PGCE Educational Policy and Legislation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Act of Parliament raised the participation age in England, requiring young people to remain in education or training until the age of 18?
- Education Act 2002
- Education and Skills Act 2008 (Correct answer)
- Children Act 2004
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
Correct answer: Education and Skills Act 2008
The Education and Skills Act 2008 raised the participation age, requiring all young people in England to remain in education or training until 18, fully implemented by 2015.
Question 2: What is an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan?
- A school improvement plan required following an Ofsted inspection
- A statutory document describing a child's SEND needs and the support required (Correct answer)
- A health and safety policy document required by all schools under law
- A parental request document for children experiencing learning difficulties
Correct answer: A statutory document describing a child's SEND needs and the support required
An EHC Plan is a legally binding statutory document describing a child or young person's SEND needs and the education, health, and social care support required to meet those needs.
Question 3: Which section of the Education Act 2002 places a duty on schools to safeguard and promote the welfare of children?
- Section 175 (Correct answer)
- Section 47
- Section 149
- Section 1
Correct answer: Section 175
Section 175 of the Education Act 2002 places a specific duty on schools and local authorities to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Question 4: What is the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)?
- To manage school budget allocations within a local authority area
- To manage and oversee allegations against adults who work with children (Correct answer)
- To coordinate SEND provision across all schools in a local authority
- To carry out local-level inspections similar to Ofsted
Correct answer: To manage and oversee allegations against adults who work with children
The LADO is responsible for managing and overseeing allegations made against adults who work with children within their local authority area.
Question 5: Under the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF), which of the following is NOT one of the four key judgement areas?
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Financial management and audit compliance (Correct answer)
- Personal development
Correct answer: Financial management and audit compliance
The four EIF judgement areas are quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — financial management is not among them.
Question 6: The Prevent Duty under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 requires schools to:
- Report all suspicious activity to the police immediately
- Have due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism (Correct answer)
- Install CCTV cameras in all publicly accessible areas of the school
- Refuse entry to individuals from designated high-risk countries
Correct answer: Have due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism
The Prevent Duty requires schools and other specified authorities to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism, as part of their wider safeguarding responsibilities.
Question 7: What is the primary purpose of a School Development Plan (SDP)?
- To plan the physical expansion and maintenance of school buildings
- To set out a school's strategic priorities and improvement targets over time (Correct answer)
- To document individual pupil development across all year groups
- To plan extracurricular activities and enrichment programmes for pupils
Correct answer: To set out a school's strategic priorities and improvement targets over time
A School Development Plan sets out a school's strategic priorities and improvement targets, guiding leadership decisions and resource allocation over a defined period.
PGCE Educational Policy and Legislation 2
Which Act of Parliament raised the participation age in England, requiring young people to remain in education or training until the age of 18?