- Education Act 2002
The Education Act 2002 is a
United Kingdom Act of Parliament which receivedRoyal Assent on24 July 2002. [cite news |title=Main provisions of the Education Act 2002 |url=http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/educationoverview/briefing/educationact/summary/ |work=TeacherNet |date=2002-09-17 |accessdate=2008-05-19 ]Main provisions
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. [cite news |title=School shakes up the timetable |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/2590977.stm |work=
BBC News |date=2002-12-19 |accessdate=2008-05-19 ]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. [cite news |title=Clarke gives schools freedom to experiment |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/main.jhtml?xml=/education/2002/11/18/tenclark12.xml |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2002-11-18 |accessdate=2008-05-19 ]The act imposes various minimum standards for
independent school s in areas such ashealth and safety and space requirements. [cite news |title=Top girls’ school put to flight by safety rules |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article432470.ece |work=The Times |date=2005-03-20 |accessdate=2008-05-19 ]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)References
External links
[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2002/ukpga_20020032_en_1 Text of act]
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