assembly for Wales procedures
- 35 Duty to follow school improvement guidance
- 36 Policy statements: requirements and ancillary powers
- 37 Directions
- PART 3 SCHOOL ORGANISATION
- CHAPTER 1 SCHOOL ORGANISATION CODE
- 38 School Organisation Code
- 39 Making and approval of School Organisation Code
- CHAPTER 2 SCHOOL ORGANISATION PROPOSALS
- Establishment, alteration and discontinuance of maintained schools
- 40 Restriction on establishment, alteration and discontinuance of maintained schools
- 41 Proposals to establish mainstream schools
- 42 Proposals to alter mainstream schools
- 43 Proposals to discontinue mainstream schools
- 44 Proposals to establish, alter or discontinue community special schools
- Changes of category
- 45 Proposals to change a school's category
- 46 Restrictions on changing category of school
- 47 Effect of change of category
- Publication, consultation and objections
- 48 Publication and consultation
- 49 Objections
- Approval and determination of proposals
- 50 Approval by Welsh Ministers
- 51 Approval by local authority
- 52 Related proposals
- 53 Determination
- 54 Referral to the Welsh Ministers
- 55 Implementation
- 56 Interpretation of Chapter 2
- CHAPTER 3 RATIONALISATION OF SCHOOL PLACES
- Directions to make proposals for rationalisation of school places
- 57 Directions to make proposals to remedy excessive or insufficient provision
- 58 Further provision about proposals made after a direction under section 57(2)
- Proposals by Welsh Ministers to rationalise school places
- 59 Making and publication of proposals by Welsh Ministers
- Procedure for dealing with proposals under section 59
- 60 Objections
- 61 Local inquiry into proposals
- 62 Adoption of proposals
- 63 Implementation of proposals
- CHAPTER 3A PROPOSALS FOR RESTRUCTURING SIXTH FORM PROVISION
- 63A Directions by the Commission to make sixth form proposals
- 63B Further provision about proposals made after a direction under section 63A(1)
- 63C Making of proposals by the Commission
- 63D Publication of Commission’s proposals and consultation
- 63E Objections to the Commission’s proposals
- 63F Approval by Welsh Ministers
- 63G Determination
- 63H Implementation of proposals
- 63I Interpretation of Chapter 3A
- CHAPTER 4 REGIONAL PROVISION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONALADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS
- 64 Meaning of “regional provision” and “special educationadditional learning needs functions”
- 65 Direction to consider making regional provision
- 66 Directions to make proposals to secure regional provision
- 67 Further provision about proposals made after a direction under section 66
- 68 Proposals by Welsh Ministers
- 69 Objections
- 70 Adoption of proposals
- CHAPTER 5 PROPOSALS FOR RESTRUCTURING SIXTH FORM EDUCATION
- Making and determining proposals
- 71 Welsh Ministers' powers to restructure sixth form education
- 72 Consultation, publication and objections
- 73 Determination by Welsh Ministers
- Implementation of proposals for restructuring sixth form education
- 74 Form of implementation
- 75 Responsibility for implementation
- 76 Further provision as to implementation
- Supplementary
- 77 Consequential amendments to inspection reports on sixth form education
- CHAPTER 6 MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
- 78 Federated schools
- 79 Prohibition on local authorities establishing schools in England
- 80 Notice by governing body to discontinue foundation or voluntary school
- 81 Direction requiring discontinuance of community special school
- 82 Transitional exemption orders for purposes of Equality Act 2010
- 83 Interpretation of Part 3
- PART 4 WELSH IN EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLANS
- 84 Preparation of Welsh in education strategic plans
- 85 Approval, publication and implementation of Welsh in education strategic plans
- 86 Assessing demand for Welsh medium education
- 87 Regulations and guidance
- PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS FUNCTIONS
- Free breakfasts in primary schools
- 88 Duty to provide free breakfasts for pupils in primary schools
- 89 Transitional provision
- 90 Interpretation of sections 88 and 89
- Power to charge for meals
- 91 Amendment to power to charge for school meals etc
- School-based counselling
- 92 Independent counselling services for school pupils and other children
- 93 Information about independent counselling services
- Parents' meetings
- 94 Duty of governing body of maintained schools to hold meetings following petition by parents
- 95 Repeal of duty to hold annual parents' meeting
- Code of practice on local authority school relations
- 96 Repeal of provision for code of practice for local authority school relations
- PART 6 GENERAL
- 97 Orders and regulations
- 98 General interpretation and index of defined expressions
- 99 Minor and consequential amendments
- 100 Commencement
- 101 Short title and inclusion as one of the Education Acts
- SCHEDULE 1 GOVERNING BODIES CONSISTING OF INTERIM EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
- Interpretation of Schedule
- Governing body to consist of members appointed by appropriate authority
- Effect of notice under section 7 or 14
- Number of interim executive members
- Terms of appointment of interim executive members
- Duty of appropriate authority to inform other persons
- Power to specify duration of interim period
- Chair
- Remuneration and allowances
- Duty of interim executive board
- Proceedings of interim executive board
- Effect on suspension of delegated budget
- Exclusion of certain statutory provisions
- Closure of school
- Notice of resumption of government by normally constituted governing body
- Time when interim executive members cease to hold office
- Establishment of normally constituted governing body
- SCHEDULE 2 REGULATED ALTERATIONS
- PART 1 ALL MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
- Site transfers
- Mixed sex and single-sex schools
- PART 2 ALL MAINTAINED SCHOOLS OTHER THAN MAINTAINED NURSERY SCHOOLS
- Age range
- Sixth form provision
- Language medium – primary education
- Language medium - secondary education
- PART 3 COMMUNITY, FOUNDATION AND VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS
- Alterations to premises
- Special educational Additional learning needs
- Admission arrangements
- Boarding provision
- PART 4 SPECIAL SCHOOLS
- Increase in pupils
- Boarding provision
- Special educational Additional learning needs provision
- PART 5 MAINTAINED NURSERY SCHOOLS
- Teaching space
- Special educational Additional learning needs
- Language medium
- PART 6 SUPPLEMENTARY
- Power to amend
- SCHEDULE 3 IMPLEMENTATION OF STATUTORY PROPOSALS
- PART 1 RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
- Interpretation
- Proposals relating to community or maintained nursery schools
- Proposals relating to foundation or voluntary controlled schools
- Proposals relating to voluntary aided schools
- Proposals relating to community special schools
- Change of category
- PART 2 PROVISION OF PREMISES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
- Provision of site and buildings for foundation or voluntary controlled school
- Grants in respect of certain expenditure relating to existing or proposed voluntary aided school
- Assistance in respect of maintenance and other obligations relating to voluntary aided school
- Assistance in respect of new voluntary aided school
- Duty to transfer interest in premises provided under paragraph 9 or 10
- PART 3 TRANSITIONAL EXEMPTION ORDERS FOR PURPOSES OF THE EQUALITY ACT 2010
- Single-sex schools
- SCHEDULE 4 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSALS TO CHANGE CATEGORY OF SCHOOL
- PART 1 INTRODUCTORY
- Interpretation
- Implementation
- PART 2 TRANSFER OF STAFF
- Change to voluntary aided school
- Change to community or voluntary controlled school
- Change to voluntary aided school with a religious character
- PART 3 TRANSFER OF LAND
- Effect of transfers
- Change from community school to voluntary aided school
- Change from community school to voluntary controlled school
- Change from foundation school to community school
- Change from foundation school to voluntary aided or voluntary controlled school
- Change from voluntary aided school to community school
- Change from voluntary aided or voluntary controlled school to voluntary controlled or voluntary aided school
- Change from foundation, voluntary aided or voluntary controlled school to voluntary controlled or voluntary aided school
- Change from voluntary controlled school to community school
- Outstanding transfers
- Transfer of right to use land
- Exclusions from transfer
- Restrictions on disposal or use of land
- PART 4 SUPPLEMENTAL
- School government
- Transitional provisions - admissions
- SCHEDULE 5 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
- PART 1 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 2 (STANDARDS)
- Education Reform Act 1988
- Education Act 1996
- Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998
- Local Government Act 2000
- Education Act 2002
- Children Act 2004
- Education Act 2005
- Education and Inspections Act 2006
- Childcare Act 2006
- Equality Act 2010
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
- Education (Wales) Measure 2011
- PART 2 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 3 (SCHOOL ORGANISATION)
- Education Reform Act 1988
- ...
- Further and Higher Education Act 1992
- Education Act 1996
- Education Act 1997
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998
- Learning and Skills Act 2000
- Education Act 2002
- Education Act 2005
- Education and Inspections Act 2006
- National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
- Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008
- Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009
- Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009
- Equality Act 2010
- Education (Wales) Measure 2011
- Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011
- PART 3 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 5 (MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS DUTIES)
- Education Act 1996 and orders made under it
- Education Act 2002
- Education Act 2005
- Education and Inspections Act 2006
- Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009
- Education Act 2011
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