Definition of local education authority in English:
local education authority
nounPlural local education authorities
(in England and Wales) a council body that is responsible for administering education in a particular area.
local education authorities monitor home-educated children
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The local education authority has earmarked the cash for measures including more truancy sweeps, after-school clubs, and hi-tech electronic classroom registers.
We are working hard with schools and local education authority representatives to make sure the problems of this year are not repeated.
Local education authorities and certain schools are responsible for setting terms and holidays for their area.
In those terms, local education authorities will be taking a close look at how their schools have performed.
We hope we will be able to access the funding from the Local Education Authority to enable us to implement those initiatives.
Students are entitled to additional special services from the local education authority in whose district their school is located.
For nearly two decades the Local Education Authority avoided enforced job losses among teachers and support staff.
Local education authority must ensure that all schools comply with legislation that requires that infants are not taught in classes of more than 30 except in certain specified circumstances.
Local education authorities should bear in mind their statutory duty to make appropriate educational provision available for all school-age children in their area, whether resident temporarily or permanently.
Representatives of the 150 local education authorities in England voted in favour of switching to a six-term year.