Part 3E+WTraining the school workforce

The Training and Development Agency for SchoolsE+W

F174The Training and Development Agency for SchoolsE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F175Functions of AgencyE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F176Functions of Agency in relation to WalesE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F177Membership etc. of AgencyE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F178Powers of Agency to provide financial supportE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F179Forms of financial support under section 78E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F180Provisions supplementary to sections 78 and 79E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F181Grants to Agency by Secretary of StateE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F182Grants to Agency by AssemblyE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F183Non-funding functions of AgencyE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F184Directions by Secretary of State and AssemblyE+W

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Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 74-84 repealed (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 14, 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

[F2Functions of Welsh Ministers with respect to the school workforceE+W

Textual Amendments

84AGeneral duty of Welsh Ministers with respect to teacher trainingE+W

In carrying out their duties under sections 10 and 11 of the Education Act 1996, the Welsh Ministers must in particular make such arrangements as they consider expedient for securing that sufficient facilities are available for the training of teachers to serve in—

(a)schools maintained by local authorities in Wales,

(b)institutions in Wales within the further education sector, and

(c)institutions in Wales which are maintained by local authorities in Wales and provide higher education or further education (or both).

84BPower to promote careers in school workforce in WalesE+W

(1)The Welsh Ministers may promote careers in the school workforce in Wales.

(2)The Welsh Ministers may exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) jointly with the Secretary of State or any other person with functions relating to careers in the school workforce.

(3)The Welsh Ministers may make arrangements for the power conferred by subsection (1) to be exercised on their behalf by any other person.

(4)Arrangements under subsection (3) may (in particular) make provision for that power to be exercised—

(a)to the extent, and on the terms, specified in the arrangements;

(b)generally or in such circumstances as are specified in the arrangements;

(c)jointly with any person with whom it can be exercised jointly by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of subsection (2).

(5)Arrangements under subsection (3) do not prevent the power conferred by subsection (1) from being exercised by the Welsh Ministers.]

Funding of teacher training by Higher Education Funding Council for WalesE+W

F385Qualifying activities and eligible institutions in relation to HEFCW fundingE+W

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Textual Amendments

F386Grants, loans and other payments by HEFCWE+W

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F387Provisions supplementary to section 86E+W

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F388Grants to HEFCWE+W

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F389Power of HEFCW to carry out or commission researchE+W

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F390Supplementary and ancillary functions of HEFCWE+W

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F391Directions by AssemblyE+W

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Common provisionsE+W

92Joint exercise of functionsE+W

(1)[F4The Secretary of State F5... ] and any other relevant funding body may exercise any of their functions jointly.

(2)In subsection (1) “other relevant funding body” means F6... the [F7Office for Students] F8... F9... or the [F10the Assembly to the extent that it is discharging its functions under Part 2 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000] .

[F11(2A)The reference in subsection (1) to the functions of the Secretary of State is to the functions of the Secretary of State relating to training for members of the school workforce.]

F12(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F14(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Words in s. 92(1) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(6)(a), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F6Words in s. 92(2) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(6)(b), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F7Words in s. 92(2) substituted (1.4.2018) by Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 11 para. 31(2)(a); S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(s) (with transitional and savings provisions in S.I. 2018/245, regs. 2, 3, 17, 18)

F8Words in s. 92(2) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 27; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F9Words in s. 92(2) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 48

F12S. 92(3) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(6)(d), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F14S. 92(5) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 11 para. 31(2)(b); S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(s) (with transitional and savings provisions in S.I. 2018/245, regs. 2, 3, 17, 18)

93Efficiency studiesE+W

(1)[F15The Secretary of State F16... ] may arrange for the promotion or the carrying out by any person of studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of a qualifying person.

(2)A person promoting or carrying out such studies at the request of [F17the Secretary of State F18... ] may require the qualifying person concerned—

(a)to provide him, or a person authorised by him, with such information, and

(b)to make available to him, or a person authorised by him, for inspection their accounts and such other documents,

as he may reasonably require for that purpose.

(3)In this section “qualifying person” means—

(a)a training provider receiving financial [F19assistance under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 from the Secretary of State], F20...

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Textual Amendments

F15Words in s. 93(1) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(7)(a), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F17Words in s. 93(2) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(7)(b), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F19Words in s. 93(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(7)(c), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

[F2194Provision of informationE+W

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(3)The persons and bodies mentioned in subsection (4) must—

(a)give the Secretary of State such information as the Secretary of State may require for the purpose of the exercise of the Secretary of State's functions relating to training for members of the school workforce;

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(4)The persons and bodies referred to in subsection (3) are—

(a)a person receiving, or who has received or applied for F25... financial assistance from the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002;

(b)a local authority.]

Textual Amendments

Provision of training in schoolsE+W

95Power of maintained schools to provide training for the school workforceE+W

(1)The governing body of a maintained school may—

(a)provide courses of initial or further training for school teachers,

(b)provide courses of training for other members of the school workforce, or

(c)join in partnership with other training providers, or (alone or jointly with other training providers) establish a body, for the purpose of providing training falling within paragraph (a) or (b).

(2)It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (1) whether or not the training constitutes higher education.

(3)In relation to an exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the governing body has all the same supplementary and incidental powers as it has in relation to the conduct of the school.

(4)Any exercise by the governing body of a maintained school of the powers conferred by this section is not to be treated, for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (financing of maintained schools) as being undertaken for the purposes of the school.

(5)Section 80 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (exercise of power to provide further education) does not apply in relation to any course of training that is provided under this section.

(6)Nothing in this section is to be read as affecting the power of the governing body of a school, as an ordinary incident of the conduct of the school—

(a)to provide training for members of the school workforce who work at the school, or

(b)to participate in the provision of training for members of the school workforce as part of a course provided by another training provider.

SupplementaryE+W

96Interpretation of references to trainingE+W

(1)References in this Part to training, in relation to teachers or other members of the school workforce (including references to the provision of training “for” teachers or other members of the school workforce), include—

(a)any training or education with the object of fitting persons to be teachers or other members of the school workforce, or to be better teachers or other members of the school workforce, and

(b)any assessment related to the award of any qualification or status as a teacher or other member of the school workforce.

(2)References elsewhere in the Education Acts to training, in relation to teachers, include any training or education with a view to fitting persons to be teachers, or better teachers.

F2697Institutions of a denominational characterE+W

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Textual Amendments

98Further amendments relating to Part 3E+W

Schedule 14 contains amendments related to the preceding provisions of this Part.

F2799Transitional and transitory provisions relating to Part 3E+W

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Commencement Information

I1S. 99 partly in force; s. 99 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 125(1)(b)

100Interpretation of Part 3E+W

(1)In this Part—

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  • “the Chief Inspector for England” means [F29Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills];

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  • “maintained school” means—

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    a community, foundation or voluntary school,

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    a community or foundation special school, or

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    a maintained nursery school;

  • “the school workforce” and “member of the school workforce” are to be read in accordance with [F31subsection (1A)];

  • “training”, in relation to members of the school workforce, is to be read in accordance with section 96(1);

  • “training provider” [F32means a person who provides training for members of the school workforce].

[F33(1A)For the purposes of this Part, the school workforce consists of the following members—

(a)persons who work in schools, and

(b)other persons who are teachers or who carry out work that consists of or includes teaching.]

F34(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)Other expressions, if used in this Part and the Education Act 1996 (c. 56), have the same meaning in this Part as in that Act.

Textual Amendments

F28Words in s. 100 omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(9)(a), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F31Words in s. 100 substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(9)(b), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F32Words in s. 100 substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(9)(c), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2