Education Act 1996

Section 162.

SCHEDULE 18 E+W Annual parents’ meetings

Proceedings at an annual parents’ meeting E+W

1 E+W The articles of government for a county, voluntary or maintained special school shall provide for the proceedings at an annual parents’ meeting to be under the control of the governing body.

2 (1) The articles of government for a county, voluntary or maintained special school shall provide for any annual parents’ meeting at which the required number of parents of registered pupils at the school are present to be entitled to pass (by a simple majority) resolutions on any matters which may properly be discussed at the meeting. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the required number”, in relation to a school, means any number equal to or greater than 20 per cent. of the number of registered pupils at the school.

3 E+W No person who is not a parent of a registered pupil at the school may vote on any question put to an annual parents’ meeting.

Consideration of resolutions passed at an annual parents’ meeting E+W

4 (1) The articles of government for a county, voluntary or maintained special school shall require the governing body— E+W

(a) to consider any resolution which is duly passed at an annual parents’ meeting and which they consider is a matter for them;

(b) to send to the head teacher a copy of any resolution which is so passed and which they consider is a matter for him; and

(c) to send to the local education authority a copy of any resolution which is so passed and which they consider is a matter for the authority.

(2) The articles of government shall in addition—

(a) require the head teacher to consider any resolution a copy of which has been sent to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b) and to provide the governing body with a brief comment on it (in writing) for inclusion in their next governors’ report; and

(b) require the local education authority to do likewise in relation to any resolution a copy of which has been sent to them by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(c).

Determination of question whether person is to be treated as pupil’s parent E+W

5 (1) The articles of government for a county, controlled or maintained special school shall provide for any question whether any person is to be treated, for the purposes of any provision of the articles relating to the annual parents’ meeting, as the parent of a registered pupil at the school to be determined by the local education authority. E+W

(2) The articles of government for an aided or a special agreement school shall provide for any such question to be determined by the governing body.