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1 Purpose and interpretation of Chapter 1E+W
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(1)The purpose of this Chapter is to facilitate the implementation by qualifying bodies of innovative projects that may—
(a)in the opinion of the Secretary of State, contribute to the raising of [educational standards] in England, or
(b)in the opinion of the National Assembly for Wales, contribute to the raising of [educational standards] in Wales.
(2)In forming an opinion as to whether a project may contribute to the raising of [educational standards] in England or Wales, the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall—
(a)have regard to the need for the curriculum for any school affected by the project to be a balanced and broadly based curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of children and of society, and
(b)consider the likely effect of the project on all the [pupils or students] who may be affected by it.
(3)In this Chapter—
“the Chief Inspector” means—
(a)
in relation to England, [Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills] , and
(b)
in relation to Wales, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales;
“children” means persons under the age of nineteen;
“education legislation” means—
(a)
the Education Acts (as defined by section 578 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56)),
(b)
the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), and
(c)
any subordinate legislation made under any of those Acts;
[“maintained school” means—
(a)
a community, foundation or voluntary school,
(b)
a community or foundation special school, or
(c)
a maintained nursery school;]
[“qualifying body” means—
(b)
an Education Action Forum,
(c)
a qualifying foundation,
(d)
the governing body of a maintained school,
(e)
the head teacher of a maintained school,
(f)
the proprietor of an Academy, a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts,
(g)
the proprietor of any special school that is not maintained by a [local authority] but is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales under section 342 of the Education Act 1996, or
(h)
the governing body of an institution within the further education sector;]
[“qualifying foundation” means the foundation, as defined by subsection (3)(a) of section 21 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, of any foundation or foundation special school that for the purposes of that section has a foundation established otherwise than under that Act;]
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“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).
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