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Education
An introduction to Herefordshire County Council, Local Education Authority.
Go to www.education.herefordshire.gov.uk to get a complete overview of the county's education policy's, targets, achievements, services, facilities and a list of schools etc.

	KEY FACTS
»	Manages a budget of £74 million (£59 million delegated to schools.)
»	Employs over 2,300 teaching staff in schools and 76 teachers (40 posts) in peripatetic teams.
»	Educates over 24,000 pupils in 103 settings.
»	Admits 1,800 4 year olds to 84 primary schools each year.
»	Transfers 2,000 11 year olds to 14 secondary schools each year.
»	Transports 6,500 pupils to school each day at a cost of £4 million annually.
»	Supports over 3,400 Pupils with special educational needs each year including 900 with statements
»	Educates 120 pupils in Pupil Referral Centres, the hospital school and the re-integration base and provides teaching support to the Child Development Centre
»	Arranges 2,000 free school meals each day
»	Runs more than 200 courses each year for Heads, Deputies, Teachers and Support Assistants
»	Arranges instrumental music lessons for over 2,600 pupils each year.
»	Carries out over 500 advisory and inspection visits to schools each year
»	Supports and advises over 1,300 school Governors.
»	Manages over £4.5 million worth of school buildings projects and a PFI project for Whitecross
»	Deals with tens of thousands of direct enquiries each year from schools, governors, parents, councillors and members of the public.

The central purpose of the Herefordshire Education Service is to:
»	support families, early years settings and schools in the shared task of providing high quality learning opportunities for children and students;
»	support and challenge all early years settings and schools to continue to raise standards of achievement;
»	be a valued part of the cultural and community life of the villages and towns of Herefordshire;
»	make a strong and positive contribution to the success of the Herefordshire Plan, which incorporates the Council's main strategic priorities.
Principal Aims
	The Education Service in Herefordshire has eight principal aims. Each of the aims contributes to national and local agendas for continuous improvement of pupils' opportunities and achievements, and takes account of the County's rural setting.
»	Secure high quality education and care for young children.
»	Provide sufficient and suitable school places within local or accessible communities.
»	Assess and provide for children with particular learning, emotional, behavioural, physical, and sensory needs.
»	Give vulnerable or disaffected children opportunities to benefit from full-time education. Assist all young people to become healthy, well-informed and responsible citizens.
»	Improve standards of teaching, learning and pupil achievement at all Key Stages of the National Curriculum.
»	Assist development of broad learning opportunities, including work experience and work-related courses, for 14-19 year olds.
»	Encourage people of all ages to enjoy and participate in cultural, learning and community experiences.
»	Provide or identify high quality strategic management, support services, and sufficient funding to assist the work of schools.

Education