Clause 5

Part of Education Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:00 am on 17 March 2011.

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Photo of Graham Stuart Graham Stuart Chair, Education Committee, Chair, Education Committee 9:00, 17 March 2011

I return to this idea that heads will come up with a policy within their school that aims to balance out such considerations. The provision would remove a statutory restriction on that. Heads will make common-sense adjustments and decisions. If I were a head, I would look to agree with parents. I would write to them and come up with a settlement with them so that we had clarity. Many parents would be quite happy for their child to be kept in if their child was out of order, especially the parents of younger children who are more likely to live nearby. If not, the head would make arrangements that met the practical realities of the situation.