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2 unusual facts about Local Education Authority


Leeds Girls' High School

In 2004 LGHS was the highest performing school within the Leeds LEA area, achieving top results at both GCSE and A Level.

Veronica German

She was a teacher for 25 years, where she taught Science, Maths and ICT in many schools across the former Gwent LEA area.


Demography of the United Kingdom

The Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills are responsible to the UK Parliament for education in England, though the day to day administration and funding of state schools is the responsibility of Local Education Authorities.

Direct grant grammar school

The grant system was restructured when the Board of Education was created in 1901 to fund early secondary schools, and the Education Act 1902 gave counties and county boroughs responsibility for schools, designating them as Local Education Authorities (LEAs).

Greater London

Publicly funded education has been administered through 33 LEAs, which correspond to the City of London and the 32 London boroughs, since the 1990 enactment of the Education Reform Act 1988.


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