The Department for Education (DfE) has an e-consultation
website where governors can access all live and archived
consultations, or view the results of previous
consultations.
Below is a list of current consultations that may be of
particular interest to governors. They are listed in date
order.
Safeguarding Children: Proposed Changes to Child Performance
Legislation
This consultation sets out proposals to update and simplify the
legislation on the involvement of children of compulsory school age
in a range of performance activities. The licensing arrangements
sit alongside the Ofcom Broadcasting Code and accompanying guidance
which includes specific provisions for the protection of children
who take part in all television and radio programmes. This is a
joint consultation between the Department of Education and the
Welsh Government. The intention is that reforms to the child
performance legislation should be consistent across England and
Wales.
The consultation ends on 3 August 2012.
Protection of Biometric Information of Children in
Schools
The purpose of this consultation is to gather views on a
Department for Education draft advice document intended to explain
the legal duties schools and colleges have if they use automated
biometric recognition systems.
The consultation ends on 3 August 2012.
From this September, the Education Act 2011 will place schools
under a duty to secure access to independent and impartial careers
guidance for pupils in years 9-11. The purpose of this consultation
is to gather views on whether the new duty should be extended down
to pupils in year 8 and upwards to young people up to the age of 18
studying in schools, sixth form colleges and further education
institutions. Subject to this consultation and to the parliamentary
process, the Department for Education is aiming to amend
the age range by regulations from September 2013.
The consultation ends on 1 August
2012.
All consultations can be found on the
Department for
Education website.
