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Proceeding contribution from Lord Lucas (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 2 July 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

I agree with that, but it still does not answer the question. What powers are we giving local authorities to do this? A school may well recognise that there is a demand for four places to study further maths, but it also realises that if it offers such a course, it may well make a loss on it because eight students is about the break-even number for an A-level group. A school might reasonably decide of its own volition that it was not capable of offering the further maths education that the local authority has identified as being needed. Under those circumstances, can the local authority compel the school to offer it? Can it subsidise the school by offering it twice the ordinary rate for students who study further maths? What powers are being given to the local authority to ensure that it is able to perform the duty being put on it in new Section 15ZA(1)?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c378 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children in care Curriculum Disadvantaged Age Costs Business Apprentices Boarding schools Employment Jobcentres Finance Education Further education Expenditure Learning disability Educational institutions Free school meals English language Learning and skills councils Dyslexia Local government Qualifications Local education authorities Prisons Scotland Teachers Special educational needs Training Screening Young offenders Wales Welsh language Vocational education Sixth form colleges School leaving Social work Speech and language therapy Academies Mathematics GCE A-level Specialised diplomas Young People's Learning Agency Specific learning difficulties
Legislation
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09
Link
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