Regulations 2 and 5
1. The management and appraisal of school teachers, including training for the appraisal of school teachers.
2. The teaching of mathematics in schools.
3. The teaching of science and technology as part of primary education.
4. Projects to —
(a)improve the quality or the range of the curriculum provided in primary schools in rural areas;
(b)meet the educational needs of persons from ethnic minorities, to promote harmony between different racial groups or in other ways to prepare persons for life in a multi-ethnic society;
(c)promote social responsibility in children;
(d)broaden the range of languages learnt by pupils in secondary schools as their first foreign language.
5. The provision of data-processing equipment, and accessories and software for such equipment, for use in the management of institutions of further or higher education and the training of staff in the use of such equipment.
6. Developing the knowledge and appreciation, among pupils in schools in Wales, of the heritage, culture and language of Wales.
7. The development, provision and appraisal of support and training for school governors.
8. The provision of support for parents in the teaching of children under the age of five with special educational needs, as defined in section 1 of the Education Act 1981(1).
9. The provision of health education related in particular to the risks associated with alcohol, smoking, drug and solvent misuse, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
10. The organisation in urban areas of leisure-time activities of vocational benefit to young persons mainly between the ages of 14 and 21.
11. The development and support of methods of learning which do not require regular attendance at educational establishments, including activities connected with the Open College.
12. The development of the use of information technology for teaching and learning in schools by the provision of information technology equipment, staff and support for training.
13. The preparation and implementation of schemes for financing county and voluntary schools made under section 33 of the Education Reform Act 1988(2).
14. The preparation and implementation of schemes for financing locally funded further and higher education made under section 139 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
15. The development and appraisal of courses of training for governors of institutions of further or higher education.
16. The development and improvement of the inspection and advisory services provided by education authorities with a view to —
(a)monitoring the quality of education provided by the authority in schools, and
(b)providing advice in relation to the national curriculum (as defined in section 2 of the Education Reform Act 1988) and the delegation of financial management pursuant to schemes made under section 33 of that Act.
17. Helping schools to implement to the requirements of Chapter I of Part I of the Education Reform Act 1988 relating to the basic curriculum (as defined in section 2 of that Act) and collective worship.
18. The training of teachers in schools to improve pupils' use and understanding of the English language, with particular reference to the recommendations of the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Teaching of English Language appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Science under the chairmanship of Sir John Kingman, published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in March 1988(3).
19. The training of teachers in Wales to teach Welsh as part of the national curriculum (as defined in item 16 above).
(i)20. The provision in urban areas of England of training to enable young people to qualify as youth workers, being training designed primarily for those between the ages of 18 and 25.
(ii)The provision of corresponding training in Wales within the Boroughs of Dinefwr, Llanelli, Blaenau Gwent, Islwyn, Torfaen, Cynon Valley, Merthyr Tydfil, Ogwr, Rhymney Valley, Taff Ely, Brecknock, Lliw Valley, Neath and Port Talbot and the City of Swansea.
21. The provision of open learning centres to provide tuition for adults in literacy, numeracy and related communication skills.
22. The improvement of educational guidance services for adults including the development of computer databases of local learning opportunities.
23. The improvement of provision for pupils whose behaviour poses difficulties for schools, and of support services for schools in dealing with such pupils.
24. Action to improve rates of attendance in schools.
25. The development of schemes for the local recruitment of teachers.
26. The promotion of the improved transmission between education authorities and the Department of Education and Science of information relating to the employment of teachers.
27. The provision of support for the English Districts of the Workers' Educational Association.
28. The improvement of the planning and co-ordination of educational provision for children aged under 5 made by education authorities and other bodies.