Education Act 2005 - Part 1 - School Inspections and Other Inspections By School Inspectors

School Inspections and Other Inspections By School Inspectors

This part of the Act sets out

• Procedures for appointment and removal of Her Majesty's Chief Inspectors of Schools in England and Wales
• Requirements for inspections of schools at 'prescribed intervals'
• Requirement to publish school inspection reports
• The circumstances under which a school should be deemed to require special measures or significant improvement; and
• Procedures to be invoked when a school is deemed to require special measures or significant improvement; and
• The steps which must be taken by responsible authorities in such circumstances
• The parties to whom a copy of the final school inspection report must be passed
• The provision for the inspection of Religious Education in faith schools
• The provision of rights to inspect by other authorities, including Local Education Authorities
• The circumstances under which the National Assembly for Wales may amend the inspection framework for use in Wales