The Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 2011

Governing body

2.—(1) The arrangements to be made at the school with respect to the composition and proceedings of the governing body and the appointment or election of its members—

(a) meet the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (2), and

(b) are approved by the Secretary of State.

(2) The arrangements referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must provide—

(a) for the governing body to include—

(i) at least one member appointed by one or more local authority,

(ii) at least one member elected by teachers at the school from among their number, and

(iii) subject to sub-paragraph (3), at least one member elected by, or appointed to represent, parents of children at the school;

(b) that a governor is to hold office for a period of four years from the date of election or appointment, except in the case of a governor who is the head teacher of the school who may hold office as long as they are the head teacher; and

(c) that the governing body must hold at least three meetings in every school year.

(3) The person who is elected or appointed under sub-paragraph (2)(a)(iii) must be a person who is the parent of—

(a) a registered pupil at the school,

(b) a child of compulsory school age with special educational needs,

(c) a person of any age with special educational needs, or

(d) a child of compulsory school age, and

must not be an elected member of the local authority, or a person paid to work at the school for more than 500 hours in any consecutive twelve month period.