• Local education authorities (LEAs) were defined in England and Wales as the local councils responsible for education within their jurisdictions. The term...
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    Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...
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    are in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland, and none in Northern Ireland. An estimated 110 million people visit the national parks of England and Wales...
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  • contrasts with the diverse formats utilised by the 348 local authorities in England and Wales) and to provide a single point of reference to fulfil the...
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    Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education. Local government authorities are responsible for implementing policy for public education...
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    comprehensive education. By 1975 the majority of local authorities in England and Wales had abandoned the eleven-plus examination and moved to a comprehensive...
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  • political parties in the 317 local authorities of England, 32 local authorities of Scotland, 22 principal councils of Wales and 11 local councils of Northern...
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  • overview of education in Wales from early childhood to university and adult skills. Largely state-funded and freely accessible at a primary and secondary...
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  • Vocational Education in Wales Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education (the equivalent in England and Scotland) "Review of Personal and Social...
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    In England, a unitary authority or unitary council is a type of local authority responsible for all local government services in an area. They combine...
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    authority councils. The 1974 reform of local government established the tier structure throughout England with county authorities in metropolitan and...
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  • A community school in England and Wales is a type of state-funded school in which the local education authority employs the school's staff, is responsible...
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  • Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils. The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible...
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    of England (officially, local authority districts, abbreviated LADs) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government...
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  • legislation in England and Wales does not differentiate between school attendance or education otherwise than at school. Scots education legislation on...
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    The Education Act 1944 (7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 31) made major changes in the provision and governance of secondary schools in England and Wales. It is also...
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  • regulators in the UK. Regulators exercise regulatory or supervisory authority over a variety of endeavours. In addition, local authorities in the UK provide...
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  • a school's head teacher, its governing body and the Local Education Authority. Local Education Authorities normally exercise this function via a Standing...
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  • issued in 1965 by the Department of Education and Science (DES) requesting Local Education Authorities in England and Wales to begin converting their secondary...
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  • Ministry of Education (1944–1964) was a central government department governed by the Minister of Education, with responsibility in England and Wales for: Promoting...
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  • Greens, is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Since October 2021, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay have served as the party's co-leaders...
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    A combined authority (CA) is a type of local government institution introduced in England outside Greater London by the Local Democracy, Economic Development...
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    The Catholic Church in England and Wales (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica in Anglia et Cambria; Welsh: Yr Eglwys Gatholig yng Nghymru a Lloegr) is part of the...
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    hundred principal local councils in England and Wales have been required to review their executive arrangements. Examples of local authority mayors include...
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  • education in England is documented from Saxon settlement of England, and the setting up of the first cathedral schools in 597 and 604. Education in England...
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    Loo of the Year Awards (category 1987 establishments in the United Kingdom)
    sixty four award categories. Eligible facilities can be located in England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland. Anyone can submit a nomination—staff, customers,...
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    Demographics of Nottingham (category Demographics of England)
    gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-07. "2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-15...
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    Census: KS209EW Religion, local authorities in England and Wales". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2012. "Religion, England and Wales - Office for National...
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    county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government;...
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