3APupils experiencing inequalities of outcome: Scottish Ministers' duty

1

The Scottish Ministers must, when exercising their powers relating to school education, have due regard to the need to exercise the powers in the way mentioned in subsection (2).

2

The way is a way designed to reduce inequalities of outcome for—

a

pupils who experience those inequalities as a result of socio-economic disadvantage, and

b

pupils who—

i

experience those inequalities other than as a result of socio-economic disadvantage, and

ii

are of such description as may be specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.

3

Regulations under subsection (2)(b)(ii) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

3BPupils experiencing inequalities of outcome: education authority's duties

1

This section applies where—

a

an education authority is making a decision of a strategic nature about the carrying out of its functions relating to school education, or

b

an education authority is considering what steps to take to implement such a decision.

2

The authority must have due regard to the need to carry out its functions relating to school education in the way mentioned in section 3A(2).

3

The authority must—

a

seek and have regard to the views of persons mentioned in subsection (4) in relation to the decision and steps,

b

provide any advice and support that the authority thinks appropriate to those persons in relation to its consideration of the decision and steps.

4

The persons are—

a

the headteachers of such schools managed by the authority as the authority thinks appropriate,

b

such pupils as the authority thinks appropriate,

c

the parents of such pupils as the authority thinks appropriate,

d

the representatives of any trade union which appears to the authority to be representative of the teaching staff at such schools managed by the authority as the authority thinks appropriate,

e

such voluntary organisations as the authority thinks appropriate,

f

any other persons the authority thinks appropriate.