§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the future of local education authorities. [117511]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisLocal education authorities have four key functions related to schools: school improvement, special education needs, access and strategic management.
We believe that LEAs should be held accountable by regular inspections, which is why Ofsted has a programme of inspections in place—and why we introduced legislation allowing intervention and outsourcing where necessary.
We believe that as far as possible schools should manage themselves and their budgets. That is why we are delegating far greater resources to schools than the previous Administration.