Education and Skills written question – answered at on 14 November 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what definition of (a) selection by aptitude and (b) selection by ability she used in her recent White Paper.
'Ability' is defined in statute by section 99(5)(b) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 as either general ability or ability in any particular subject or subjects".
Paragraph 7.11 of the statutory school admissions code of practice defines a pupil with aptitude as one who is identified as being able to benefit from teaching in a specific subject, or who demonstrates a particular capacity to succeed in that subject".
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