Clause 6 - Exemptions available to qualifying schools
Education Bill
9:00 pm
Mrs Irene Adams (Paisley North, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to take the following amendments: No. 68, in page 4, line 26, leave out ''any curriculum provision'' and insert—
''any of such curriculum provisions as shall be prescribed by order approved under the affirmative resolution procedure''.
No. 44, in page 4, line 26, after second ''provision'', insert—
''or such other areas as the Secretary of State may determine following representations from a qualifying body or qualifying school''.
No. 12, in page 4, line 28, leave out subsections (1)(b) and (c) and insert—
''(b) designate the modifications of any curriculum provision or pay and conditions provision as being available as of right, and
may—
(c) designate any curriculum provision or pay and conditions provisions as attracting discretionary exemption''.
No. 45, in page 4, line 28, after second ''provision'', insert—
''or such other areas as the Secretary of State may determine following representations from a qualifying body or qualifying school''.
No. 46, in page 4, line 31, after ''provision'', insert—
''or such other areas as the Secretary of State may determine following representations from a qualifying body or qualifying school''.
No. 47, in page 4, line 33, after ''provision'', insert—
''or such other areas as the Secretary of State may determine following representations from a qualifying body or qualifying school''.
No. 35, in page 4, line 33, at end insert—
''except insofar as every school must demonstrate that the curriculum it offers remains consistent with the objectives of the national curriculum.''
No. 66, in page 5, line 9, at end insert—
''(f) provide for the manner in which statutory provisions in relation to the inspection of schools, and the publication of information relating to school performance shall be applied in relation to a school in respect of which an order under subsection 2 is made''.
No. 13, in page 5, line 13, leave out ''(1)(c)'', and insert ''(1)(b)''.
No. 14, in page 5, line 24, leave out ''(1)(b)'', and insert ''(1)(c)''.
No. 81, in page 5, line 30, at end insert—
''(6) In so far as regulations made under this section relate to a curriculum provision they shall, in addition to providing for an exemption or modification, require persons responsible for the delivery of the curriculum in any school to have regard to the need to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum in that school.''