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.

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Label Occurrences
Local Education Authorities canonical 1
Local Education Authority 1

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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

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1902 Education Act created Local Education Authorities
LEAs abbreviationOf Local Education Authorities
subject surface form: LEA
this entity surface form: Local Education Authority