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Proceeding contribution from Ed Balls (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Children, Schools and Families Bill.


Children, Schools and Families Bill

I will deal with those issues in a moment. Before I do, let me address the issue of guarantees, which are clear and are laid out for pupils and parents. In the vast majority of cases, the guarantees, which we have published details about today, are a summary of provisions under the existing legislation. In a small number of cases—in relation to one-to-one tuition, a choice of sciences, strength in home-school agreements and the entitlement to online reporting to parents—the guarantees are new and are being set out in legislation. We would expect the vast majority of head teachers and teachers to be delivering the guarantees already. If issues arise, in the vast majority of cases they will be sorted out by schools, but in a small minority of cases, as a last resort, there will be a right of redress through the local government ombudsman. There will also be a right of redress for pupils in academies through the Young People's Learning Agency.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
503 c433 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Education Disclosure of information Accountability Curriculum Charities Capital investment Classroom assistants Autism Finance Licensing Family courts Home education Dyslexia Parents Local education authorities Punishment Pupils Monitoring Primary education Standards Teaching methods Safety Personal, social, health and economic education Registration Schools Teachers Special educational needs Training Young offenders Youth justice Basic skills Local safeguarding children boards Academies
Legislation
Children, Schools and Families Bill 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk