HC Deb 01 November 1988 vol 139 cc598-600W
Mr. Cartwright

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all the consultation documents, draft statutory instruments, circulars and letters to chief education officers which have so far been issued by his Department as a direct result of the passing of the Education Reform Act 1988, together with those likely to be issued in the foreseeable future.

Mrs. Rumbold

Consultation documents, draft statutory instruments, circulars and letters to chief education officers which have so far been issued by the Department as a direct result of the passing of the Education Reform Act 1988, and those likely to be issued in the foreseeable future, are as follows.

ISSUED TO DATE

Circulars From the end of July to the present date, the following circulars of advice have been issued to LEAs following the passing of the Education Reform Act:

  • Circular 6/88 The transfer of responsibility for education in Inner London—(Published 18 August 1988).
  • Circular 7/88 Education Reform Act 1988: Local management of schools—(6 September 1988)—
  • Circular 8/88 Education Reform Act 1988: Governance of maintained further and higher education colleges—(13 September 1988)—
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  • Circular 9/88 Education Reform Act 1988: Local management of further and higher education colleges: planning and delegation schemes and articles of government—(13 September 1988)
  • Circular 10/88 Education Reform Act 1988: Grant-maintained schools—(13 October 1988).
  • Circular 11/88 Admission of pupils to county and voluntary schools—(20 October 1988).

Draft circulars The following draft circulars have been sent out for consultation and have also been sent for information to each Chief Education Officer. Final circulars will be issued on completion of the consultation.

Consultation Documents

  • Education Reform Act: Information requirements relating to the school curriculum and assessment—(23 September 1988).
  • The National Curriculum Council are consulting on the following proposals of the Secretary of State:
  • National Curriculum: Mathematics for ages 5 to 16—(16 August 1988)
  • National Curriculum: Science for ages 5 to 16—(16 August 1988)
  • The proposals for primary English will follow shortly.

Draft Statutory Instruments The Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) Order 1988—(19 October) (see draft circular above).

Letters to CEOs

  • City Technology Colleges and proposals under Section 12 of the Education Act 1980—(5 August).
  • Education Act 1988: Transitional arrangements for grant-maintained school applications—(8 August).
  • Letter, with note on 'Corporate status for maintained further and higher education colleges'—(13 September).
  • Reform of further education: Submission of instruments, articles and schemes of planning and delegation—(20 September).
  • New polytechnics and colleges sector staff transfer orders—(7 October).
  • Higher Education Corporations: Local authority members—(12 October).

TO BE ISSUED

Circulars See note on draft circulars in 1 above.

Draft Circulars On new regulations on premature retirement compensation for teachers (see also draft statutory instruments below).

Consultation Documents

  • Consultation paper on financial arrangements for grant-maintained schools and draft finance regulations.
  • Education Reform Act: a consultation paper on the modern foreign languages to be specified as National Curriculum foundation subjects.
  • National Curriculum: Arrangements for temporary withdrawal of individual pupils.

Draft Statutory Instruments

  • Financial statements in respect of schools not covered by statements under Section 42.
  • The Teachers (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations 1989.

Letters to CEOs Letter advising of formal appointment of Shadow Boards of Governors.