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(1)There shall be established a body corporate to be known as the Teacher Training Agency to exercise—
(a)their functions as a funding agency under this Part,
(b)the function of providing information and advice on teaching as a career, and
(c)such other functions as may be conferred on them by or under this Part.
(2)The objectives of the agency in exercising their functions shall be—
(a)to contribute to raising the standards of teaching;
(b)to promote teaching as a career;
(c)to improve the quality and efficiency of all routes into the teaching profession;
(d)to secure the involvement of schools in all courses and programmes for the initial training of school teachers;
and generally to secure that teachers are well fitted and trained to promote the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and to prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
(3)Except where corresponding functions in relation to Wales are conferred on another person or body, the functions of the agency are exercisable in relation to England and Wales generally; but the agency shall not do anything in relation to Wales, or institutions or students in Wales, except at the request of the Secretary of State.
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