Regulatory Bodies of the Education Sector

The National Occupational Standards (NOS) are performance standards that specify what skills and knowledge a HLTA should have in order to perform in their role. NOS provide a valuable resource to schools that use them to assist in the creation of job descriptions and roles and responsibilities, as well as underpinning training, progression and supporting development needs of staff. They were developed by representatives and different employers in a variety of sectors within education. HLTAS can target the use of the national occupational standards in a variety of ways from supporting and assisting with the development of frameworks used for the organisation, promoting and supporting equal opportunities to ensuring confidentiality but to name a few. Other National occupational standards are applicable to HLTAS from roles outside of education for example self-assessment for competence and opportunities for professional development and improvement of skills all of these help staff and HLTAS be able to perform their role to a correct standard and increase their competency within their role.

Explain the roles of regulatory bodies relevant to the education sector, which exist to monitor and enforce the legislative framework, including:

“For example, the federal government regulates the quality of food and water, the safety of workplaces and airspaces, and the integrity of the banking and finance system.” (Bianco, Canon 2011, p 582) Regulations find out if the product is a market failure. There are two types of regulations, which are economic and social. “Economic regulations sets prices or conditions on entry of firms into an industry, where as social regulation address issues of quality and safety.” (Bianco, Canon 2011, p 582) Economic regulations are concerned with the price regulation of monopolies.

These services were created in different ways and through many different agencies. These agencies general fall into one of categories which are independent agencies, regulatory agencies,Government Corporations and Presidential commissions. A independent agency is similar to a cabinet department but on a much smaller scale with a narrower window of responsibility a few examples of agencies that fall into this category in the "Central Intelligence Agency, National Aeronautical and Space Administration and the United States Postal service" all fall into the category of independent agencies within the federal government(Patterson,2013,p.335). Regulatory agencies which are responsible for monitoring and regulating activities that affect the nations economy. An example of agencies that fall into this category include the " Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Communications Commission(FCC)"(Patterson,2013,p. 335). Government corporations such as "Amtrak" a train service, which is like a private corporation that charges fees to provide a service but also receives government funds to help deffer expenses. The fourth and final category is the presidential commission which is a group made of commissioner that are appointed by the President of the United States that serve as advisors on specific areas of concern which include the 9/11 Commission and the

The governing body is responsible for the conduct of its schools and must promote high standards of educational achievement at the school. It is the schools accountable body and as such

There are regulatory bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Food

The Department for Education provides guidance for local authorities they use this guidance to develop their own policy and procedures which must be followed.

The Children's Act 2004 came into being alongside Every Child Matters. It impacts the way schools address care, welfare and discipline. There are five basic outcomes that are key to a child's well-being. These are being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making positive contributions and achieving economic well-being. This act increases accountability and requires agencies involved with children to take on more responsibility for each child's welfare.

Legislations and regulations are essential to have and follow in the working environment, it ensures safe practice for the workers and safety, protection and stability to people that are in their care.

National government are responsible for devising policies and ensuring that they are implemented. The UK government is split into two departments that deal with education in England. The first is the Department for Education who work with children aged up to 19, with any issues they may have from child protection to education matters. Their aim is to improve the opportunities and experiences for all children and the professionals working with them by focusing on giving more support for the poorest and most vulnerable children in England, to ensure

2.An example of a Independent Executive Agency is NASA, and an example of a Independent Regulatory Commission is the FCC.

The ability for the federal government to regulate businesses’ activity is given in the Constitution. Article 1, Section 8 is known as the commerce clause; it states, “Congress shall have the Power…to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes” (Reed, 173). Through the commerce clause, the government is able to regulate business activity by the use of administrative agencies, which is defined as “a governmental regulatory body that controls and supervises a particular activity or area of public interest and administers and enforces a particular body of law related to that activity or interest” (Administrative Agency, 1). There are two types of regulatory authority that agencies may

Another key question is why do we have regulation? Regulation is meant to serve the best interest of the public. Regulation can serve the private interest, public interest or both. Almost every aspect of our daily life is regulated (as per Regulation: A Primer, page 1). Regulation is very comprehensive to the point that it extends to the moment we wake up to the moment we go back to bed at night. In the morning, there are regulations that dictate which airwaves are used by your radio station; in addition, food and drug agencies regulate the content of your toothpaste, soap,

The FAA body was came in existence in 1958 by senator A.S. Mike by introducing a bill to create an independent agency to provide safety and

Regulation is a topic that has been debated for many years and will continue to be debated for years to come. In the business and finance sector, there are many regulators including but not limited to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB). While these are only a few regulatory bodies in the industry, they all have their own set of regulations to enforce. ASIC, for example, regulate the Corporations Act 2001 along with the Australian Accounting Standards. While ASIC ensure that organisations adhere to the regulations laid out before them, the AASB create and develop those