Academies Bill committee stage: day three
29 June 2010
On Monday 28 June the Academies Bill reached its third day of committee stage – the detailed examination of a Bill. Members of the Lords continued to discuss amendments to clause one, Academy arrangements
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Topics debated by Members included:
- personal, social and health education, including citizenship and sex education
- inspection and support arrangements for academy schools, including training for governors
The report stage, which provides a further opportunity to amend the Bill, takes place on Tuesday 6 July.
Day two of the committee stage of the Academies Bill
Proposals for amendments to clause 1, Academy arrangements were also discussed on the second day of the committee stage.
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Issues raised included:
- funding for academies
- arrangements for any surpluses and deficits generated by academy schools
- admissions policy for faith-based academy schools
- differentiation of the status of academy schools in relation to local authority-maintained schools and independent schools
- provision for pupils with special educational needs
- ensuring consistency across the education system by requiring universal entitlements to pupils at academy schools.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, Lord Hill of Oareford, responded on behalf of the Government.