Education Act 2005

Part 1 - School inspections and other inspections by school inspectors

• Procedures for appointment and removal of Her Majesty's Chief Inspectors of Schools in England and Wales
• Requirements for inspections of schools at 'prescribed intervals'
• Requirement to publish school inspection reports
• The circumstances under which a school should be deemed to require special measures or significant improvement; and
• Procedures to be invoked when a school is deemed to require special measures or significant improvement; and
• The steps which must be taken by responsible authorities in such circumstances
• The parties to whom a copy of the final school inspection report must be passed
• The provision for the inspection of Religious Education in faith schools
• The provision of rights to inspect by other authorities, including local education authorities
• The circumstances under which the National Assembly for Wales may amend the inspection framework for use in Wales

  Part 2 - School organisation

• amends the processes by which an organisation can propose the creation of a community, foundation or voluntary school
• amends procedures for proposing the discontinuation of rural primary schools

  Part 3 - Training the school workforce

• renames the Teacher Training Agency as the Training and Development Agency for Schools.
• extends the responsibilities of the TDA to include continuing professional development for teachers and schools and raising standards of teaching, in addition to its existing role of promoting teaching as a career
• sets out the circumstances under which the TDA will work in Wales under the authority of the National Assembly for Wales
• sets out the financial framework within which the TDA will work
• sets out the funding arrangements for the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
• sets out the power of maintained schools to provide training for the school workforce

  Part 4 - Miscellaneous

• require local education authorities to set targets for pupils in their care and in their schools
• remove the requirement for school governors to produce an annual report, or to hold an annual meeting with parents.
• introduce the requirement for governors to produce a School profile
• make specific admission arrangements for children in the care of the local authority.
• set out the requirement for the sharing of information in relation to Education Maintenance Allowance payments, and the provision of free school meals.
• make arrangements for the provision of alternative education for otherwise excluded pupils.

  Part 5 - General

Section 125 - Commencement

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