Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019

Public bill · Government · Presented

Schools would have to prepare, publish and put into practice a charter explaining how they work with students and parents. The Minister for Education and Skills would set national rules for these charters, covering consultation, school information, complaints handling, and how charters are reviewed, and could direct a school to fix failures. It matters because it is meant to make schools more open, more consistent, and more accountable to families, while giving students and parents a clearer voice.

Formal long title

An Act to require the boards of management of schools to prepare, publish and implement charters for students and parents; to provide for the Minister for Education and Skills to make guidelines in accordance with which charters shall be prepared, published and implemented; to provide for the giving of directions, in relation to charters, by the Minister for Education and Skills to a board of management and for the publication of such directions; for those purposes to amend the Education Act 1998 ; the Teaching Council Act 2001 and the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 ; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 1 October 2025