Education and Skills Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 4:00 pm ar 28 Chwefror 2008.
Meaning of “sixth form education” etc
‘After section 98 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) insert—
“98A Meaning of “sixth form education” etc
(1) In this Chapter, “sixth form education” means secondary education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age.
(2) References in this Chapter, in relation to a child who has been admitted to a school, to his entering the school’s sixth form are to his being transferred to a class at the school in which sixth form education is provided from a class in which such education is not so provided.” ’.—[Jim Knight.]
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When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
