School organisation plan
Each Local Education Authority (LEA
) must prepare and consult on a
School Organisation Plan (SOP
) for their area.
The SOP sets out how the
LEA plans to meet its statutory duty to secure sufficient education
provision within the area, and how it will support the government's agenda to
increase diversity, encourage collaboration, promote community cohesion and
raise standards.
The SOP should help the
key stakeholders - LEA,
diocesan authorities, schools, promoters, parents and local communities - to
understand what school places are needed at present and in the future, and how
they will be provided. The SOP
covers a period of five academic years. A new plan should be produced in 2008
and thereafter every 3 years as a minimum.