Concept Note

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General
Educational institutions
Compulsory education
Education in accordance with parental wishes
General duty of Secretary of State
Duty in the case of primary, secondary and further education
The authorities
General functions
Establishment etc. of schools
Other arrangements for provision of education
The Authorities
Functions
Supplemental
Responsibility for providing sufficient school places
Allocation of functions
Provision of information
County schools and voluntary schools
Categories of voluntary schools: controlled, aided and special agreement schools
Maintained nursery schools and maintained special schools
Meaning of “maintain” etc
County schools: establishment, alteration or change of site
Voluntary schools: establishment, alteration or change of site
Status of new voluntary school
Proposals for a middle school
Division of a single school into two or more schools
Change of status from controlled school to aided school