Royal Arms Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000

2000 asp 6


 

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Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000

2000 asp 6

 
 
 
CONTENTS

Provision of school education: right of child and duty of education authority
Section 
1Right of child to school education
2Duty of education authority in providing school education

Raising standards
3Raising standards
4National priorities in education
5Education authority's annual statement of improvement objectives
6School development plans
7Review of school performance

Delegation schemes
8Delegation schemes

Inspections
9Inspection of education authority
10Code of practice as regards inspection of education authority
11Inspection of educational establishment
12Code of practice as regards inspection of educational establishment

Guidance
13Guidance to education authorities: raising standards and delegation schemes
14Guidance to education authorities: home education

Requirement for mainstream education
15Requirement that education be provided in mainstream schools

Ending of corporal punishment in schools
16No justification for corporal punishment

Ending of self-governing status of schools
17Ending of self-governing status of school
18Order supplementary to ending of self-governing status
19Transfer of staff of self-governing school
20Provision of information in relation to self-governing school
21Educational endowments in relation to self-governing school
22Interruption of process of transition to self-governing status
23Purported disposal of property of self-governing school

Independent schools
24Registration of independent school
25Welfare of pupil attending independent school

School Boards
26Role of School Board in raising standards and improving quality of education
27Election to School Board after school ceases to be self-governing
28Vacancies for parent members of School Board
29Restriction on councillor's membership of School Board
30Involvement of School Board in preparing short leet for appointment of headteacher etc.
31Delegation of education authority's functions to School Board

Pre-school children
32Provision of education for pre-school children etc.
33Fees
34Guidance to education authorities as respects discharge of certain functions
35Provision of school education by persons other than education authorities
36Inspection of establishments other than schools
37Provision of transport etc. by education authority
38Admission of children under school age to primary school
39Repeal of Part II of Education (Scotland) Act 1996

Education outwith school
40Education outwith school

Exclusion from school
41Rights of appeal against exclusion from school

Grants
42Grants in respect of activities relating to school education

Placing requests
43Placing requests: extent of education authority's duty
44Further provision as respects placing requests

The General Teaching Council
45Functions of the Council
46Constitution of the Council
47Further provision as to keeping of register of teachers
48Provision of information by Council
49Provision of information to Council
50Professional Conduct Committee and Investigating and Disciplinary Sub-committees
51Appeals
52Amendment of section 17 of 1965 Act
53Power of Council to borrow money
54Power of Scottish Ministers to require Council to establish committees

Abolition of SJNC
55Abolition of Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for School Education

Sex education and medical matters
56Guidance to education authorities as to manner of conducting sex education
57Consent of child to medical procedures

General
58Interpretation
59Regulations
60Amendments and repeals
61Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and savings
 

 
    Schedule 1-Amendments of 1988 Act consequential on restricting by-elections for parent members of School Boards
    Schedule 2-Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
    Schedule 3-Further repeals
 


 

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