responsibility • Legislates to protect children who may be suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm • Provides support from local authorities‚ in particular for families whose children are in need The main aims of the Act are; • To bring together private and public law in one framework • To encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents • To promote the use of voluntary arrangements • To achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents
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structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. 1.1 Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education. It is the entitlement of each child between 3 and 4 years to receive free part time early years education. The government (in this case Cheshire East) ensures that all children receive 2 free years of education before reaching school age. Early years provisions in schools is about making sure children learn through play rather than through formal education for example
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and has only been developed in the last fifty years. The children act 1989 identifies the responsibilities as a parent to ensure the safety of any child. It states that local authorities have a duty to investigate children who are in significant harm‚ or who are in need. The Education Act 2002 then gave local education authorities and all those working in schools the right to ensure that children are free from harm. The safeguarding policy helps to protect children and young people from abuse and
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Assignment 302 Schools as organisations Assignment overview This assignment is intended to provide evidence of a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of schools as organisations. By completing all tasks within the assignment‚ the candidate will provide evidence that meets the Learning Outcomes and assessment criteria of Unit 302‚ Schools as organisations. This is a summary of the evidence required for the unit. Tasks |A |Complete questions‚ prepare presentation / leaflet
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6.1: The national and local government for education undertake roles and responsibilities for education‚ policy and practice. The national government is responsible for the department of education and the services that are there for children. Therefore this goes on to mean that they are responsible for setting the national curriculum and early year stages. However these are not the only responsibilities and roles that the department of education hold they also are responsible for the following:
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Section 47 states that the local authority has a duty to investigate when ‘they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child who lives‚ or is found‚ in their area is suffering‚ or likely to suffer‚ significant harm’. Section 147 states that services must be put into place by local authorities and promote the welfare of children within their area who are in need’. The Education Act 2002 requires school governing bodies‚ local education authorities and further education institutions to make arrangements
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Organisations Learning outcome 1 1.1 The two main state schools are either LEA (Local Education Authority) funded or Academies. The main independent schools are Private schools and free schools. Faith schools can be either state or independent schools. 1.2 Within state schools‚ pupils get an education free of charge and the National Curriculum must be followed LEA funded schools are controlled by the local council and some of these can be faith schools which will have links with different
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Explain the characteristics of the different types of school in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance. Community schools These are run and owned by the local authority. The LEA (local education authority) employs the schools staff. They own the building and the land. The LEA deal with the admissions. The governors deal with the budget and the appoint or dismiss staff. Foundation and trust schools Foundation schools are run by their own governing body which determines the
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extended these hours from 12.5 to 15 hours for up to 38 weeks of the year. The free entitlement provides universal access to early childhood education and care‚ ensuring that all children have the opportunity to benefit from early years education. The extended hours also supports parents who wish to go back to work or develop their careers through further education by providing affordable day care. In September 2010 the government announced that children at the age of two from families who met the criteria
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external agencies that I could be involved with: A local education authority (LEA) is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction. Since the Children Act 2004 each local education authority is also a children’s services authority and responsibility for both functions is held by the director of children’s services. Local education authorities have some responsibility for all state schools in their area. * They are
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