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The entities accountable for the statutory education system established by the Education Act 1944 are the Secretary of State for Education and Skills and local education authorities (LEAs). In England and Wales, they are county councils or unitary councils, and within Greater London, the London borough councils. The Education Reform Act of 1988 established provisions allowing schools, with the Secretary of State's agreement, to disengage from local education authority oversight and transition to grant-maintained status. A novel structure for educational institutions was instituted by the School Standards and structure Act of 1998, together with the Education Acts of 2002 and 2005. This comprised a tripartite structure of community schools (managed by the LEAs), voluntary schools (often with a unique religious character), and foundation schools (formerly grant-maintained schools, now financed by the LEAs instead of central government). The Education and Inspections Act 2006 permitted a foundation school to establish a charitable foundation (or trust) to assist the institution. The objective of these trust schools, which continue to be managed by the Local Education Authority, is to use the experience, enthusiasm, and knowledge from other institutions and professions to enhance standards. Academy schools were established in 2000, followed by the introduction of free schools (legally classified as academies) in 2011; both are state-funded yet exempt from Local Education Authority oversight. Applicable legislation comprises the Education Act 2011 and the Academies Act 2010.
The entities accountable for the statutory education system established by the Education Act 1944 are the Secretary of State for Education and Skills and local education authorities (LEAs). In England and Wales, they are county councils or unitary councils, and within Greater London, the London borough councils. The Education Reform Act of 1988 established provisions allowing schools, with the Secretary of State's agreement, to disengage from local education authority oversight and transition to grant-maintained status. A novel structure for educational institutions was instituted by the School Standards and structure Act of 1998, together with the Education Acts of 2002 and 2005. This comprised a tripartite structure of community schools (managed by the LEAs), voluntary schools (often with a unique religious character), and foundation schools (formerly grant-maintained schools, now financed by the LEAs instead of central government). The Education and Inspections Act 2006 permitted a foundation school to establish a charitable foundation (or trust) to assist the institution. The objective of these trust schools, which continue to be managed by the Local Education Authority, is to use the experience, enthusiasm, and knowledge from other institutions and professions to enhance standards. Academy schools were established in 2000, followed by the introduction of free schools (legally classified as academies) in 2011; both are state-funded yet exempt from Local Education Authority oversight. Applicable legislation comprises the Education Act 2011 and the Academies Act 2010.
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