Local Education Authorities
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Local Education Authorities were publicly accountable local bodies in England and Wales responsible for administering and overseeing state-funded education within their areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Local Education Authorities canonical | 1 |
| Local Education Authority | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
education authority
ⓘ
local government body ⓘ |
| accountableTo |
local elected councillors
ⓘ
local residents ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| field | state-funded education ⓘ |
| governs |
community schools
ⓘ
maintained schools ⓘ pupil referral units ⓘ special schools ⓘ voluntary aided schools (in certain respects) ⓘ voluntary controlled schools ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
local education budgets
ⓘ
school admissions for maintained schools ⓘ school attendance enforcement ⓘ statementing and assessment for special educational needs (historically) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
publicly accountable
ⓘ
tax-funded ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administering education
ⓘ
adult education provision ⓘ education planning ⓘ education welfare services ⓘ employing school staff ⓘ funding maintained schools ⓘ implementing national education policy locally ⓘ maintaining school buildings ⓘ monitoring school performance ⓘ overseeing education ⓘ school admissions coordination ⓘ school place allocation ⓘ school transport provision ⓘ special educational needs provision ⓘ supporting school improvement ⓘ youth services provision ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
1902 Education Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Education Act 1902
subsequent Education Acts in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | central government education inspectors ⓘ |
| partOf |
local government in England
ⓘ
local government in Wales ⓘ |
| replaced | school boards in England and Wales ⓘ |
| startTime | 1902 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Department for Education
ⓘ
Welsh Government ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
LEA
this entity surface form:
Local Education Authority