The Education Act 1996 (Amendment) Order 1996

Amendments

2.—(1) Schedule 17 to the Education Act 1996 (governors' annual report to parents in the case of county, voluntary and maintained special schools) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1(1), for “9” there shall be substituted “9F”.

(3) After paragraph 7, there shall be added the following paragraph—

“7A.   The report shall give the information about public examinations and other assessments of pupils' achievements—

(a) at schools in England (where the school is in England), or

(b) at schools in Wales (where the school is in Wales),

which has most recently been made available to the governing body by the Secretary of State.”.

(4) After paragraph 9, there shall be added the following paragraphs—

“9A.   The report shall summarise, where the school is in England, the nature, amount and purpose of training and professional development undertaken by the school’s teaching staff in the period since the last governors' report was prepared under section 161, identifying in particular the nature, amount and purpose of any training and professional development so undertaken on any day when the staff were required to be available for work but were not required to teach pupils.

9B.   The report shall give, where the school is in Wales, such information about any targets for improvement set by the governing body in respect of the performance of pupils at the school as is required to be published by virtue of regulations made under section 414(6).

9C.   The report shall describe in general terms—

(a) the arrangements made for the security of the pupils and staff at the school and the school premises, and

(b) any changes to those arrangements since the last governors' report was prepared under section 161.

9D.   The report shall indicate in relation to the period since the last governors' report was prepared under section 161—

(a) to what extent the aims of the governing body with respect to sport at the school have been attained; and

(b) any notable sporting achievements of the school’s teams during that period.

9E.   The report shall give the dates of the beginning and end of each school term, and of half-term holidays, for the next school year.

9F.   The report shall summarise any changes to information contained in the school prospectus since it was last published pursuant to regulations made under section 414(6).”.