The main provisions of the Education Reform Act are as follows: •
Academic tenure was abolished for academics appointed on or after 20 November 1987. • An element of choice was introduced, where parents could specify which school was their preferred choice. •
City Technology Colleges (CTCs) were introduced. This part of the Act allowed new more autonomous schools to be taken out of the direct financial control of
local authorities. Financial control would be handed to the head teacher and governors of a school. There was also a requirement for partial private funding. There were only fifteen schools that were eventually set up. The successor to this programme was the establishment of
academies. • Controls on the use of the word 'degree' were introduced with respect to UK bodies. •
Grant-maintained schools (GMS) were introduced. Primary and secondary schools could, under this provision, remove themselves fully from their respective
local education authorities and would be completely funded by central
government. Secondary schools also had limited selection powers at the age of eleven. • '
Key Stages' (KS) were introduced in schools. At each key stage a number of educational objectives were to be achieved. •
Local management of schools (LMS) was introduced. This part of the Act allowed all schools to be taken out of the direct financial control of
local authorities. Financial control would be handed to the
head teacher and governors of a school. For further education colleges, the greater autonomy brought in by the 1988 Act was extended by the
Further and Higher Education Act 1992 to become complete independence of local authority control, as colleges were 'incorporated'. • The
National Curriculum (NC) was introduced. • The
Inner London Education Authority was abolished with effect from 1 April 1990 and its functions transferred to the inner
London Boroughs. ==Commencement==