Tertiary Education?

For the wiki geeks this is the definition for secondary and further education.

Education Act 1996 Acts of UK ParliamentPART I


General

Chapter I

The statutory system of education

General

1
The stages of education .(1)
The statutory system of public education consists of three progressive stages: primary education, secondary education and further education. .
(2)
This Part— .
(a)
confers functions on the Secretary of State and local education authorities with respect to primary, secondary and further education; and .
(b)
provides for functions with respect to primary and secondary education to be conferred on the funding authorities constituted under Chapter IV. .
(3)
Part I of the [1992 c. 13.] Further and Higher Education Act 1992 confers functions with respect to further education on the further education funding councils established under section 1 of that Act. .
(4)
Apart from section 10 (general duty of Secretary of State), nothing in this Act confers any functions with respect to higher education. .
2
Definition of primary, secondary and further education .(1)
In this Act “primary education” means — .
(a)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils who have not attained the age of 10 years and six months; and .
(b)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils who have attained that age and whom it is expedient to educate together with junior pupils within paragraph (a). .
(2)
In this Act “secondary education” means— .
(a)
full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils of compulsory school age who are either— .
(i)
senior pupils, or .
(ii)
junior pupils who have attained the age of 10 years and six months and whom it is expedient to educate together with senior pupils of compulsory school age; and .
(b)
(subject to subsection (5)) full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age but under the age of 19 which is provided at a school at which education within paragraph (a) is also provided. .
(3)
Subject to subsection (5), in this Act “further education” means— .
(a)
full-time and part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who are over compulsory school age (including vocational, social, physical and recreational training), and .
(b)
organised leisure-time occupation provided in connection with the provision of such education, .
except that it does not include secondary education or (in accordance with subsection (7)) higher education.
(4)
Accordingly, unless it is education within subsection (2)(b), full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age who have not attained the age of 19 is further education for the purposes of this Act and not secondary education. .
(5)
For the purposes of this Act education provided for persons who have attained the age of 19 is further education not secondary education; but where a person— .
(a)
has begun a particular course of secondary education before attaining the age of 18, and .
(b)
continues to attend that course, .
the education does not cease to be secondary education by reason of his having attained the age of 19.
(6)
In subsection (3)(b) “organised leisure-time occupation” means leisure-time occupation, in such organised cultural training and recreative activities as are suited to their requirements, for any persons over compulsory school age who are able and willing to profit by facilities provided for that purpose. .
(7)
References in this section to education do not include references to higher education.
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Surly common sense should take come in to effect!!! The 'child', (tho they would be over 18 by this time!!!), should negotiate with the parents, so money is not paid directly between parents!! as this i believe is the resentful part! or is this too radical i.e. the child taking responsibility for their education.

Now where did I park the quattro?

GH

The wording on the order is

until they shall respectively attain the age of 18yrs or cease full time tertiary education which ever shall be the latter or further order at the rate of £400 payable monthly in advance.

Thanks

Secondary education is not the same as tertiary education asram.

Of course I know that... Is it commonplace to put 'secondary education' on an AR form?

Thanks Louise,

The important bit is "latter" so the maintenance will be paid until the end of university or another order of court is made.

Gene in an ideal world what you suggest would be the norm but sadly when two people split up and divorce it can be quite nasty so an order of court may be needed to protect the child court in the middle.Some orders state the money is paid directly to the child some don`t,reason being some kids are shall we say not great with money.

I know a lad who received a full grant a loan and overdraft he blew the lot inside six months and had to drop out.

Hello Asram

Consent Orders tend to state one or the other but much depends on if the order was by consent or imposed by court.

If by consent ideally the NRP would agree to pay until the end of the first degree.

What can happen is if the order is out of time and the child does decide to go to uni the child can make a claim in the own right to court,providing the NRP can afford it the claim tends to be successful.

'What can happen is if the order is out of time and the child does decide to go to uni the child can make a claim in the own right to court,providing the NRP can afford it the claim tends to be successful'

Now that make sense.

When does an order become out of time?

GH