Assessment task – TDA 3.2 Schools as organisations Task 1 links to learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and 6.3. Knowing how schools work as organisations would support your work in education. Provide evidence that shows you can: a) Summarise entitlement and provision for Early years education There are different types of childcare options available for 0-5 year olds, these include: • Sure Start Children’s Centre: Working with parent’s right from the birth of their child, providing early years education for children, full day care, short-term care, health and family support, parenting advice as well as training and …show more content…
Voluntary –controlled schools are funded and run by the Local Authority, like above the school, Employs the school’s staff, and Sets the admissions criteria. The school land and building is owned by a charity, this will often be a religious organisation, which also appoints some of the members of governing body. The special educational needs (SEN) team are supported by a very active group who make sure that they provide a range of activities to meet the needs of our ever growing community of special schools, as well as colleagues in mainstream primary and secondary schools. Their aim is to work together to ensure good practice to promote effective approaches to enhance the students learning with Special Educational Needs. Independent schools sets out their own curriculum and admission policies as the Head Teacher and the governors decide on the admissions policy these schools are funded by parents and also from income from investments, half of them have charitable status. All the independent school must be registered with the Department for Education. Academies schools are set up by sponsors from businesses and are independently managed schools which jointly fund the land and buildings, they do still have very close links with the Local Education Authority, and the government does still cover the running costs. A free school is a school in England funded by the taxpayer, academically non-selective and
the same approach to running education. School governors have a large say of this. They do not need any special qualifications or experience; however it is most important for the governor to have certain qualities such as an interested in the welfare of the children and the school and to be prepared to give their time and effort when required. They tend to meet once or twice per term and discuss the school the business such as things like finance and curriculum issues. It is expected that they make 1 visit per year to school during the day and attend at least one training day per year as well. All governors undergo a CRB check, they can also claim for expenses such as travelling to meetings, training days and in some cases childcare. They usually hold the post for 4 years. All schools have the following.
Ownership and liability: The School is in the public sector as it is owned by the government. There limited Liability (this means that the government are not personally liable to any debt the business might have) as the school is given a budget by the government which they must
Community schools are run by the local education authority (LEA), which employs the school staff, owns the land and buildings and sets the
Produce information about promoting positive behaviour for parents, children and young people within the school setting, the information must show that you can:
1.2 Independent schools rely on fees and money from investments they don’t receive government funding. They will have an entrance exam and they also devise their own curriculum framework. Independent schools have
parental demand. They will be set up as Academies and will be funded in the
Until now I was not aware of just how many different professionals work with a school on a wide range of different topics. As a teaching assistant I will come into contact with a variety of different professionals who will come into the school to assist in how a child’s additional needs can be met. The main agencies I can expect to interact with will include:
.2] Explain how different approaches to work with children in the early years have influenced current provision in the UK.
The public school system is a government ran and funded institution and as such the public school system is
Two ways of politically choosing control in schools are through voting for representatives in the federal and state governments that legislate education polices, the other is voting for local school boards
Private and government schooling in Australia look and sound differently from one another. The setting I will research is a public school but it has elements that are described by Connell, et al. (1986) as belonging to the private sector. While the government schools are noisy and messy the independent schools are quieter and have order. Connell, et al. (1986, p. 79) they describe the independent schools as having "grounds are carefully planted and cultivated and punctiliously clean". "All the kids wear uniform and all the uniforms are neat". In this research students from government schools found that the work got harder as they
Schools are made up from various members of staff who each have different roles and responsibilities these are as follows:
As for the administration of public education, there are several different levels on how schools are managed. There are public institutions that are managed in part by the national administration, but primarily by the state and local government. In terms of education, it is necessary for it to be governed locally because of the different needs that each district may face. Since some schools are in wealthier neighborhoods, they may score better than others that may be in much poorer neighborhoods.
can deliver in schools or via local education development centreâ€TMs regarding changes to policies that may have an impact on staff working in schools. (Stonebridge course materiel)
- Local education authority maintained schools: This type of school is funded by the local education authority, which it will be one of the following: