| School
Improvement Strategy |
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| Inspection includes the following areas of activity:
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 | the socio-economic
context of the LEA; |
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 | the performance of
schools (from attainment in reception to the end of
Key Stage 4); |
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 | the council’s
structure and operation; |
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 | funding, including the
co-ordination of external funding; |
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 | the LEA’s strategy for
school improvement, including the EDP; |
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 | the progress on
implementing the LEA’s strategy for school
improvement, including the EDP; |
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 | the extent to which the
LEA targets its resources to priorities; |
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 | the extent to which the
LEA has in place effective strategies to promote
continuous improvement, including best value. |
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