Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)

Part 1 E+W Education functions of local authorities

5 School improvement partners E+W

(1) A [F1 local 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 [F1 local authorities] in connection with the appointment of school improvement partners.

(4) Regulations may confer functions in relation to school improvement partners on [F1 local authorities] or on the governing bodies of maintained schools.

(5) Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances a person employed or engaged by a [F1 local 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—

  (a)

  a community, foundation or voluntary school, or

  (b)

  a community or foundation special school;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pts. 1-7 substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 5 applied (with modifications) (E.) (1.2.2008) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2979), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 22

Commencement Information

I1 S. 5 in force at 8.2.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/3400, art. 5, Sch.

I2 S. 5 in force at 1.4.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(a), Sch.

I3 S. 5 in force at 1.9.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/1801, art. 4(a), Sch.

I4 S. 5 in force at 1.1.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3074, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1

I5 S. 5 in force at 1.4.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3074, art. 3, Sch. Pts. 2A, 2B