confers functions on the Secretary of State and F1local authorities with respect to primary, secondary and further education; F2. . .

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full-time or part-time education suitable to the requirements of children who have attained the age of two but are under compulsory school age;

full-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils of compulsory school age who have not attained the age of 10 years and six months; and

full-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils who have attained the age of 10 years and six months and whom it is expedient to educate together with junior pupils within paragraph (b).

(subject to subsection (5)) full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age but under the age of 19 which is provided at a school at which education within paragraph (a) is also provided.

is maintained by a F6local authority F7or is an Academy, and

is principally concerned with the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age but under the age of 19.

a person is in full-time education,

he receives his education partly at a school and, by virtue of arrangements made by the school, partly at another institution F8or any other establishment, and

the education which he receives at the school would be secondary education if it was full-time education at the school,

full-time and part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who are over compulsory school age F10(including vocational, social, physical and recreational training), and

organised leisure-time occupation provided in connection with the provision of such education,

has begun a particular course of secondary education before attaining the age of 18, and

continues to attend that course,

a person who has attained the age of 19 for whom further education is being provided, or

a person for whom part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age is being provided.

primary education,

secondary education, or

both primary and secondary education,

provides only early years provision (as defined by section 96(2) of the Childcare Act 2006), and

is not a maintained nursery school,

an institution conducted by a further education corporation established under section 15 or 16 of the M2Further and Higher Education Act 1992, or

a designated institution for the purposes of Part I of that Act (defined in section 28(4) of that Act ) F25, or

a sixth form college

in relation to England, it is not a registered higher education provider within the meaning given by section 3(10) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, or

in relation to Wales, it is not an institution within the higher education sector within the meaning given by section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

have attained a specified age below 10 years and six months, and

are under a specified age above 12 years.

notwithstanding anything in this Act (and in particular section 1); but

without prejudice to the exercise of any other power conferred by this Act.

when he attains the age of five, if he attains that age on a prescribed day, and

otherwise at the beginning of the prescribed day next following his attaining that age.

if he attains the age of 16 after that day but before the beginning of the school year next following,

if he attains that age on that day, or

(unless paragraph (a) applies) if that day is the school leaving date next following his attaining that age.

provide that such days in the year as are specified in the order shall be, for each calendar year, prescribed days for the purposes of subsection (2);

determine the day in any calendar year which is to be the school leaving date for that year.

the F48the Secretary of State under Part 4 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 F49...

the National Assembly for Wales under Part 2 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, or

the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, or

the Office for Students.

promoting high standards,

ensuring fair access to opportunity for education and training, and

promoting the fulfilment of learning potential by every person to whom this subsection applies.

persons under the age of 20;

persons aged 20 or over F57and for whom an EHC plan is maintained.

promoting high standards, and

promoting the fulfilment of learning potential by every person to whom this subsection applies.

primary education, and

education that is secondary education by virtue of section 2(2)(a),

the pupils’ different ages, abilities and aptitudes, and

the different periods for which they may be expected to remain at school,

securing diversity in the provision of schools, and

increasing opportunities for parental choice.

primary education, and

education that is secondary education by virtue of section 2(2)(a),

the needs of pupils with particular F61special educational needs F61additional learning needs in their area, and

the needs of such pupils in the rest, or any other part, of Wales,

the need for securing that primary and secondary education are provided in separate schools;

the need for securing that special educational provision is made for pupils who have special educational needs F63(in the case of a local authority in England) or the need for securing that additional learning provision is made for pupils who have additional learning needs (in the case of a local authority in Wales); and

the expediency of securing the provision of boarding accommodation (in boarding schools or otherwise) for pupils for whom education as boarders is considered by their parents and the authority to be desirable.

consider the representation and what action (if any) to take in response to it, and

appears to the F6local authority to be frivolous or vexatious, or

is the same as, or similar to, a representation previously received by the authority from the same person.

persons in their area who are over compulsory school age but under 19, and

persons in their area who are aged 19 or over F67and for whom an EHC plan is maintained.

the persons' ages, abilities and aptitudes;

any learning difficulties F68or disabilities the persons may have;

the quality of the education or training;

the locations and times at which the education or training is provided.

act with a view to encouraging diversity in the education and training available to persons;

act with a view to increasing opportunities for persons to exercise choice;

act with a view to enabling persons to whom Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 applies to fulfil the duty imposed by section 2 of that Act;

take account of education and training whose provision the authority think might reasonably be secured by other persons.

making any determination as to the provision of apprenticeship training that should be secured under subsection (1), or

securing the provision of any apprenticeship training under that subsection,

the person has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of the same age, or

the person has a disability which either prevents or hinders the person from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided by institutions providing education or training for persons who are over compulsory school age.

encourage participation in education and training by persons in their area who are within section 15ZA(1)(a) or (b);

encourage employers to participate in the provision of education and training for such persons.

an apprenticeship agreement (within the meaning given in section 32 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009), F77...

an approved English apprenticeship agreement (within the meaning given in section A1(3) of that Act), or

any other contract of employment in connection with which training is provided.

of training, including vocational, social, physical and recreational training, and

of organised leisure time occupation (within the meaning of section 2(6)) which is provided in connection with the provision of education or of training within paragraph (a).

a local authority in England must in particular have regard to the needs of persons with learning difficulties or disabilities (within the meaning of section 15ZA(6) and (7));

a local authority in Wales must in particular have regard to the needs of persons with F89learning difficulties (within the meaning of section 41(5) and (6) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000) F89additional learning needs.

of training, including vocational, social, physical and recreational training, and

of organised leisure time occupation (within the meaning of section 2(6)) which is provided in connection with the provision of education or of training within paragraph (a).

a local authority in England must in particular have regard to the needs of persons with learning difficulties or disabilities (within the meaning of section 15ZA(6) and (7));

a local authority in Wales must in particular have regard to the needs of persons with F92learning difficulties (within the meaning of section 41(5) and (6) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000) F92additional learning needs.

establish primary schools and secondary schools;

maintain primary and secondary schools, whether established by them or not; and

assist any primary or secondary school which is not maintained by them.

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 19.

establish nursery schools;

maintain nursery schools established by them or by an authority which was a F6local authority within the meaning of any enactment repealed by the M3Education Act 1944 or an earlier Act; and

assist any nursery school not so established.

enough suitable education is provided to meet the reasonable needs of children subject to youth detention in their area;

the persons' ages, abilities and aptitudes;

F98in the case of a local authority in England, any special educational needs F99... the persons may have;

F101in the case of a local authority in England, any learning difficulties or disabilities (within the meaning of section 15ZA(6) and (7)) the persons may have;

F102in the case of a local authority in Wales, F103any learning difficulties (within the meaning of section 41(5) and (6) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000) F103any additional learning needs the persons may have;

the desirability of enabling persons to complete programmes of study or training which they have begun;

any relevant curriculum and the desirability that education received by persons subject to youth detention should be comparable with education which they could be expected to receive if they were attending a school or institution implementing a relevant curriculum;

the desirability of the core entitlement being satisfied in relation to persons over compulsory school age but under 19.

F104in relation to a local authority in England, the National Curriculum for England established under section 87 of the Education Act 2002 as subsisting for the time being;

the persons’ ages, abilities and aptitudes;

any additional learning needs the persons may have;

the desirability of enabling persons to complete programmes of study or training which they have begun;

the desirability that education received by young persons subject to youth detention should be comparable with education which they could be expected to receive if they were attending a school or institution implementing a relevant curriculum;

information provided under section 562F by a local authority as to the level of P's literacy and numeracy skills;

any other information provided under section 562F by P's home authority (within the meaning of Chapter 5A of Part 10) for the purpose of assisting a determination such as is mentioned in subsection (5).

in the case of a local authority in England, by the Secretary of State;

in the case of a local authority in Wales, by the Welsh Ministers.

subject to a detention order, and

detained in relevant youth accommodation in the area of the authority.

who will cease to be of compulsory school age within the next six weeks, and

does not have any relevant examinations to complete.

is specially organised to provide education for such children, and

is not a community or foundation school, a community or foundation special school, or a maintained nursery school,

full-time education, or

in the case of a child within subsection (3AA), education on such part-time basis as the authority consider to be in the child's best interests.

are of compulsory school age, and

by reason of illness, exclusion from school or otherwise, may not receive suitable education for a period unless such arrangements are made for them.

is specially organised to provide education for children falling within subsection (1), and

is not a special school,

any child for whom education is provided otherwise than at school under this section, and

any young person for whom full-time education is provided otherwise than at school under this section.

make such reports and returns to the Secretary of State, and

give to the Secretary of State such information,

compile such information, and

make such provision for conducting, or assisting the conduct of, research,