Sentences with phrase «role of local authorities in»

Will the reduced role of local authorities in educational provision and the increasing role of a «middle tier» between schools and government present critical challenges in this respect in the future?

The report stated: «Academies are unlikely to welcome the ongoing (though diminishing) role of local authorities in setting school budgets, but will almost certainly accept this as a consequence of a minority government.»

Commenting on plans for local authorities to decide where new schools should open, Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the provider.

While this has now been backtracked, the role of the local authority in providing schools places remains a strenuous, and often, impossible task.

The role of the local authority in the education of the nation's children, which has been gradually eroded with the introduction of academies, will be virtually brought to an end by such legislation.

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While different from the role practiced in the local church, it is essentially a recognition of spiritual authority based on relational and proven experience as opposed to positional leadership.

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) has the role of championing children's best interests in the family court system — so if you end up in court fighting for custody of your child, or if the local authority takes out care proceedings, a CAFCASS social worker will be assigned to the case.

The database, commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills and called the Commissioners» Toolkit, is intended for use by commissioners of parenting support in local authorities and by others in similar roles across England — who will be able to use it to select and locate parenting support programmes that can be replicated for use in their area.

The family of the late Sheikh Abdullah al - Ahmar, formerly paramount chief of Yemen's most powerful tribal confederation, the Hashid, combines traditional authority with a prominent economic role in local business and a political role in parliament and in the opposition.

He moved on to other roles in local government, serving as Head of Environmental Health and Consumer Affairs at the Association of Metropolitan Authorities, later the Local Government Association, 1988 &mdashlocal government, serving as Head of Environmental Health and Consumer Affairs at the Association of Metropolitan Authorities, later the Local Government Association, 1988 &mdashLocal Government Association, 1988 — 97.

In West Yorkshire, local authorities are developing a Memorandum of Understanding which they intend to present to PCC candidates setting out proposed arrangements for PCP meetings, creating a single data analysis hub, negotiating the police precept and how they see the role of the chief constable.

It creates a new role, that of the metro mayor, in addition to local authority leaders, existing city mayors and — depending on whether the local area agrees to merge the two roles or not — police and crime commissioners.

2) I have challenged Government ministers in private on their approach to schools and the diminishing role of local authorities.

His words were echoed in the Commons by Schools Minister Nick Gibb who said: «We see a new and stronger role for local authorities emerging over the years as champions of parents and pupils, challenging rather than defending underperforming schools.»

As result of cuts to local authority budgets, more and more disabled people are being denied the ability to even play a role in our society.

«There is a strong argument that the enforcement role of Local Authorities has been neglected in the past and should take much greater prominence from now on.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio and leaders of the embattled New York City Housing Authority continue to respond to fallout from revelations that NYCHA had failed for years to comply with federal and local laws around lead paint inspections, some elected officials are renewing calls for the state take a more active role in the city's massive public housing system.

He has forgotten the role of local education authorities in those days, often a force for innovation and an important counter balance to central government and special interests.

These include: commissioning an independent evaluation of how CfE is being implemented «on the ground»; improving the quality of information available on the aspects of CfE that matter, not those that are most «readily measurable»; simplifying and clarifying core guidance on the CfE; giving local authorities a more central role in implementing the curriculum; and creating «stimulating and challenging learning environments» in secondary schools in areas of deprivation.

The SNP manifesto, published last month, called into question the future role of councils in the delivery of education: it vowed to «extend to individual schools responsibilities that currently sit solely with local authorities» and «allocate more resources directly to headteachers».

«In my role as head of catering and school facilities at Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, I could see that local authorities and schools were looking to provide not only healthy school meals, but also a convenient and safe way for parents to pay.»

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangeLocal authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

Whilst the last few years have seen a significant change in the role of the local education authority (LEA), successive governments have still seen fit to ensure the responsibility for school place planning still rests with the local authority.

Kojonup District High Sschool, highly commended in the 2013 Waste Authority Infinity Awards, is a great example of what regional schools can do and has become a terrific role model for its community, recently featuring in an educational DVD on best practice recycling sponsored by their local recycling depot.

School Business Managers The role of the school business manager (SBM) in the conversion to an academy is an instrumental one, as the school will become financially independent from the local authority when it converts.

Commenting on the report, David Laws, chairman of EPI, said: «For too long the debate about «academisation», the possible roles for local authorities in school improvement, and the impact of structural reform on our school system has been dominated by political ideologies, half - truths and hunches, rather than by evidence and careful analysis.

Other features included Local Authorities Connect, which focused on the continuing important role by local authorities in the procurement and management of education spaces, following the government's proposed White Paper in October last Local Authorities Connect, which focused on the continuing important role by local authorities in the procurement and management of education spaces, following the government's proposed White Paper in OctoberAuthorities Connect, which focused on the continuing important role by local authorities in the procurement and management of education spaces, following the government's proposed White Paper in October last local authorities in the procurement and management of education spaces, following the government's proposed White Paper in Octoberauthorities in the procurement and management of education spaces, following the government's proposed White Paper in October last year.

In taking on such roles, local authority staff can position themselves as guardians of improved outcomes for all young people and their families - protectors of a more collegiate approach but not as custodians of day - to - day activities.

Encouraging Schools and local authorities play a vital role in encouraging children of all abilities to be active and many are investing in improving their outdoor spaces.

Ministers are currently considering changes to the recruitment processes, but the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, which represents the vast majority of Scotland's councils, said their role in recruitment was «invaluable».

Between 2017 and 2019, local authorities will maintain a role in the distribution of funding.

Councillor Peter John, of London Councils, tells Marc Ashdown he thinks local authorities will need to be given a bigger role in increasing the number of places.

They can't always do much about it, capped at the knees as they are from intervening too heavily in academies, but local authorities still play the role of a (fairly weak) overlord.

Our work on the role of the middle tier culminated in a dissemination event held at the Local Government Association (LGA) offices in London earlier this month, with attendees representing the DfE, LGA, ADCS, ASCL and the local authorities (LAs) involved in the qualitative study (Brighton and Hove, Wigan, Hertfordshire and YLocal Government Association (LGA) offices in London earlier this month, with attendees representing the DfE, LGA, ADCS, ASCL and the local authorities (LAs) involved in the qualitative study (Brighton and Hove, Wigan, Hertfordshire and Ylocal authorities (LAs) involved in the qualitative study (Brighton and Hove, Wigan, Hertfordshire and York).

But partnerships, MATs and the middle tier (in the form of Regional Schools Commissioners, local authorities, NLEs etc.) can play a valuable role in supporting teachers to translate research evidence into applicable classroom strategies.

The changes could mean thousands of schools opting out of local authority control and a much - reduced role for local councils in education.

«Confusion about the roles and responsibilities of the Department, the Education Funding Agency, local authorities and academy sponsors has allowed some schools to fall through gaps in the system, meaning failure can go unnoticed.»

«Well I think would be wrong for local authorities to feel that because they do absolutely [have a role to play]- not only in terms of admissions - but also in terms of working with academies.»

According to research by Chris Vieler - Porter, who is studying for a doctorate at the University of Birmingham on the underrepresentation of black and ethnic minority people in educational leadership roles, just 37 % of local authorities monitor the number of applications for such roles by gender, ethnicity and disability.

However, with local government funding cuts it would be difficult to fully handle the role suggested especially with the cut of the ESG funds for local authority's role in school improvement

«He has experience of senior leadership role in a primary school and as a school governance consultant and trainer for the local authority, delivering a range of training programmes on school performance and school improvement themes.

In both cases there is an expectation that governing bodies supplant the assessor / overseer / appraiser role of local authorities.

John brings his previous experience — working as a teacher as well as in other roles in the education sector and local authorities in England — to his management of the Schools Partnership Programme (SPP).

The planned change means that local authorities (LAs) will play a diminished role in the handing out of school funds.

Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has previously said that he wants local authorities to play a bigger role in the oversight of schools, but steady academisation makes it look less likely that Labour could turn back the clock on the programme.

There are evident parallels with the push for total academisation and the removal of the local authority role in school improvement.

Introduced by education committee chair Rep. John Kline (R - MN), the Student Success Act (H.R. 5) would significantly reduce the role of the federal government in education by moving spending and accountability decisions to state and local authorities.

The education select committee published a report about the role of RSCs back in January 2016, suggesting that the responsibilities of RSCs, local authorities and Ofsted be clarified after the commissioners were accused of being a «shadow Ofsted» by a former government adviser.

Reporting suspicions of animal cruelty to local authorities plays a critical role in prevention.

Comprised of archival material and interviews, the video examines the role of activism and our understanding of this piece of legislation 30 years on which prohibited local authorities in England and Wales from promoting homosexuality.