Raising standards
3FF1Annual plan: education authority
1
Before the beginning of the planning period each year, each education authority must prepare and publish a plan (an “annual plan”) setting out—
a
the steps that the authority proposes to take during the planning period with a view to reducing inequalities of outcome for pupils of a type mentioned in section 3A(2),
b
the steps that the authority proposes to take during the planning period to comply with the duties imposed on it by section 3B(3),
c
the steps that the authority proposes to take during the planning period in pursuance of the National Improvement Framework, and
d
any educational benefits for pupils that the authority considers will result from taking those steps.
2
As soon as reasonably practicable after publishing an annual plan, each education authority must give a copy of the plan to the Scottish Ministers.
3
If a new National Improvement Framework is published by virtue of section 3C(6), each education authority must—
a
review the authority's annual plan,
b
make any revisions that are necessary in view of the new National Improvement Framework, and
c
if the authority makes any revisions under paragraph (b), publish a revised annual plan and give a copy of it to the Scottish Ministers.
4
In subsection (1), “ planning period ” means the period of 12 months beginning with such day as the Scottish Ministers may prescribe by regulations.
5
Regulations under subsection (4) are subject to the negative procedure.