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Education Act 1996, Cross Heading: Grouping of schools under a single governing body is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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(3)Where any schools are grouped under this section, they shall—
(a)be treated for the purposes of this Chapter as a single school; and
(b)have a single governing body constituted under a single instrument of government.
(4)A group shall be treated for the purposes of this Chapter—
(a)as an aided school, if it contains at least one aided school;
(b)as a special agreement school, if it contains at least one special agreement school and paragraph (a) does not apply;
(c)as a controlled school, if it contains at least one controlled school and neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies;
(d)as a maintained special school, if it consists only of maintained special schools; and
(e)as a county school, if none of paragraphs (a) to (d) applies.
(5)In this Part—
“group” means two or more schools grouped under this section; and
“grouped school” means a school which forms a part of a group.
(6)Any reference in any enactment to the governing body or governors of a school shall be construed, in relation to any grouped school, as a reference to the governing body or governors of the group.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 89(1)(2) repealed (10.3.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 89 restricted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 57, ss. 29(1), 48(2)
S. 89 excluded (1.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3097, reg. 8(a)
S. 89 applied (24.7.1998 for certain purposes only) by 1998 c. 31, ss. 36(2), 145(3)(5), Sch. 10 para. 1(7) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)).
Textual Amendments
F2S. 90 repealed (10.3.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 5(1)(3) and subject to savings in S.I. 1999/2323, Sch. 7 paras. 2-4, 6, 7, 10, 12)
Textual Amendments
F3S. 91 repealed (10.3.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (subject to savings in S.I. 1999/2323, Sch. 7 paras. 2-4, 6, 7, 10, 12)
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(3)Where an order such as is mentioned in subsection (1) has been made, section 77 shall apply in relation to any subsequent order embodying or varying the instrument of government for the group, or any proposal for the making of such an order, as if the group—
(a)(where it contains one or more voluntary schools) were a single voluntary school; or
(b)(in any other case) were a single county school.
(4)Any agreement required by subsection (2) shall be treated for the purposes of section 77(5) as having been required by section 77(2).
Textual Amendments
F4S. 92(1)(2) repealed (10.3.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 5(2))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 92 excluded (1.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3097, reg. 8(a)
The instrument of government for a group—
(a)may provide for the local education authority to have power to determine, in relation to every election of parent or teacher governors, the school or schools within the group—
(i)the parents of registered pupils at which are entitled to stand and vote at the election, or
(ii)the teachers at which are entitled to stand and vote at the election,
as the case may be; and
(b)where it so provides, shall require the authority to ensure that the position after any such election will be that there is no school within the group which will not have had an opportunity to participate in accordance with paragraph (a) in the election of at least one of the parent or (as the case may be) teacher governors of the group.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 93 excluded (1.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3097, reg. 8(a)
Textual Amendments
F5S. 94 repealed (10.3.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (subject to savings in S.I. 1999/2323, Sch. 7 paras. 2-4, 6, 7, 10, 12)
Textual Amendments
F6S. 95 repealed (10.3.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 5(3) and subject to savings in S.I. 1999/2323, Sch. 7 paras. 2-4, 6, 7, 10, 12 )
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