F1Part II
Governing bodies
4 Governing bodies for aided and special agreement schools.
1
This section applies in relation to any aided or special agreement school.
2
The instrument of government for such a school shall provide for the governing body to include—
a
at least one governor appointed by the local education authority;
b
in the case of a school which is a primary school serving an area in which there is a minor authority, at least one governor appointed by the authority;
c
foundation governors;
d
at least one parent governor;
e
in the case of a school which has less than 300 registered pupils, at least one teacher governor;
f
in the case of a school which has 300 or more registered pupils, at least two teacher governors; and
g
the head teacher, unless he chooses not to be a governor.
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The instrument of government for such a school shall provide—
a
for such number of foundation governors as will lead to their outnumbering the other governors—
i
by two, if the governing body of the school will consist of eighteen or fewer governors; and
ii
by three, if it will consist of more than eighteen governors; and
b
for at least one of the foundation governors to be (at the time of his appointment) a parent of a registered pupil at the school.
4
Where the head teacher of such a school has chosen not to be a governor, he shall nevertheless be counted as one for the purposes of calculating the required number of foundation governors.
5
Subject to subsection (3) above, nothing in this section shall be taken to prevent the instrument of government for such a school from providing for the governing body to include governors in addition to those required by virtue of this section.
6
Where the head teacher is a governor he shall be treated for all purposes as being an ex officio governor.
Ss. 1-42 (Pts. I-III) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch.38 Pt. I, Sch. 39 (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)