2 Know how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities. 2.1 Describe the role and responsibilities of: * School governors * Senior management team * Other statutory roles e.g. SENCO * Teachers * Support staff Role | Responsibilities | School Governors | Volunteers, who with the Head Teacher ensure the school, provide a good quality education. Set the aims and policies of the school. Set the school’s budget.
Community schools also help the community by offering the use of their facilities and providing services like childcare and parent learning programmes. Voluntary controlled schools- can be known as a religious or faith school the land and buildings are owned by charity but the local education authority is responsible for running the school. Voluntary aid schools- are partly funded by the local education authority and the governing body is responsible for running it, services are provided by the local education authority if needed and all pupils must follow the schools national curriculum. Free schools- are non-profit making, state funded school that are set up in response to what the local people need in order improve the education for children in their area free schools can be set up by universities, businesses, educational groups and parents who want to make a difference. 2.1 Describe roles and responsibilities of school governors, senior management team, other statutory roles e.g.
Pupil welfare is paramount. The governing body is broken up into smaller committees. These committees look at school development, health and safety, child protection. Governors also insure legislations set out for schools are all adhered to and that the school is kept up to date with any new policies or legislations. Senior Management Team The Senior Management team is made up of the head teacher and the deputy head.
Rachel Smith Unit TDA 2.5: Schools as organisations. 1) Know the different types of schools in the education sector. 1.1. Identify the main types of state and independent schools. 1.2.
These schools are run by the local authority. 2. Know how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities 2.1 Describe the roles and responsibilities of: a) School governors They work alongside the school, to make sure that the running of the school is going okay.
The provision of early years education can be from nurseries, nursery classes attached to primary schools, pre-schools and playgroups, primary school reception classes, accredited childminders or Sure Start Children’s Centres. 1.2 Explain the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance. The different stages of schools are: Nursery schoolsThese are stand-alone schools for 3 and 4 year olds and have their own head teacher and staff. They can be state funded or privately run. Nursery classesThese are attached to a primary school and may have a separate building and playground away from the main school but have the same head teacher and staff.
Unit tittle: Schools as organisations. Unit number: TDA 3.2. Understanding the purpose of school policies and procedures. 5.1 Explain why schools have policies and procedures. All organizations need rules and regulations to make the organization survive.
a) Explain the strategic purpose of School governors b) Senior management team c) SENCO d) Teachers e) Support staff f) External professionals (named e.g. educational psychologist) In all state maintain schools the governing body is responsible for making decisions that are in the best interest of the children and young people. It is the main accountable body and its main purpose is to promote high standards of educational achievement within the school. The governing body establishes the ethos, mission and aims of the school within and agreed framework. The governors appoint the head teacher, set statutory targets and monitors performance by reviewing the effectiveness of the progress and targets.
Schools under Local Authority maintenance will be supported by a team of educational experts who will provide training and support linked to national initiatives. Local Authorities
3.Understand how schools up hold their aims and values. 3.1 A) Define the meaning of aims-Aims are general statements concerning the overall goals, long term vision, expectations and achievements. Aims are mainly used in an educational context for curriculum lesson and activity planning. B) Define the meaning of values- A value is something you can strive to achieve to make a school/society a better place to grow in. In short values in a school are directions the head, the teachers, school governors and the majority of the parents wish to see their children achieve and strive towards.