Education Act 2002 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Education Act 2002

This provision sets out a wide set of education powers and duties, especially for the Secretary of State, the National Assembly for Wales, and governing bodies of maintained schools.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
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About this statute

This provision sets out a wide set of education powers and duties, especially for the Secretary of State, the National Assembly for Wales, and governing bodies of maintained schools. This provision gives maintained-school governing bodies and related authorities a range of powers and duties on courses, complaints, reports, term dates, session times, temporary governing bodies, staffing, budgets, admissions, and exclusions. This provision covers school exclusions, curriculum duties, guidance, and the Secretary of State’s powers over local authority functions. This provision lets the Secretary of State make orders and guidance about teacher pay, Academy teachers, appraisal, qualifications, induction, and disciplinary controls, and it requires certain school bodies to follow or have regard to that guidance. This provision amends education law, including school registration, inspection, appeals, fees, safeguarding, and related duties in Wales.