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  Education Bill - Power of school to innovate without permission of the Secretary of State 
  
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  <p> The majority No voters rejected a new clause to the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmbills/087/2002087.htm">Education Bill</a> which would have allowed schools to innovate without asking the Secretary of State to do so.</p>
  
  <p>The clause is as follows:</p>
  
  <blockquote><p>(1) This section has effect notwithstanding anything in sections 1 to 4 of this Act.</p>
  
  <p>(2) A maintained school governing body may resolve to implement an innovative project which in the opinion of the governing body contributes to the raising of educational standards achieved by registered pupils at the school.</p>
  
  <p>(3) Subject to subsection (4), the governing body may resolve to exempt, relax or modify any innovative project from any requirement imposed by education legislation on the governing body.</p>
  
  <p>(4) The Secretary of State shall by order designate any requirement imposed by education legislation on a school governing body as not subject to exemption, relaxation or modification by the governing body.</p></blockquote>
  
  
  
  
  
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