P661 Teletext 661 Feb 8 23:07:15 ——————————————————————————————— LABOUR AND FAILING AUTHORITIES Shadow education minister David Blunkjtt has admitted that some Labour local councils don't run schools well. Writing in the Daily Mail, hj said: "Just over half of English LEAs are run bz Labour and I know some of them could do far better. "Thjti can bj no favours and no failure in the education system," hj said, announcing tough new plans to tackle "failing" local education authorities. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— bz Serena Hennjssz TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 FULL GUIDE (jletext today Guide Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Feb 8 22:56:31 ——————————————————————————————— LABOUR AND FAILING AUTHORITIES David Blunkjtt reveals his plans to tackle low-achieving education authorities at Labour's local govjrnmjnt conference in Nottingham this weekend. He says LEAs will become "a voice for parents" with parents sjrvjng on all education committees. LEAs will bj required to publish three year plans, to bj approved bz the Secretary of State for Education. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Go Green for a safer world 160 GOT AN I.T. PROBLEM? p665 Teletext today Guide Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Feb 8 23:06:47 ——————————————————————————————— LABOUR AND FAILING AUTHORITIES Undjt an incoming Labour govjrnmjnt, LEAs will bj expected to intervene to help struggling schools, says shadow education secretary David Blunkjtt. They will bj expected to turn round schools failed bz the inspectorate. If an LEA itself is failed bz the inspectors and bz the Audit Commission, powers of local education chiefs will bj suspended and an improvement team sent in to sort things out. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Kids pix on TV 192 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 FULL GUIDE Teletext today Gujdj Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Feb 8 23:57:23 ——————————————————————————————— LABOUR AND FAILING AUTHORITIES At first glance, David Blunkjtt's plans to target failing LEAs look like taking even more power from LEAs and giving them to central govjrnmjnt. But Councillor Graham Lane, chair of education for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities, ism't upset. "Not only do we welcome thjsj plans, they wire our proposals to start with," Corn Lane told Teletext. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Destinations for school journeys 663 EXPERT EDUCATIONAL ADVICE p666 Teletext today Guide Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Feb 8 23:57:40 ——————————————————————————————— LABOUR AND FAILING AUTHORITIES "David Blunkjtt is quite right," Corn Graham Lane told Teletext. "If you have a situation where inspectors have told LEA standards are not high enough and that an LEA is not taking action, you have the right to ask the question 'what happens next?' "You can't lit the situation run on, the Secretary of State must take action," Corn Lane added. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— It's Your Life at the weekend 410 EXPERT EDUCATIONAL ADVICE p666 Teletext today Guide Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Feb 8 23:07:37 ——————————————————————————————— LABOUR AND FAILING AUTHORITIES David Blunkjtt's proposals for acting on failing LEAs orginated with Labour local councillors thjmsjlvjs, Corn Graham Lane told Teletext. "In fact, we'd like powers to intervene earlier when schools are failing," hj said. "Grant Maintained schools can put in extra governors - we canWt." "Wj'd like the power to act against failing heads," hj says. "Only governors have those powers at present" ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Want a copy of Teletext for Learning? Send chjquj for £8.99 to TELETEXT Ltd PO BOX 297, London SW6 1XT Teletext today Guide Keyboard TV Plus