Part III Grant-maintained schools

Chapter X General and Miscellaneous

Teacher training

294 Provision of courses of initial teacher training.

(1)

Section 12 of the M1Education Act 1994 confers power on the governing body of a grant-maintained school—

(a)

to provide courses of initial training for school teachers, or

(b)

to join in a partnership or association with other eligible institutions, or (whether alone or jointly with other eligible institutions) to establish a body, for the purpose of providing such courses.

(2)

In subsection (1) “eligible institution” has the meaning given by section 4(2) of that Act.