Schools as Organization
Schools as Organisations
Outcome 1 : Know the different types of schools in the education sector.
1.1- Identify the main types of state and independent school. - Specialist - Church school - Preparatory schools - Charity and foundation schools - Grammar schools - Academies
1.2 – describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stages and school governance.
Independent schools are not government funded and rely on fees and investments to fund school maintenance in relation to educational stages. Independent schools keep pupils until they are 18 years old. They form their own curriculum and are not necessarily regulated by OFSTED.
Independent schools are not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment.
The main advantage of UK independent schools is their ability to concentrate on meeting the needs and aspirations of their pupils, rather than spending too much time on Government-imposed targets. These schools have an excellent record of adding value at all levels of ability.
There are also ICS (independent school council) schools, these are distinguished from other independent schools by that they are accredited and inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) under a framework agreed between ISC and the UK Government Department for Education (DfE) and the UK Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
A government funded school or state school has no fees, no entrance exam and they follow the national curriculum as well as bring regulated by OFSTED.
Are all state schools the same?
No. There are three types of state schools, which are organised differently:
1. • schools under control of local authorities, and run according to their policies and ethos
2. • schools under the control of their governors, and run on a more individual basis
3. •
Outcome 1 : Know the different types of schools in the education sector.
1.1- Identify the main types of state and independent school. - Specialist - Church school - Preparatory schools - Charity and foundation schools - Grammar schools - Academies
1.2 – describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stages and school governance.
Independent schools are not government funded and rely on fees and investments to fund school maintenance in relation to educational stages. Independent schools keep pupils until they are 18 years old. They form their own curriculum and are not necessarily regulated by OFSTED.
Independent schools are not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment.
The main advantage of UK independent schools is their ability to concentrate on meeting the needs and aspirations of their pupils, rather than spending too much time on Government-imposed targets. These schools have an excellent record of adding value at all levels of ability.
There are also ICS (independent school council) schools, these are distinguished from other independent schools by that they are accredited and inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) under a framework agreed between ISC and the UK Government Department for Education (DfE) and the UK Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
A government funded school or state school has no fees, no entrance exam and they follow the national curriculum as well as bring regulated by OFSTED.
Are all state schools the same?
No. There are three types of state schools, which are organised differently:
1. • schools under control of local authorities, and run according to their policies and ethos
2. • schools under the control of their governors, and run on a more individual basis
3. •