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11(1)The articles of government for a county, controlled, special agreement or maintained special school shall make provision for the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (2) to (7).E+W
(2)The local education authority shall consult the governing body and (except where he is the person concerned) the head teacher before—
(a)dismissing a person to whom sub-paragraph (3) applies, or
(b)otherwise requiring such a person to cease to work at the school, or
(c)permitting such a person to retire in circumstances in which he would be entitled to compensation for premature retirement.
(3)This sub-paragraph applies to any person who is—
(a)employed in a post which is part of the complement of the school, or
(b)employed to work solely at the school in any other post, otherwise than solely in connection with either or both of the following—
(i)the provision of meals;
(ii)the supervision of pupils at midday.
(4)Where a teacher at the school is required to complete an initial period of probation, the local education authority shall consult the governing body and the head teacher before—
(a)extending his period of probation, or
(b)deciding whether he has completed it successfully.
(5)Where the governing body recommend to the local education authority that a person should cease to work at the school, the authority shall consider their recommendation.
(6)Both the governing body and the head teacher shall have power to suspend a person employed to work at the school where, in the opinion of the governing body or (as the case may be) the head teacher, his exclusion from the school is required.
(7)The governing body or head teacher shall—
(a)when exercising that power, immediately inform the local education authority and the head teacher or (as the case may be) governing body, and
(b)end the suspension if directed to do so by the authority.
(8)In this paragraph “suspend” means suspend without loss of emoluments; and in sub-paragraph (2) the reference to dismissing a person does not include a dismissal under section 143(6) or 144(3) (dismissal of teachers of religious education).
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