Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Version in vigour from 2021-08-01 to )

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Education (Scotland) Act 1980
Part I: Provision of Education by Education Authorities

School education and further education

1: Duty of education authorities to secure provision of education.
2: Secretary of State may prescribe standards, etc., for education authorities.
2ZA: Learning hours
2A: Assessment of secondary school pupils.
3: Fees not to be charged in public schools, etc: exceptions.
4: Duty of education authorities to provide child guidance service.: It shall be the duty of every education authority to provide for their area [. . .] psychological service..., and the functions of that service shall include—
5: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6: Social activities, physical education, etc.
7: Provision of educational facilities to be in accordance with schemes.
8: Religious instruction.
9: Conscience clause.
10: Safeguards for religious beliefs.
11: Provision of books, materials and special clothing free of charge.
12: Library service.
13: Provision of hotels.
14: Education for children unable to attend school etc.
14ZA: Meaning of pupil in sections 12 to 14.
14A: Education in social work establishments.

Transference of schools to education authorities

15: Transference of endowed schools to education authorities.
16: Transference of denominational schools to education authorities.

Provision, maintenance and equipment of schools and other buildings

17: Provision, maintenance and equipment of schools and other buildings.
18: Improvements as to premises of educational establishments for the safety of pupils.
19: Power of Secretary of State to prescribe standards for premises, etc., of educational establishments.
19A: Secretary of State’s power to control use of dangerous materials or apparatus in educational establishments.
20: Acquisition of land and execution of works.

Management of denominational schools

21: Management of denominational schools.

Discontinuance and moves of educationalestablishments

22: Discontinuance and moves of educational establishments.

Consultation on, and consent for, changes in certain educational matters

22A: Consultation on certain changes in educational matters.
22B: Consent for certain changes in educational matters.
22C: Consent for certain changes affecting denominational schools.
22D: Further provisions relating to denominational schools.

Co-operation between education authorities and others

23: Provision by education authority for education of pupils belonging to areas of other authorities.
24: Power of education authorities to make payments to persons providing education, etc.

Promotion of educational developments

25: Educational research.
26: Educational conferences.
27: Provision of museums by education authorities.

Part II: Rights and duties of Parents and functions of Education Authorities in relation to Individual Pupils

General principle

28: Pupils to be educated in accordance with the wishes of their parents.
28A: Duty to comply with parents’ requests as to schools.
28B: Information as to placing in schools and other matters.
28C: Reference to appeal committee of refusal of placing request.
28D: Appeal committees.
28E: Appeal committees: supplementary provisions.
28F: Appeal to sheriff from appeal committee.
28G: Application of sections 28A to 28F and Schedule A1 to young persons.
28H: Reference to appeal committee, and appeal therefrom of decision to exclude pupil.

Information as to schools and pupils

28I: Information as to schools.
28J: Requirement to provide information as to school education.
28K: Information as to pupils.
28L: Use of electronic communications
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Duty of parents to provide education for their children

30: Duty of parents to provide education for their children.
31: School age.
32: Dates for commencement of school attendance.
33: School leaving dates.
34: Exemption from school attendance.

Failure of parents to provide education for their children

35: Failure by parent to secure regular attendance by his child at a public school.
36: Power of education authority in relation to irregular attendance of child at a public school.
37: Power of education authority where not satisfied that parent is providing efficient education for his child.

Attendance orders

38: Making of attendance orders.
39: Amendment and revocation of attendance orders.
40: Period of operation of attendance orders.
41: Failure to comply with attendance order.

Reasonable Excuses

42: Reasonable excuses.

Prosecutions

43: Prosecutions and penalties.
44: Powers of Courts in relation to child.
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Corporal Punishment

48A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provision to assist pupils to take advantage of educational facilities

49: Power of education authorities to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities.
50: Education of pupils in exceptional circumstances.
50A: Sections 49 and 50: matter to which education authority must have regard: The matter referred to in sections 49(2ZA) and 50(1ZA) is the extent to which food and drink provided for pupils in attendance at the independent school which—
51: Provision of transport and other facilities.
52: Recovery of cost of board and lodging.: —Where an education authority have provided a pupil with board and lodging, whether at a school, hostel or elsewhere, the authority may, in their discretion, require the parent to pay to them in respect thereof such sums if any not exceeding the cost of such board and lodging as in the opinion of the authority he is able without financial hardship to pay:Provided that—

Provision of food and clothing

53: Provision of school meals
53A: Promotion of school lunches
53B: Protection of identity of pupils receiving free school lunches
54: Provision of clothing for pupils at public schools.
55: Provision of food and clothing for pupils at schools other than public schools.: An education authority may, with the consent of the managers of any school in their area which is not a public school, and upon such financial and other terms, if any, as may be determined by agreement between the authority and the managers, make arrangements for securing—
56: Condition of provision of clothing by education authorities.

Food and drink: nutritional requirements

56A: Food and drink: nutritional requirements
56B: Regulations under section 56A: further provision
56C: Guidance
56D: Application of sections 56A to 56C to grant-aided schools

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