| Data Protection Act 1998 | Schools are required to keep information secure and it can only be used for the purpose it was gathered for. | The Children and Families Act 2014 | Intended to ensure that all children with Special Educational Needs are supported in schools | Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 | Designed to protect everyone within the school and give procedures to follow in the event of an accident. | Task 2 Complete the table below to show how the various pieces of legislation affect the day-to-day running of a school. An example has been started for you. Data Protection Act 1998 | Affects schools by having to follow the following guidelines: Schools must register all personal data they hold and state the purposes for which it is required to be held and all processing undertaken by schools must be fair and lawful, accurate and up-to-date, and the data held must be adequate, relevant, not excessive and be held for no longer than is necessary.
(Douglas) Students need a well-rounded education," the blueprint declares, and it cites disciplines including history, civics, foreign languages, and the arts. (Douglas) The No Child Left Behind Act has had advocates, with some education leaders expressing support for the law’s stringent accountability mandates, characterizing them as vital levers of change, inclusiveness, and transparency of results. The laws’ ultimate effectiveness, some observers have argued, may depend on how closely states and schools stick to its principles of "tough
Local Government. The LEA's duty is to ensure a high standard of education for all children, including those with SEN. One main role they have is implement the policies set by the National Government and follow the curriculum they also set. They are responsible for things such as; catchment areas, funding for trips, free school meals, hiring the staff/maintenance staff/cleaners/caterers etc. When parents and/ or carers apply for a school for their child to attend, they may not always get in if they do not fit the criteria (catchment area). Therefore, the LEA has to deal with the appeals process.
However, the school district can go one step further and deal with one-to-one cases to eliminate issues surrounding the rezoning. The main issue with the parents was the transportation and the school board has the solution to increase in buses available for the students. Overall, the rezoning plan should be effective for all stakeholders and learning experience for the students as they enter the real
It may have been only in 1987 that the first public school to introduce school uniforms was Cherry Hill Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. Educators have been disputing whether uniforms can be a useful tool in improving children’s learning skills or if they stifle students’ freedom of expression. Uniforms are good for a learning environment. According to an article in a San Francisco newspaper, “Public schools don’t violate students’ freedom of expression by requiring them to wear uniforms. The Clark County School districts policies were not intending to squelch free speech but instead were aimed at ‘creating an educational environment free from the distractions, dangers, and disagreements that result when student clothing choices are left unrestricted,’ said Judge Michael Hawkins.” (Egelko) If there is not a distraction of what people are wearing, there is more of a chance that students would focus more on learning.
If that question is asked at a table usually people would say “No”. A long time ago that answer would have no opposition, but now with the recent murders of students on school grounds that answer is not so easy to answer. In 2006 after the recent shootings in Colorado, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania a representative by the name of Frank Lease, a Green Bay legislator. Planned to introduce a legislation that would allow faculty to carry concealed weapons on school grounds as a deterrent against shootings. Allowing faculty to carry firearms can have an effect on mass shootings at schools.
Junior Jefferson When in the course of daily procedures, it becomes necessary to rid of school dress codes, which have been set up by the school board to supposedly secure our well-being in the hallways of trips, falls, and other commonly known incidents. There comes a point in time when we come to realize that we are mature enough to make our own decisions of our physical appearances. For better understanding of out grievances towards clothing policies, it would be proper to list the reasons for our departure. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that they are endowed by their creator with certain rights; that all females should be allowed the rights to wear any inch of heel they prefer, being they choose to wear them in the general
The Need for High School Reform Theresa O’Donnell HIS324: History of American Education Instructor: Kathleen Kelley November 8, 2010 The Need for High School Reform The need for reform in American high schools has become quite apparent to many, including governments, teachers, parents, students, and communities as a whole. Much of the awareness to the matter of reform was brought about by A Nation at Risk, a report issued by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The report “caught the attention of both the public and educators” and it “made a strong case for the urgency of reform if the nation was to retain its place in the modern world” (Pulliam & Van Patten, 2007, p.253). The reason for the need for
They all have the same goal, that is to stop gang violence. “Many gang intervention units strive to remove violent criminals from the street, but they also want to prevent young people from joining or forming street gangs as well. Gang intervention units have community projects such as classes to inform and educate the youth of the dangers in joining and becoming a part of a gang. They also have groups within the unit who infiltrate gangs to find information on initiations and locations to help prevent
Why Uniforms Should Be Mandated For as long as I can remember, I have always worn uniforms to school. Growing up I never had a problem with wearing uniforms; I actually liked them. A lot of people may be against school uniforms, but I am for it. School uniforms should be mandated in all public schools because it prevents bullying, it saves time, and it saves money. First, mandating uniforms in public schools can prevent kids from getting bullied.