Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about education, training and childcare. |
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| Statute book chapter | 2002 c.32 |
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| Royal Assent | 24 July 2002 |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Official text of the statute as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database | |
The Education Act 2002 (c.32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]
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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]
The act imposes various minimum standards for independent schools in areas such as health and safety and space requirements.[4]
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