What United Kingdom Education Act 2002: Power to Suspend Statutory Requirements, Schools' Workforce, School Inspections, Governance, National Curriculum in England (Balanced Curriculum), and Safeguarding Duties requires
The United Kingdom Education Act 2002, chapter 32 of 2002, is a principal United Kingdom statute reforming and supplementing the school system in England and Wales and operates alongside the Education Act 1996 and the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Education Act 2002, Part 1 establishes powers for educational innovation including the authority to suspend statutory requirements and exemptions for high-performing schools. Education Act 2002, Part 2 governs the schools' workforce. Education Act 2002, Part 3 governs school inspections. Education Act 2002, Part 4 governs the governance and conduct of maintained schools in England and Wales, including school governing bodies, staff responsibilities, and budget determination. Education Act 2002, Part 6 establishes the curriculum framework in England. Education Act 2002, section 78 requires that the curriculum for a maintained school be a balanced and broadly based curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and prepares pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. Education Act 2002, section 82 provides for the National Curriculum, and Education Act 2002, section 87 sets the curriculum for the first, second, third and fourth key stages in England. Education Act 2002, Part 8 covers teachers including pay and conditions through the School Teachers' Review Body, qualified teacher status, induction periods, and misconduct procedures. Education Act 2002, Part 11 contains miscellaneous and general provisions including the central safeguarding provisions. Education Act 2002, section 175 requires local authorities and governing bodies to make arrangements for ensuring that their functions are exercised with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Education Act 2002, section 176 requires consultation with pupils on matters affecting their education. The Act is the controlling instrument for these reforms in England and Wales.
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Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/contents
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- Education Act 2002, Part 1 - power to suspend statutory requirements and exemptions for high-performing schools.
- Education Act 2002, Part 2 - schools' workforce.
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