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(1)The articles of government for every county, voluntary and maintained special school shall provide for it to be the duty of the governing body to prepare, once in every school year, a report (“the governors’ report”) containing—
(a)a summary of the steps taken by the governing body in the discharge of their functions during the period since their last report; and
(b)such other information as the articles may require.
(2)The articles of government for every such school shall, in particular, require the governors’ report—
(a)to be as brief as is reasonably consistent with the requirements as to its contents;
(b)where there is an obligation on the governing body (by virtue of section 31 of this Act) to hold an annual parents’ meeting—
(i)to give details of the date, time and place for the next such meeting and its agenda;
(ii)to indicate that the purpose of that meeting will be to discuss both the governors’ report and the discharge by the governing body, the head teacher and the local education authority of their functions in relation to the school; and
(iii)to report on the consideration which has been given to any resolutions passed at the previous such meeting;
(c)to give the name of each governor and indicate whether he is a parent, teacher or foundation governor or was co-opted or otherwise appointed as a governor or is an ex officio governor;
(d)to say, in the case of an appointed governor, by whom he was appointed;
(e)to give, in relation to each governor who is not an ex officio governor, the date on which his term of office comes to an end;
(f)to name, and give the address of, the chairman of the governing body and their clerk;
(g)to give such information as is available to the governing body about arrangements for the next election of parent governors;
(h)to contain a financial statement—
[F1(i)reproducing or summarising any financial statement of which a copy has been furnished to the governing body by the authority under section 42 or 50 of the Education Reform Act 1988 since the last governors’ report was prepared;
(ii)indicating, in general terms, how any sum made available to the governing body by the authority in respect of the school’s budget share within the meaning of Chapter III of Part I of that Act or under section 49 of that Act in the period covered by the report was used;]and
(iii)giving details of the application of any gifts made to the school in that period;
(i)to give, in the case of a secondary school, such information in relation to public examinations as is required to be published by virtue of section 8(5) of the 1980 Act;
(j)to describe what steps have been taken by the governing body to develop or strengthen the school’s links with the community (including links with the police); and
(k)to draw attention to the information made available by the governing body in accordance with the regulations made under section 20 of this Act.
(3)The articles of government for every such school shall—
(a)enable the governing body to produce their report in such language or languages (in addition to English) as they consider appropriate; and
(b)require them to produce it in such language or languages (in addition to English and any other language in which the governing body propose to produce it) as the local education authority may direct.
(4)The articles of government for every such school shall provide for it to be the duty of the governing body of any such school 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 the governors’ report;
(b)copies of the report are available for inspection (at all reasonable times and free of charge) at the school; and
(c)where there is an obligation on the governing body (by virtue of section 31 of this Act) to hold an annual parents’ meeting, copies of the report to be considered at that meeting are given to parents not less than two weeks before that meeting.
[F2(5)The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments of subsection (2) above as he considers expedient.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 30(2)(h)(i)(ii) substituted by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 51(9), 231(7), 235(6), Sch. 4 para. 1(2)
F2S. 30(5) added (16.5.1992) by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), s. 21(7), Sch. 4para. 5; S.I. 1992/1157, art. 2,Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 30(1)(a) amended by S.I. 1986/2203, Sch. 3 para. 1(4)
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