The Education (Coronavirus, Remote Education Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014

4.—(1) The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (independent school standards)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraphs (2) to (4)”;

(b) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) The standard contained in paragraph 32(1)(k) of the Schedule applies to the following schools only—

(a) an Academy(2),

(b) an independent school(3) other than an Academy where that school has registered pupils whose education at the school is wholly paid for out of public funds received by the school from the Secretary of State, a local authority in England or an educational establishment in England falling within the definition of “school” in section 4 of the Education Act 1996(4).

(5) In this regulation, “public funds” means moneys provided by Parliament.”.

(3) In paragraph 32(1) of the Schedule (provision of information)—

(a) after paragraph (i) omit “and”;

(b) after paragraph (j) insert—

“; and

(k) particulars of the arrangements for meeting the requirement to provide remote education in paragraph 2 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 Provision of Remote Education (England) Temporary Continuity Direction given on 30th September 2020 by the Secretary of State for Education are published and maintained on the school’s website or, where no such website exists, are provided to parents(5).”.

(1)

S.I. 2014/3283, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

See section 168(2) and (3) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, according to which an ‘Academy’ has the same meaning as in section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996.

(3)

See section 168(2) and (3) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, according to which an ‘independent school’ has the same meaning as in section 463 of the Education Act 1996.

(4)

Subsection (1) of section 4 was substituted by section 51 of the Education Act 1997 and amended by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), Schedule 22, Part 3, the Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21), section 95(1) and (2), the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), Schedule 13, paragraph 9(1) and (2) and S.I. 2019/1027; subsection (1A) was inserted by section 95(1) and (3) of the Childcare Act 2006. Subsections (1B) and (1C) were inserted by paragraph 9(1) and (2)(b) of Schedule 13 to the Education Act 2011; subsection (2) was amended by paragraph 10(a) and (b) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Education Act 1997; subsection (3) was amended by S.I. 2010/1080 and subsection (4) was substituted by S.I. 2019/1027.

(5)

See regulation 2(4) (interpretation) of S.I. 2014/3283 for provision as to how information is to be provided to a person. See also section 168(2) and (3) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, according to which a ‘parent’ is to be defined in accordance with section 576 of the Education Act 1996.