Education Act 1994
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The Education Act 1994 is an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom
under John Major's
government.
Part I relates to Teacher Training.
Part II of the Education Act gave effect to students' freedom of association by mandating that students must be permitted to opt-out of any students' union
without being unfairly disadvantaged; this provision has not proven nearly as damaging to students' unions as was expected at the time. Part II also stipulates that a students' union must be governed democratically and must be accountable for its finances.
There are various other clauses about the finances and external affiliations of students' unions.
The Act states:
a clause whose meaning has generated some controversy over implementation. Some assert that it requires all university societies that draw on students' union funding to be open to membership by all students, whilst others assert that this does not explicitly prevent a society of a students' union from restricting its membership to those who share the aims and purposes of the society.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
under John Major's
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
government.
Part I relates to Teacher Training.
Part II of the Education Act gave effect to students' freedom of association by mandating that students must be permitted to opt-out of any students' union
Students' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
without being unfairly disadvantaged; this provision has not proven nearly as damaging to students' unions as was expected at the time. Part II also stipulates that a students' union must be governed democratically and must be accountable for its finances.
There are various other clauses about the finances and external affiliations of students' unions.
The Act states:
- the procedure for allocating resources to groups or clubs should be fair and should be set down in writing and freely accessible to all students
a clause whose meaning has generated some controversy over implementation. Some assert that it requires all university societies that draw on students' union funding to be open to membership by all students, whilst others assert that this does not explicitly prevent a society of a students' union from restricting its membership to those who share the aims and purposes of the society.