DISCOVERY EXERCISE 12 THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR EDUCATION POLICY. In England the borough councils are the local authorities responsible for education. Local Education Authorities (LEA) has responsibilities towards schools in their areas. Some of their responsibilities are as follows: 1. They are responsible for distribution and monitoring of funding for the schools – the method of calculation of school’s budgets is called Fair Funding. Most maintained schools receive
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Education of Sick Children I’t is vitally important to the well being and to the future of each child that when they are absent from school because of illness or injury they continue to have access to education. This applies equally to those pupils who are expected to recover quickly and to be reintegrated ‚who have chronic illness which may keep them out of school for a number of months or even years. It does not follow that because a pupil is unable to attend school‚ because of a medical condition
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(6.1- 6.3) 6.1. Summarise the roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy and practice National Government – As well as developing new ways into the quality of services available to children under the five outcomes of Every Child Matters‚ it is responsible for drawing up education policy‚ setting up and administering school league tables‚ funding research into projects for education‚ developing workforce reform‚ promoting integrated working and developing
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structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. 1.a) Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education. In 2006 “The Childcare Act” removed the legal distinction between childcare and nursery education for young children aged 0-5 and tried to unify in a program early years education for young children. This resulted in a new law across UK‚ whereas all children between 3 and 4 old are entitled to a free early years education. Early years education is a combination
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Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education Before a child reaches school age they are entitled to free early year’s education from the early year’s foundation stage (EYFS). The aim of the EYFS is to ensure that all children under five benefit from a safe‚ secure and happy environment where they can play and develop‚ laying the foundation for success with the primary school curriculum. There are 6 key areas the EYFS are trying to combat and they are: 1. Personal
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& local government * National Government: * Also known as Department of Education (DFE). * Responsible at a national level for education provision. * Responsible for developing & monitoring education policies e.g. National Curriculum OR Early Years Foundation Stage. * They put in place guidelines for students achievements & attainment. * Responsible for the quality of service‚ linking to Every Child Matters‚ this monitoring is often passed to the local government
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Within the national government the Department for Education is responsible for education and children’s services which means that they have a responsibility for setting the national curriculum and early year’s foundation stage which schools and nurseries need to operate properly. They also look into new ways of developing the quality of service provided to children and young people under the five outcomes of every child matters; see unit 4.2.2. They also fund the research into educational based projects
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between 3 and 4 year olds they need to receive a free part time early years education. Their concept of learning is trough play rather than more formal education.Children are monitored day to day and individualy to see how well they are learning and developing by their teachers. There are different types of scholls which thet have to follow the National Curriculum: Community Schools are run by the Local Authority who employ the staff‚ own the land and buildins‚ decide what the admissions
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the claim that the main aim of education policies in the last 25 years have been to create an education market Over the last 25 years many policies have been introduced in education. Some critic’s say that an education market has been created but others disagree and say that the policies have helped create equality of opportunity. Marketisation policies have been introduced‚ some examples are league tables and open enrolment‚ these aim to increase
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The Characteristics of Voluntary Schools in Relation to Education Stages and Governance When choosing a voluntary school there are several things that you should consider. Firstly‚ there are two kinds of voluntary school; voluntary-aided and voluntary-controlled. Both have strong connections to some description of religious organisations and/or charities. A voluntary-aided school is managed by its own governing body. It is the governance of the school who decides upon the criteria set for
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