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	education - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The school boards were abolished by the Education Act of 1902 and their responsibilities transferred to county and borough councils, which became the local education authorities for both higher and elementary education, and for teacher training.
		Local education authorities (LEAs) are education committees of county and borough councils, responsible for providing educational services locally under the general oversight of the DfES, but certain of their powers have been curtailed by the 1988 act.
		The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was abolished by the 1988 act and responsibility for education in London passed to the borough councils.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /education (1555 words)

	Local Education Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that council's jurisdiction.
		LEAs are in charge of all state schools in their area: they organise funding for the schools, allocate the number of places available for pupils at each school and employ all teachers at the schools (except for foundation schools, which, while still funded by the LEA, employ their own staff).
		LEAs are also responsible for funding pupils entering undergraduate higher education or embarking on a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Local_Education_Authority (252 words)

	The Youth Service in England and Wales ('The Albemarle Report'): recommendations and priorities
		The Committee responsible for this report was chaired by the Countess of Albemarle and was appointed by the Minister of Education in November, 1958.
		Local education authorities, in consultation with voluntary organisations, should prepare development plans for their areas, when reviewing their schemes of further education.
		He should ask local education authorities without delay to bring their further education schemes up to date and expand, in consultation with the voluntary organisations, their arrangements for the training of part-time paid and voluntary leaders.
	www.infed.org /archives/albemarle_report/albemarle_recommendations.htm (2520 words)

	Local Education Authorities: accountability and control
		LEA relationships with their schools are now articulated in terms of various versions of 'partnership' which are related to the political control and history, and organisational culture and size of the local authority.
		LEA councillors and officers express serious reservations about the extent of autonomy and degree of control now exercised by headteachers, and the lack of appropriate skills, unrepresentativeness and lack of accountability of governing bodies.
		The Funding Agency for Schools does not act as an LEA in relation to grant-maintained schools as its concerns are primarily with the financial probity of grant-maintained schools and it is not accountable to the local electorate.
	www.jrf.org.uk /KNOWLEDGE/FINDINGS/government/G43.asp (1797 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 29 Jan 1997 (pt 13)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps she is taking to ensure that the increase in the educational component of the standard spending assessment for 1997-98 is passed in its entirety by local education authorities to schools.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment by what mechanisms her Department is able to exercise control over the teaching methods employed in local education authority schools.
		Local education authorities are responsible for monitoring financial propriety in schools which they maintain.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199697/cmhansrd/vo970129/text/70129w13.htm (1151 words)

	Encyclopedia: Local Education Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree.
		Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges.
		The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is a one-year course in the UK for existing bachelors degree holders leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), which is needed to become a teacher in maintained (state or local authority) schools.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Local-Education-Authority (550 words)

	board of education (1939) circular 1486 - the service of youth
		The Board will be glad if local authorities for Higher Education will give this matter their early consideration and will inform them, not later than 1st March, 1940, of the arrangements for constituting Youth Committees in their areas.
		It is not the task of the Local Youth Committee directly to conduct youth activities, but to strengthen the hands of local authorities and voluntary organisations.
		But the service of youth, too long neglected part of the education field, today assumes a new significance in the national life and the Board are confident that local education authorities will do all in their power to meet this challenge.
	www.infed.org /archives/gov_uk/circular1486.htm (1766 words)

	Minette Marrin: Question 1: what are local education authorities for?
		Stephen Byers, the minister for school standards, said unequivocally at the time that the local education authority was failing in its statutory responsibilities, thereby putting children at risk.
		Some of it already is. So even when a local authority is not torn apart by political in-fighting, ideological harassment, amateurism and incompetence, it will still have nothing much to contribute to local education, other than an expensive and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
		At the moment, LEAs "hold back" varying amounts of money from individual school budgets to pay for their services; if they were abolished and all schools were self-governing, this money would go directly to the latter.
	www.minettemarrin.com /minettemarrin/1997/11/question_1_what.html (1102 words)

	Local Education Authorities
		Local Education Authorities are currently required by law to produce an annual disability statement, setting out their arrangements for learners with disabilities.
		Local authorities in Britain spent an estimated £123,299,000 on adult education in1997-98 and supporting their work is a central concern for NIACE.
		An important channel of day-to-day communication between local authority officers and NIACE is LEAFEA (the Local Education Authorities Forum for the Education of Adults).
	www.niace.org.uk /research/LEA (717 words)

	Geography - Local Education Authorities (LEAs) - Education and Library Boards
		Local Education Authorities (LEAs) are the bodies responsible for the local administration of state sector education services in England and Wales.
		In the event that any of these local authorities are subjected to boundary change, the LEA boundaries will change accordingly.
		In Northern Ireland local education administration is the responsibility of five Education and Library Boards (Belfast, North Eastern, South Eastern, Southern, Western), which each cover one or more complete district council areas.
	www.statistics.gov.uk /geography/lea.asp (213 words)

	Developing the roles of local education authorities in relation to achievement and inclusion: barriers and ...
		Local Education Authorities (LEAs) in England are accountable to their electorates and to the Secretary of State for maintained schools in their areas.
		LEAs need to work collaboratively within their contexts to find local solutions to problems that arise through particular conditions and cultural practices, and yet there are external agendas to which they are being, driven to respond.
		So did competition, which reduced the control of the authority over provision; this was encouraged by the introduction of grant?maintained status for schools (now referred to as 'foundation schools'), open enrolment supported by the publication of 'league tables' of school results, and a general emphasis on the use of performance indicators.
	www.eenet.org.uk /theory_practice/barriers_opportunities.shtml (4823 words)

	The role of Local Education Authorities in the provision of special education
		LEAs see themselves as playing a vital strategic role in leading the development of special needs policy and provision at a local level in response to the national framework set out in the Code.
		LEAs are seeking to develop special educational provision of a high quality on behalf of the community they serve, and which is consistent with the values of equity, equality and social inclusion.
		LEAs are seeking to promote a consensual approach to the implementation of the Code at a local level, and were working closely with schools through a range of collaborative agencies.
	www.jrf.org.uk /knowledge/findings/government/G40.asp (1701 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| News crumb \| Blair and Kelly try to defuse rebellion over schools
		In her discussions with MPs, Ms Kelly is expected to emphasise the continuing role for local education authorities under the plans, the renewed legal commitment to prevent selection on the basis of ability and the fact that many of the powers were enabling, rather than compulsory.
		The local government secretary, David Miliband, will also try to set the proposed role for local education authorities in a wider context of Labour's plans for local government.
		It was being pointed out that in thinktanks and among some local education authorities the bill was not regarded as a revolutionary, or Tory, policy.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Education/schools/story/0,5500,1642850,00.html (751 words)

	Ofsted - local authorities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Whilst Ofsted's role is to regulate childcare, each local authority is responsible for developing childcare in their area.
		The JAR incorporates the inspection of youth services and replaces the separate inspections of local education authorities, local authorities' social services, Connexions services, and the provision for students aged 14–19.
		Until recently Ofsted inspected local education authorities, looking at all educational inspection results as well as the management and leadership of these authorities.
	www.ofsted.gov.uk /localauthorities (307 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 11 Mar 2004 (pt 28)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what framework is in place to assess the quality of local education authorities in areas other than those covered by Ofsted.
		Local authority social care functions are inspected by the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI), whose functions are shortly to transfer to the newly established Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI).
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what local education authority programmes encourage pupils to remain in education beyond the age of 16; and what steps his Department is taking to support these programmes.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040311/text/40311w28.htm (1137 words)

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		LEA provision of study support activities About three-quarters of LEAs had been involved in study support activities in some way during the 21-month period prior to completing the questionnaire.
		The majority of LEAs responding to the survey were in the process of developing strategies for study support and intended to include these strategies in their Education Development Plans (EDPs).
		LEAs involved in study support appeared to be more aware of the importance of evaluating provision than was true of the schools taking part in the related NFER survey (Keys et al., 1999).
	www.standards.dfes.gov.uk /studysupport/816987/817959/leasurveyresearchbrief (999 words)

	New Statesman: Woodhead strikes again - UK's local education sector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Education in England and Wales is thus evolving into a combination of tight and loose: tight centralised control over targets and curriculum; and devolution to headteachers to manage how schools deliver.
		In many of these roles an education authority would be no more than a glorified message boy, passing information about school performance between schools and the department of education.
		A possible model for such a hybrid might be the special educational zones proposed in the white paper, in which the private sector might take over a few schools within an authority.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_n4352_v126/ai_20012785 (1301 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Depth \| Unions 2000 \| Teachers fear for education services
		Speakers at the annual conference of the Professional Association of Teachers at Cheltenham accused the government of "marginalising and bypassing" local education authorities to the extent that they were now in "terminal decline".
		Now the pattern was for less and less local authority involvement in schools, he said.
		But despite the cutting of local authority influence, Mr Gale attacked the government for setting "searching new targets for local education authorities, many of which will be virtually impossible to guarantee".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/in_depth/education/2000/unions_2000/863568.stm (309 words)

	Local Education Authority -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		LEAs are in charge of all state schools in their area: they organise funding for the schools, allocate the number of places available for pupils at each school and employ all teachers at the schools.
		LEAs are also responsible for funding pupils entering (A university student who has not yet received a first degree) undergraduate (Education provided by a college or university) higher education or embarking on a Postgraduate Certificate in Education ((additional info and facts about PGCE) PGCE).
		The assessment also determines how much (additional info and facts about student loan) student loan they are entitled to, though the loan itself is supplied by the Student Loans Company.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/local_education_authority.htm (183 words)

	Sandwell Education and Children's Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Every Child Matters which was published in December 2004 brings together all of the ways that local authorities and their partners work to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.
		Sandwell LEARN (Local Enquiry and Research Network) is an integral part of the Excellence in Primary Initiative, to be developed over the next 3 years.
		Education and Children's Services is one of the themes of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
	www.lea.sandwell.gov.uk (378 words)

	AllRefer.com - Nicholas Murray Butler (Education, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He became (1886) president of the Industrial Education Association, reshaped it into what is today Teachers College, Columbia, and was (1889–91) the institution's first president.
		He was intimately associated with John W. Burgess in the struggle to create a university organization and was largely responsible for the expansion of Columbia College into Columbia Univ. In 1890 he became professor of philosophy and education and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and in 1901 acting president of Columbia.
		An advocate of peace through education, Butler helped to establish the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, of which he was a trustee and later president (1925–45).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/ButlrN.html (517 words)

	Local Education Authorities (LEAs) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		LEAs administer student awards for eligible undergraduate students whose normal place of residence is England and Wales.
		In Northern Ireland the relevant bodies are the Education and Library Boards.
		Applicants should contact their Local Education Authority or the free student support line on 0800 731 9133 or www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport.
	www.bell.ac.uk /funding/localeducationauthoritiesLEAS.htm (79 words)

	Labour government announces privatisation of three more Local Education Authorities
		Private consultants are to be sent into Bradford, Rochdale and Waltham Forest Local Education Authorities (LEA) deemed to have “serious weaknesses” in their provision to schools.
		The report on Bradford attacked the LEA for virtually all of its education provision and especially for failing to properly fund schools.
		New figures from the Department for Education (DfEE) show that 2,470 schools—more than 10 percent of the schools in England and Wales—were in deficit last year, as their spending exceeded the funds they had been allocated.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/jun2000/educ-j05.shtml (991 words)

	Local Education Authorities Research Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		LEARG is a self-help group which brings together Education Officers, Advisers and others involved in policy, planning, development, administration and research work in Local Education Authorities.
		It is aimed at both those responsible for running initiatives and those responsible for the analysis of performance and the evaluation of impact.
		The Local Authority Research Council Initiative (LARCI) is holding a FREE seminar 'Research for Education - Making a Difference' on 10th November 2005, at the Local Government Association, Local Government House, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ.
	www.learg.org.uk (334 words)

	DfEE of Comparative Indicators for Local Education Authorities
		Bath and North East Somerset Council is most disappointed at the accusation by David Blunkett that the Council has not passed on to Education the full level of funding that they should have received.
		In the top 20 of all local education authorities in producing Statements of Special Educational Needs within the accepted 18 week timetable.
		Of the 4 local education authorities in the former Avon area, we are the lowest spending on central administration per pupil.
	www.bathnes.gov.uk /press_releases/a-f-releases/dfee_of_comparative_indicators.htm (614 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Education \| Admissions 'the key to rebel MPs'
		While senior figures in the government might not favour imposing compulsory rules for distributing school places more "fairly", the MP says this could be where the government has to shift ground.
		He says backbench opposition to changes to local education authorities could be overcome.
		He argued that the best route to a fairer system was to improve the quality of education serving deprived areas.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/education/4438774.stm (545 words)

	Schools Case Studies - Education - Microsoft UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Find out about the different ways UK schools and local education authorities (LEAs) are using Microsoft e-learning and IT solutions, including to generate achievement reports, encourage collaboration between pupils and cut teaching costs.
		Education was seen as the key to sustainable regeneration and in 1999, a unique 15-year initiative was founded to address these issues.
		Driven by the Education Action Zone (EAZ), the programme is supported by a range of government initiatives and from the very start, Microsoft has helped to implement information communications technology (ICT) in local schools to help promote social inclusion, improve attainment and give local people access to professional training opportunities.
	www.microsoft.com /uk/education/resources/schools-case-studies (1271 words)

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