Education Act 2002
Encyclopedia
The Education Act 2002 (c.32) is an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
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under the name "city academies", and were renamed to "academies" by this act.
Schools which have innovative ideas to improve education, but are prevented by an existing law from implementing them, will be able to apply for exemption from that law.
Schools which demonstrate a high standard of teaching will be given exemption national controls such as the national curriculum, agreements on teachers' pay and conditions and the way the scheduling of the school day and terms.
The act imposes various minimum standards for independent schools in areas such as health and safety and space requirements.
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament
Parliament
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Main provisions
The act significantly amended legislation relating to academies, publicly-funded schools operating outside of local government control and with a significant degree of autonomy areas such as wages and digressing from the national curriculum. Academies were originally set up under the Learning and Skills Act 2000Learning and Skills Act 2000
The Learning and Skills Act 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made changes in the funding and administration of further education, and of work-based learning for young people, within England and Wales....
under the name "city academies", and were renamed to "academies" by this act.
Schools which have innovative ideas to improve education, but are prevented by an existing law from implementing them, will be able to apply for exemption from that law.
Schools which demonstrate a high standard of teaching will be given exemption national controls such as the national curriculum, agreements on teachers' pay and conditions and the way the scheduling of the school day and terms.
The act imposes various minimum standards for independent schools in areas such as health and safety and space requirements.
List of provisions
- Power to innovate (sections 1-5)
- Earned autonomy (sections 6-10)
- School companies (sections 11-13)
- Grant-making power (sections 14-18)
- Governance (sections 19-40)
- School funding (sections 41-45)
- Powers of intervention (sections 54-64)
- Academies (sections 65-69)
- Early years (sections 149-156)
- Independent schools (sections 157-174)
- Student loans (section 186)
- Inter-authority recoupment (sections 206-207)
External links
- Explanatory notes to the Education Act 2002 from the Office of Public Sector InformationOffice of Public Sector InformationThe Office of Public Sector Information is the body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and of other public information services of the United Kingdom...
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