A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that council's jurisdiction. The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ...
LEAs are in charge of all state schools in their area: they organise funding for the schools, allocate the number of places available for pupils at each school and employ all teachers at the schools (except for foundation schools, which, while still funded by the LEA, employ their own staff).
LEAs are also responsible for funding pupils entering undergraduate higher education or embarking on a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). They assess the income of a student or their parents currently living in their jurisdiction and help pay the cost of tuition fees if the assessment shows that the student or parents should not pay them all. The assessment also determines how much student loan they are entitled to, though the loan itself is supplied by the Student Loans Company. The LEA provides these services to a student whose home address is in the LEA, even if the student chooses to go to a university outside that LEA. In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ... The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is a one-year course in the UK for existing bachelors degree holders leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), which is needed to become a teacher in maintained (state or local authority) schools. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
External link
DfES: The Role of the Local Education Authority in School Education
This university, college or other education institution article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
A LocalEducationAuthority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that council's jurisdiction.
LEAs are in charge of all state schools in their area: they organise funding for the schools, allocate the number of places available for pupils at each school and employ all teachers at the schools (except for foundation schools, which, while still funded by the LEA, employ their own staff).
LEAs are also responsible for funding pupils entering undergraduate higher education or embarking on a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
Feeds |
Contact