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Part 1 School inspections and other inspections by school inspectors
Chapter 5 Schools causing concern
45.Cases where Secretary of State or Assembly may direct closure of school
Chapter 6 Other inspections: England and Wales
SCHEDULES
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales
Registration of inspectors in Wales: tribunals hearing appeals under section 27
School inspections in Wales under section 28
Inspection of child minding, day care and nursery education
Part 1 Child minding and day care: amendments of Children Act 1989
Part 2 Nursery education: amendments of School Standards and Framework Act 1998
7.(1) Section 122 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
8.Schedule 26 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998...
11.In paragraph 3, before the “and” immediately following paragraph (a)...
12.For paragraphs 6 and 7 substitute— Inspections in England (1) The Chief Inspector for England— (a) shall at such...
17.For the heading before paragraph 11 substitute “ Training of...
20.For paragraph 13 (and the heading immediately preceding it) substitute—...
21.For paragraph 14 substitute— (1) The annual report of the Chief Inspector for England...
23.For paragraph 17 substitute— Where an inspection in Wales is being conducted by a...
Further amendments relating to school inspection
School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
14.(1) Section 14 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
15.(1) Section 15 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
16.(1) Section 16 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
17.In section 16A of the School Standards and Framework Act...
18.In section 17 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
19.In section 18 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
20.In section 18A of the School Standards and Framework Act...
Part 2 Approval of proposals by school organisation committee or adjudicator
local authority Part 3 Determination by whether to implement proposals
Part 4 Procedure for dealing with proposals under paragraph 7
Part 5 Transitional exemption orders for purposes of Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Amendments relating to the training of the school workforce
Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8)
26.In section 24 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (condition...
27.For section 27 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (power...
29.In section 29 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (sections...
30.In section 31 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (Director...
31.In section 34 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (approval...
32.In section 37 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (enforcement...
33.In section 38 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (enforcement...
34.In section 40 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (provision...
35.(1) Section 41 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (interpretation...
Transitional and transitory provisions relating to Part 3
Foundation, voluntary and foundation special schools: disposal of land
1.Schedule 22 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998...
3.In paragraph 2 (disposal of land by foundation body), in...
4.After paragraph 2 insert— Disposal of land by trustees of...
5.(1) Paragraph 3 (disposal of land by trustees of foundation,...
6.(1) Paragraph 5 (discontinuance of foundation, voluntary and foundation special...
Further amendments related to provisions of Part 4
School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
7.In section 48 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
8.In section 50 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
9.In section 51A of the School Standards and Framework Act...
10.(1) Section 52 of the School Standards and Framework Act...
11.(1) In Schedule 15 to the School Standards and Framework...
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