School Standards and Framework Act 1998 - legislation

1 School Standardsand FrameworkAct 1998 CHAPTER 31 Published by The Stationery Office Limitedand available from:The Publications Centre(Mail, telephone and fax orders only)PO Box 276, London SW8 5 DTGeneral enquiriesLo-call0345 58 54 63 Order through the Parliamentary HotlineLo-call0345 02 34 74 Fax orders 0171 873 8200 The Stationery Office Bookshops123 Kingsway, London WC2B 6PQ0171 242 6393 Fax 0171 242 639468 69 Bull Street, Birmingham B4 6AD0121 236 9696 Fax 0121 236 969933 Wine Street, Bristol BS1 2BQ0117 9264306 Fax 0117 92945159 21 Princess Street, Manchester M60 8AS0161 834 7201 Fax 0161 833 063416 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD01232 238451 Fax 01232 235401 The Stationery Office Oriel Bookshop,The Friary, CardiffCF1 4AA01222 395548 Fax 01222 38434771 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ0131 228 4181 Fax 0131 622 7017 The Parliamentary Bookshop12 Bridge Street, Parliament Square.

2 London SW1A 2 JXTelephone orders 0171 219 3890 General enquiries 0171 219 3890 Fax orders 0171 219 3866 Accredited Agents(see Yellow Pages)andthroughgoodbooksellersISBN 0-10-543198-29 780105 431985 School Standards andFramework Act 1998 CHAPTER 31 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSP IM C IL Section1. Duty to set limit on infant class Plans by LEAs for reducing infant class Payment of grant in connection with reductions in infant Interpretation of Chapter IIG Duty to promote high Standards of education5. Duty of LEAs to promote high Standards in primary andsecondary development plans6. Preparation of education development Approval, modification and review of statement of by Secretary of State8. Reserve power of Secretary of State to secure proper performanceof LEA s governor representatives on education committees9.

3 Education committees to include representatives of Standards and Framework Act 1998C IIIE Section10. Establishment of education action Establishment of Education Action Forum for Functions of Education Action Disapplication of pay and conditions order in relation to teachersat participating IVI Intervention by LEAs14. Powers of intervention exercisable by Cases where LEA may exercise powers of Power of LEA to appoint additional Power of LEA to suspend right to delegated by Secretary of State18. Power of Secretary of State to appoint additional Power of Secretary of State to direct closure of IIN C II The new categories of schools20. New categories of maintained Kinds of foundation and voluntary schools and types Maintenance and other funding of Charitable status of maintained schools, arrangements for organisation of schools24.

4 School organisation School organisation Power to require committees or adjudicators for IIE , Mainstream schools maintained by LEAs28. Proposals for establishment or alteration of community,foundation or voluntary Proposals for discontinuance of community, foundation,voluntary or maintained nursery Notice by governing body to discontinue foundation orvoluntary Standards and Framework Act 1998 Special schools maintained by LEAsSection31. Proposals for establishment, alteration or discontinuance ofcommunity or foundation special Direction requiring discontinuance of community or foundationspecial provisions relating to establishment, alteration or discontinuanceof schools33. Further provisions relating to establishment, alteration ordiscontinuance of of School places34.

5 Rationalisation of School of category of school35. School changing from one category to IIIG Governing bodies36. Governing of government37. Instruments of of governing body38. General responsibility of governing body for conduct of Additional functions of governing of School premises40. Control of use of School premises by governing of School holidays and times of sessions41. Responsibility forfixing dates of terms and holidays and times and parents meetings42. Governors reports and other Annual parents of new schools44. Arrangements for government of new IVF Budgetary framework45. Maintained schools to have budget Standards and Framework Act 1998 Section46. Determination of LEA s local schools budget and individualschools Determination of School s budget education authority schemes48.

6 LEAs financial delegation49. Maintained schools to have delegated Effect offinancial of financial delegation51. Suspension offinancial delegation for mismanagement Financial Certification of statements by Audit VS Staffing of schools54. Staffing of community, voluntary controlled and communityspecial Staffing of foundation, voluntary aided and foundation Staffing for non- School Payments in respect of dismissal, and dismissal of teachers of religious education58. Appointment and dismissal of certain teachers at schools with areligious opinions etc. of staff59. Staffat community, secular foundation or voluntary, or Staffat foundation or voluntary School with religious : general61. Responsibility of governing body and head teacher for LEA s reserve power to prevent a breakdown of attendance targets63.

7 School attendance Standards and Framework Act 1998 Exclusion of pupilsSection64. Power of head teacher to exclude Exclusion of pupils: duty to inform parents, Functions of governing body in relation to excluded Appeals against exclusion of Exclusion of pupils: VIR Religious education69. Duty to secure due provision of religious worship70. Requirements relating to collective and special arrangements Exceptions and special arrangements; provision for VIIM Further provisions relating to new schools72. Further provisions relating to new of staffand land73. Transfer of staffon appointed Transfer of land on appointed Transfer of land by governing body to of land and on discontinuance76. Disposals of land in case of certain schools and disposals Control of disposals or changes in use of School Rating of maintained duty79.

8 Stamp education80. Provision of further Standards and Framework Act 1998 Modification of employment lawSection81. Application of employment law duringfinancial provisions82. Modification of trust Modification of provisions making governors of foundation orvoluntary School ex officio IIIS C IA Code of practice84. Code of Making and approval of code of preferences86. Parental No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from twoor more arrangements88. Admission authorities and admission Procedure for determining admission Reference of objections to adjudicator or Secretary of Special arrangements to preserve religious character offoundation or voluntary aided Publication of information about numbers93. Fixing admission appeals94.

9 Appeal arrangements: Appeals relating to children to whom section 87 to direct admission of child to school96. Direction to admit child to specified Procedure for giving direction under section and special schools, etc: children with statements98. Admission for nursery education or to nursery or special School :children with statements of special educational Standards and Framework Act 1998C IIS Partial selectionSection99. General restriction on selection by ability or Permitted selection: pre-existing Permitted selection: pupil Permitted selection: aptitude for particular Permitted selection: introduction, variation or abandonment ofprovision for such schools104. Designation of grammar Procedure for deciding whether grammar schools should retainselective admission Ballot regulations: eligibility of parents to request or vote in Restriction on publication of material etc.

10 Relating to Implementation of decision that School should cease to haveselective admission Proposals by governing body of grammar School to end selectiveadmission IVO Home- School agreements110. Home- School Supplementary provisions about home- School of educational opportunities for Key Stage 4 pupils112. Extended work experience for Key Stage 4 Provision of secondary education for Key Stage 4 pupils by meals114. Nutritional Standards for School Extension of LEA functions concerning School lunches, Transfer of LEA functions concerning School lunches, etc. togoverning VN Nursery education117. Definition of nursery education .General duty of local education authority118. Duty of LEA as respects availability of nursery Standards and Framework Act 1998 Early years development partnershipsSection119.