Part 1Education functions of local authorities

I1I25School improvement partners

1

A local education authority in England must appoint, in relation to each maintained school which they maintain, a person (to be known as a school improvement partner) to provide advice to the governing body and head teacher of the school with a view to improving standards at the school.

2

A person may not be appointed as, or remain, a school improvement partner unless he is for the time being accredited for the purposes of this section—

a

by the Secretary of State, or

b

by a person authorised by the Secretary of State to accredit persons for those purposes.

3

Regulations may prescribe other requirements to be met by local education authorities in connection with the appointment of school improvement partners.

4

Regulations may confer functions in relation to school improvement partners on local education authorities or on the governing bodies of maintained schools.

5

Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances a person employed or engaged by a local education authority before the commencement of this section is to be taken to have been appointed by them as a school improvement partner.

6

In this section—

  • “maintain”, in relation to a maintained school, has the same meaning as in SSFA 1998;

  • “maintained school” means—

    1. a

      a community, foundation or voluntary school, or

    2. b

      a community or foundation special school;

  • “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

  • “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State.