The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Annual report of Board of Governors N.I.

125.—(1) The scheme of management for every grant‐aided school shall provide for it to be the duty of the Board of Governors to prepare, once in every school year, a report containing—

(a) a summary of the steps taken by the Board of Governors in the discharge of its functions during the period since its last report; and

(b) such other information as the scheme of management may require.

(2) The scheme of management for every such school shall, in particular, require that report—

(a) to be as brief as is reasonably consistent with the requirements as to its contents;

(b) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) to give the name of each member of the Board of Governors and indicate into which of the following categories he falls, namely—

(i) members nominated by transferors and superseded managers;

(ii) members elected by parents;

(iii) members elected by assistant teachers;

(iv) members chosen, nominated or appointed by [F2 the Authority] ;

(v) members nominated by the Boards of Governors of contributory schools;

(vi) members nominated or appointed by the Head of the Department;

(vii) members nominated by trustees or nominating trustees;

(viii) foundation members;

(ix) co‐opted members;

(x) the principal;

(xi) members not falling under any preceding category;

(d) to give, in relation to each member (other than the principal) the date on which his term of office comes to an end;

(e) to name the chairman of the Board of Governors and its secretary;

(f) to give such information as is available to the Board of Governors about arrangements for the next election of parents to the Board of Governors;

(g) to contain a financial statement—

(i) reproducing or summarising any financial statement of which a copy has been furnished to the Board of Governors by [F2 the Authority] under Article 54 or 57 or by the Department under Article 61 or 78 since the last report was prepared;

(ii) indicating, in general terms, how any grants made to the Board of Governors under the Education Orders in the period covered by the report were used and how any sum made available to the Board of Governors by [F2 the Authority] in respect of the school's budget share[F3 (within the meaning of Part VII of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998)] in that period was used;

(iii) giving details of the application of any gifts or bequests made to the school in that period;

[F4 (ga) to describe in general terms—

(i) the arrangements made for the security of the pupils and staff at the school and the school premises; and

(ii) any changes to those arrangements since the last report was prepared;]

(h) to describe what steps have been taken by the Board of Governors to develop or strengthen the school's links with the community and, in particular, to promote the attainment of the objectives of the educational theme called Education for Mutual Understanding; and

(i) to give such information as is required to be made available in accordance with regulations under [F5 Article 24(2)(a) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006] .

(3) The scheme of management for every such school shall enable the Board of Governors to produce its report in such language or languages (in addition to English) as it considers appropriate.

(4) The scheme of management for every such school shall provide for it to be the duty of the Board of Governors to take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that—

(a) the parents of all registered pupils at the school and all persons employed at the school are given (free of charge) a copy of its report;

(b) copies of that report are available for inspection (at all reasonable times and free of charge) at the school; and

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• Para. (5) rep. by 1993 NI 12

• Para. (6) rep. by 1997 NI 15

[F7 (7) This Article does not apply to a school established in a hospital.]

F1 Art. 125(2)(b) repealed (1.8.2006) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11)), arts. 1(2), 44, Sch. 2 para. 6, Sch. 3 Pt. 1

F2 Words in Order substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)

F3 Words in art. 125(2)(g)(ii) substituted (31.5.2009) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13)), arts. 1(3)(g), 91(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II; S.R. 2009/183, art. 3(a)(d)

F4 1998 NI 13

F5 Words in art. 125(2)(i) substituted (1.8.2006) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11)), arts. 1(2), 44(1), Sch. 2 para. 7

F6 Art. 125(4)(c) repealed (1.8.2006) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11)), arts. 1(2), 44, Sch. 2 para. 6, Sch. 3 Pt. 1

F7 1993 NI 12