Education Act 2002

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Education Act 2002
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to make provision about education, training and childcare.
Citation 2002 c. 32
Dates
Royal assent 24 July 2002
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Education Act 2002 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Education Act 2002 (c. 32) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave schools greater autonomy to implement experimental teaching methods. [1]

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Main provisions

The act significantly amended legislation relating to academies, publicly funded schools operating outside of local government control and with a significant degree of autonomy areas such as wages and digressing from the national curriculum. Academies were originally set up under the Learning and Skills Act 2000 under the name "city academies", and were renamed to "academies" by this act.

Schools which have innovative ideas to improve education, but are prevented by an existing law from implementing them, will be able to apply for exemption from that law. [2]

Schools which demonstrate a high standard of teaching will be given exemption national controls such as the national curriculum, agreements on teachers' pay and conditions and the way the scheduling of the school day and terms. [3]

Schools designating or re-designating as specialist schools could now gain specialisms in Business and Enterprise, Engineering, Mathematics and Computing and Science. [4] [5]

The act imposes various minimum standards for private schools in areas such as health and safety and space requirements. [6]

List of provisions

Identify school funds

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References

  1. "Main provisions of the Education Act 2002". TeacherNet . 17 September 2002. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  2. "School shakes up the timetable". BBC News . 19 December 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  3. "Clarke gives schools freedom to experiment". The Daily Telegraph . London. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  4. "Education in England: a history - Chapter 17". www.educationengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. Schools Achieving Success (PDF). Department for Education and Skills. 2001.
  6. Armitstead, Louise (20 March 2005). "Top girls' school put to flight by safety rules". The Times . London. Retrieved 19 May 2008.[ dead link ]