The responsibility of the local government is to provide the schools in the community with the services which they need. The local government ensure that all services run efficiently and work with each other aswell as the general public effectively. They are responsible for both the school and behaviour management issues and for the development or addition of school policies. They are also responsible for the training and professional development of staff. They also have a responsibility for special educational needs.
The local authorities provide documents to schools which set out their aims, values, visions and boundaries. The policies they have will communicate their leadership for schools in the community. They will also employ specialist advisers for each individual aspect of the curriculum. They have people in their own expertise in place for students with either special educational needs or challenging behaviour. Most of these services will free for the school and will be provided by LEA (local educational authority) however some may not be free such as when specialist teachers need