The Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2012

Membership: general E+W

4.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs of this regulation, an authority may determine the size and composition of their schools forum and the forum members' terms of office.

(2) A forum must comprise—

(a) schools members elected in accordance with regulation 5;

(b) F1 ... at least one Academies member elected or selected in accordance with regulation 6; and

(c) non-schools members appointed [F2 or elected] in accordance with regulation 7.

[F3 (3) If, for any reason, an election for a schools member under regulation 5(1), an Academies member under regulation 6(1), or person to represent 16 to 19 providers under regulation 7(1)(a) either does not take place by the date (if any) set by an authority or results in a tie between two or more candidates, the authority must appoint the schools member, Academies member or person to represent 16 to 19 providers to their schools forum instead.]

(4) Schools members and Academies members must together comprise at least two thirds of the membership of the forum.

(5) At least one member must be a representative of the governing bodies of maintained schools and at least one member must be a representative of the head teachers of such schools.

(6) Subject to paragraphs (7) to [F4 (10C)], primary schools, secondary schools and Academies must be broadly proportionately represented on the forum, having regard to the total number of pupils registered at them.

(7) Where the authority maintain one or more secondary schools, at least one schools member must be a representative of a secondary school.

(8) Where the authority maintain one or more special schools, at least one schools member must be a representative of a special school.

(9) Where the authority maintain one or more nursery schools, at least one schools member must be a representative of a nursery school.

(10)  Where the authority maintain one or more pupil referral units, at least one schools member must be a representative of a pupil referral unitM1 .

[F5 (10A) At least one Academies member must be a representative of a mainstream Academy.

(10B) If there are any special Academies in the authority’s area, at least one Academies member must be a representative of a special Academy.

(10C) If there are any alternative provision Academies in the authority’s area, at least one Academies member must be a representative of an alternative provision Academy.]

(11) An authority may determine that the number of members representing schools in a particular school category must be broadly proportionate to the total number of schools in that category when compared with the total number of schools.

(12) A forum member remains in office until—

(a) the member's term of office expires;

(b) the member ceases to hold the office by virtue of which the member became eligible for election, selection or appointment to the forum;

(c) the member resigns from the forum by giving notice in writing to the authority; or

(d) in the case of a non-schools member, the member is replaced by the authority, at the request of the body which the member represents, by another person nominated by that body

(e) whichever comes first.

(13) The authority must maintain a written record of the composition of their forum, to include—

(a) the number of schools members and by which group or sub-group they were elected;

(b) the number of Academies members; and

(c) the number of non-schools members, their terms of office, how they were chosen and whom they represent.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 4(2)(b) revoked (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3352), regs. 1(2), 3(3)

F2 Words in reg. 4(2)(c) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3104), regs. 1(1), 3(4)

F3 Reg. 4(3) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3104), regs. 1(1), 3(5)

F4 Word in reg. 4(6) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3352), regs. 1(2), 3(4)

F5 Reg. 4(10A)-(10C) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3352), regs. 1(2), 3(5)

Marginal Citations

M1 “Pupil referral units” has the meaning given in section 19(2B) of the Education Act 1996.