Educational Policy and Legislation Flashcards
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Which legislation dramatically expanded the academy programme, allowing all maintained schools in England to apply for academy status?
Answer: Academies Act 2010
The Academies Act 2010, introduced by the Coalition Government, dramatically expanded the academy programme by allowing all maintained schools in England to convert to academy status.
What is the primary governance function of school governors in a maintained school?
Answer: To hold the headteacher to account for the school's educational performance
Governors are responsible for strategic oversight, holding the headteacher to account for educational performance, and ensuring the school's financial probity and compliance.
Under Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), what is a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) primarily responsible for?
Answer: Taking lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection in the school
The DSL takes lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection in the school, including managing referrals to children's social care and liaising with other agencies.
The Graham Allen Report (2011) primarily focused on which area of educational and social policy?
Answer: Early intervention and the critical importance of the early years
The Graham Allen Report (2011) emphasised the importance of early intervention in the early years to break cycles of disadvantage and improve long-term life outcomes for children.
Which of the following best describes a 'Free School' in the English education system?
Answer: A new academy-style school set up by parents, teachers, charities, or businesses
Free Schools are a type of academy set up by groups such as parents, teachers, charities, or businesses, operating outside local authority control and funded directly by central government.
What does 'duty of care' mean in the context of a teacher's legal responsibilities in England?
Answer: The legal obligation to take reasonable steps to protect pupils from foreseeable harm
Duty of care requires teachers to take reasonable steps to protect pupils from harm that could reasonably be foreseen, acting as a reasonably prudent parent would in similar circumstances.
Which statutory guidance document sets out how Ofsted inspectors carry out school inspections under the current Education Inspection Framework?
Answer: School Inspection Handbook
The School Inspection Handbook is the statutory guidance document produced by Ofsted that sets out precisely how inspectors carry out inspections under the Education Inspection Framework.