Part IFurther education
Chapter IResponsibility for further education
Provision of further education in schools
12Provision of further education in maintained schools
(1)
“(7)
The powers conferred by subsection (1) of this section shall not extend to establishing a school to provide—
(a)
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years”.
(2)
“(1A)
The reference in subsection (1) above to a change in the character of a school does not include a change in character resulting only from persons beginning or ceasing to be provided with—
(a)
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years;
and no proposals under this section by any persons that a school established or proposed to be established by them, or by persons whom they represent, should be maintained by a local education authority shall be approved by the Secretary of State if the school or proposed school is to provide education falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above”.
(3)
“16AProvision of further education
(1)
The governing body of any county, voluntary or maintained special school shall be responsible for determining whether or not to provide—
(a)
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years,
but the governing body of a maintained special school shall not determine to provide, or to cease to provide, such education without the consent of the local education authority.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the governing body of any such school which provides such education to secure that such education is not provided at any time in a room where pupils are at that time being taught except in such circumstances as may be prescribed.”
(4)
“(1A)
It shall not be required, as a condition of any person attending any maintained school to receive further education, that he shall attend or abstain from attending any Sunday school or any place of religious worship.”
(5)
In section 33 of that Act (schemes for financing schools), in subsection (4)(a) (meaning of general schools budget) after “that authority” there is inserted “(other than expenditure in respect of the provision of part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age or full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years)”.
(6)
“(5A)
In subsection (5) above “the purposes of the school” does not include purposes wholly referable to the provision of—
(a)
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years”.
(7)
“(3A)
The allocation formula under a scheme shall not include provision for taking into account persons provided with—
(a)
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years”.
(8)
In section 105 of that Act (city technology colleges etc.), in subsection (2)(b) (must provide education for pupils who have attained eleven but not nineteen years) “but not the age of nineteen years” is omitted.
(9)
“(1A)
Subsection (1) above shall not apply to the admission of any person to any maintained school for the purpose of—
(a)
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years”.
13Provision of further education in grant-maintained schools
(1)
“(a)
it is part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age, or full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years; or
(b)”.
(2)
“(13)
In this section “the purposes of the school” do not include purposes wholly referable to the provision of—
(a)
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years”.
(3)
“(1A)
The reference in subsection (1) above to a change in the character of a school does not include a change in character resulting only from persons beginning or ceasing to be provided with part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age or full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years, but it shall be the duty of the governing body of any grant-maintained school which provides such education to secure that it is not provided at any time in a room where pupils are at that time being taught except in such circumstances as may be prescribed.”