Learning and Skills Act 2000

City colleges and academies

130 City academies

(1) Section 482 of the [1996 c. 56.] Education Act 1996 (city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(c)—

(a) omit “either”, and

(b) after “arts” insert “or on a subject area mentioned in subsection (2A)”.

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The subject areas are—

(a) modern foreign languages;

(b) visual arts, performing arts or media arts (or any combination of them);

(c) sport;

(d) any subject specified by order by the Secretary of State.”

(4) In subsection (3) after paragraph (b) insert “; or

(c) as a city academy, if the emphasis of its curriculum is on a subject area mentioned in subsection (2A).”

(5) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) A school established on or after the relevant day and which would otherwise, by virtue of subsection (3), be known as a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts may instead, if the person carrying it on so chooses, be known as a city academy.

(3B) Before entering into an agreement under this section in relation to a school to be known as a city academy, the Secretary of State must consult the local education authorities referred to in subsection (3C) about the establishment of the school.

(3C) The authorities are—

(a) the local education authority in whose area the school is to be situated, and

(b) if the Secretary of State thinks a significant proportion of the pupils at the school is likely to be resident within the area of another local education authority, that authority.”

(6) After subsection (5) insert—

“(6) For the purposes of subsection (3A) the relevant day is the day on which section 130 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 comes into force.”

(7) This section does not apply to schools in Wales.

131 City academies: land

(1) Schedule 8 contains provisions about land in relation to city academies.

(2) That Schedule does not apply to land in Wales.

132 City academies: financial provisions

In section 483 of the [1996 c. 56.] Education Act 1996 (city colleges: financial provisions) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

“(3A) If the school is a city academy, subsection (3) shall apply with such modifications (if any) as may be specified by the Secretary of State by order.”

133 City colleges and academies: special educational needs

After section 483 of the [1996 c. 56.] Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

“483A City colleges and academies: special educational needs

(1) This section applies in relation to any child falling within subsection (2) if the condition in subsection (3) is satisfied.

(2) A child falls within this subsection if—

(a) he is a child for whom a statement is maintained under section 324, and

(b) he attends (or proposes to attend) a school which is a city technology college, a city college for the technology of the arts or a city academy.

(3) The condition in this subsection is satisfied if—

(a) the school is approved by the Secretary of State under section 347(1), or

(b) the Secretary of State consents to the child being educated at the school.

(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for securing that arrangements are made—

(a) for making the special educational provision specified in the statement;

(b) for making any non-educational provision specified in the statement.

(5) Regulations under subsection (4) may require or authorise a local education authority—

(a) to make payments to the school in respect of the child, or

(b) to provide any other assistance to the school in respect of the child.

(6) No condition or requirement imposed by virtue of section 482(4)(a) is to prevent a local education authority making payments or providing assistance by virtue of subsection (5).

(7) This section does not apply to schools in Wales.”