Part 3Training the school workforce
The Training and Development Agency for Schools
F374The Training and Development Agency for Schools
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F375Functions of Agency
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F376Functions of Agency in relation to Wales
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F377Membership etc. of Agency
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F378Powers of Agency to provide financial support
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F379Forms of financial support under section 78
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F380Provisions supplementary to sections 78 and 79
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F381Grants to Agency by Secretary of State
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F382Grants to Agency by Assembly
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F383Non-funding functions of Agency
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F384Directions by Secretary of State and Assembly
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F4Functions of Welsh Ministers with respect to the school workforce
84AGeneral duty of Welsh Ministers with respect to teacher training
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 Wales
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The Welsh Ministers may promote careers in the school workforce in Wales.
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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.
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The Welsh Ministers may make arrangements for the power conferred by subsection (1) to be exercised on their behalf by any other person.
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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).
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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 Wales
F2285Qualifying activities and eligible institutions in relation to HEFCW funding
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F2286Grants, loans and other payments by HEFCW
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F2287Provisions supplementary to section 86
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F2288Grants to HEFCW
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F2289Power of HEFCW to carry out or commission research
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F2290Supplementary and ancillary functions of HEFCW
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F2291Directions by Assembly
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Common provisions
92Joint exercise of functions
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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.
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93Efficiency studies
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A person promoting or carrying out such studies at the request of F15the Secretary of State F26... may require the qualifying person concerned—
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to provide him, or a person authorised by him, with such information, and
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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.
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In this section “qualifying person” means—
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94F17Provision of information
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The persons and bodies mentioned in subsection (4) must—
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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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The persons and bodies referred to in subsection (3) are—
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a person receiving, or who has received or applied for F31... financial assistance from the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002;
b
a local authority.
Provision of training in schools
95Power of maintained schools to provide training for the school workforce
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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).
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It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (1) whether or not the training constitutes higher education.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Supplementary
96Interpretation of references to training
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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.
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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.
F3297Institutions of a denominational character
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98Further amendments relating to Part 3
Schedule 14 contains amendments related to the preceding provisions of this Part.
F18I199Transitional and transitory provisions relating to Part 3
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100Interpretation of Part 3
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In this Part—
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“the Chief Inspector for England” means F2Her 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;
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“the school workforce” and “member of the school workforce” are to be read in accordance with F6subsection (1A);
“training”, in relation to members of the school workforce, is to be read in accordance with section 96(1);
“training provider” F7means a person who provides training for members of the school workforce.
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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.
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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.
S. 84A - S. 84B inserted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 15(5), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2