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Today Ofsted will kick off a wave of inspections of schools in local authorities where standards are considered too low. This follows Ofsted reporting in November on the vast difference in standards across different authorities, findings which Chief Inspector Michael Wilshaw deemed unacceptable.
A large focus of these inspections will be the local authority’s role. Schools can expect to be asked how the local authority supports the school and how it challenges the school to raise standards.
The Local Government Association accepts it is right to question underperformance but argues that local authorities are increasingly powerless in a sector focussing on departure from local authority control. However, under legislation it remains the case that school intervention powers exist – for example an authority can issue a warning notice where performance is poor. Use of such powers will trigger a school becoming 'eligible for intervention', a status which paves the way for forced academy conversion.
We are increasingly asked are there any limits on how members can exercise their powers.
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Following the Conservatives’ election victory in December the new government will be able to implement their election manifesto in full.
A Multi Skilled Visit (MSV) is when a survey is carried out on behalf of operators for the purpose of seeing whether a new site is suitable for the installation and operation of electronic communications equipment.
Statistics released by Eaton indicate that 1 in 4 Universities have received complaints about fire safety issues or building evacuation procedures from students, staff or members of the public in the last 5 years.
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