Summarise the Roles and Responsibilities of National and Local Goverment for Education Policy and Practice
JANET MACDONALD CACHE LEVEL 3 SUPPORTING TEACHING AND
LEARNING TDA 3.2 6.1 6.2 6.3
Summarise the roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy and practice
National government are responsible for devising policies and ensuring that they are implemented. The UK government is split into two departments that deal with education in England. The first is the Department for Education who work with children aged up to 19, with any issues they may have from child protection to education matters. Their aim is to improve the opportunities and experiences for all children and the professionals working with them by focusing on giving more support for the poorest and most vulnerable children in England, to ensure they all receive the same level of education and equal opportunities as their peers regardless of background. As well as policy setting they are looking at new ways of developing the quality of services for children under the five outcomes of Every Child Matters. They have also set up and administer school league tables, which do not show how much progress has been made, just high achievement and not all pupils are going to be academic achievers and this will not recommend a school to prospective parents. It should not just publicise results from A* to C at GCSE, but show how much progress has been made by the students. Not all students are going to be academic and would prefer to study vocational courses and this should be taken into account. Central government is responsible for the school/education budget; they determine which local authorities should receive it and what amount.
The Department of Education is responsible for: * Setting the national curriculum * Early years foundation stage, which the schools and nurseries (including private nurseries * Funding research into projects for education * Workforce reform/promoting integrated working * Developing the roles of voluntary and community organisations,
LEARNING TDA 3.2 6.1 6.2 6.3
Summarise the roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy and practice
National government are responsible for devising policies and ensuring that they are implemented. The UK government is split into two departments that deal with education in England. The first is the Department for Education who work with children aged up to 19, with any issues they may have from child protection to education matters. Their aim is to improve the opportunities and experiences for all children and the professionals working with them by focusing on giving more support for the poorest and most vulnerable children in England, to ensure they all receive the same level of education and equal opportunities as their peers regardless of background. As well as policy setting they are looking at new ways of developing the quality of services for children under the five outcomes of Every Child Matters. They have also set up and administer school league tables, which do not show how much progress has been made, just high achievement and not all pupils are going to be academic achievers and this will not recommend a school to prospective parents. It should not just publicise results from A* to C at GCSE, but show how much progress has been made by the students. Not all students are going to be academic and would prefer to study vocational courses and this should be taken into account. Central government is responsible for the school/education budget; they determine which local authorities should receive it and what amount.
The Department of Education is responsible for: * Setting the national curriculum * Early years foundation stage, which the schools and nurseries (including private nurseries * Funding research into projects for education * Workforce reform/promoting integrated working * Developing the roles of voluntary and community organisations,