the F5the Secretary of State under Part 4 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 F6...

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 F14and 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 F18special educational needs F18additional 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 F20(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 F1local 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 F24and for whom an EHC plan is maintained.

the persons' ages, abilities and aptitudes;

any learning difficulties F25or 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), F35...

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 F47learning difficulties (within the meaning of section 41(5) and (6) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000) F47additional 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 F51learning difficulties (within the meaning of section 41(5) and (6) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000) F51additional learning needs.

a local authority in Wales must also have regard to the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research’s strategic plan approved under section 15 of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022.