Tda 2.5 Schools as Organisations
TDA 2.5 Schools as organisations
Task 1 Links to learning outcome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.
• Identify the main types of state and independent schools
• Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance
• Describe roles and responsibilities of:
- School governors
- Senior management team
- Other statutory roles e.g. SENCO
- Teachers
• Describe the roles of external professionals who may work with a school e.g. educational psychologist
• Define the meaning of:
- Aims
- Values
• Describe with examples how schools may demonstrate and uphold their aims
• Describe with examples how schools may demonstrate and uphold their values
• Identify the laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools
• Describe why school have policies and procedures
• Identify the policies and procedures school may have relating to:
- Staff
- Pupil welfare
- Teaching and learning
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy and practice
• Describe the role of schools in national policies relating to children, young people and families
• Describe the roles of other organisations working with children and young people and how these may impact on the work in schools.
Identify the main types of state and independent schools
Links to learning outcome 1, assessment criteria 1.1 AND
Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance
Links to learning outcome 1, assessment criteria 1.2
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a free place at a state school. There are four main types of state schools that receive funding from the local authority. They all follow the national curriculum and are regularly inspected by OFSTED.
Task 1 Links to learning outcome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.
• Identify the main types of state and independent schools
• Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance
• Describe roles and responsibilities of:
- School governors
- Senior management team
- Other statutory roles e.g. SENCO
- Teachers
• Describe the roles of external professionals who may work with a school e.g. educational psychologist
• Define the meaning of:
- Aims
- Values
• Describe with examples how schools may demonstrate and uphold their aims
• Describe with examples how schools may demonstrate and uphold their values
• Identify the laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools
• Describe why school have policies and procedures
• Identify the policies and procedures school may have relating to:
- Staff
- Pupil welfare
- Teaching and learning
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy and practice
• Describe the role of schools in national policies relating to children, young people and families
• Describe the roles of other organisations working with children and young people and how these may impact on the work in schools.
Identify the main types of state and independent schools
Links to learning outcome 1, assessment criteria 1.1 AND
Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance
Links to learning outcome 1, assessment criteria 1.2
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a free place at a state school. There are four main types of state schools that receive funding from the local authority. They all follow the national curriculum and are regularly inspected by OFSTED.
Links: to learning outcome 3, assessment criteria 3.3 There are some laws and codes of practice that affect work in schools which are; Children’s Act 2004; Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Special Educational Needs Code of Practice; Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Children’s Act 2004 -it was passed to make sure that duties would be put on local authorities to ensure that all the different services that work with children and their families work more efficiently together. Data Protection Act 1998 - Schools are required to keep information secure and it can only be used for the purpose it was gathered for. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Special Educational Needs Code of Practice- Schools are not to discriminate against disabled children this has led to more disabled children in mainstream schools. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974- Designed to protect everyone within the school and give procedures to follow in the event of an accident. Identify the policies and procedures school may have relating to: - Staff - Pupil welfare - Teaching and learning