F1Part III Grant-maintained schools
Chapter X General and Miscellaneous
Religious opinions etc. of staff
305 Former voluntary schools and certain schools established as grant-maintained schools.
1
Subject to section 306, subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to a grant-maintained school if—
a
it was a voluntary school immediately before it became grant-maintained, or
b
it was established in pursuance of proposals published under section 212 and either any trust deed relating to the school or the statement required by paragraph 8 of Schedule 20 makes provision as to the religious education for pupils at the school.
2
No person shall be disqualified by reason of his religious opinions, or of his attending or omitting to attend religious worship, for being employed (otherwise than as a teacher) for the purposes of the school.
3
No teacher at the school shall receive any less emolument or be deprived of, or disqualified for, any promotion or other advantage—
a
by reason of the fact that he gives religious education, or
b
by reason of his religious opinions or of his attending religious worship.
4
Without prejudice to subsections (2) and (3), in the case of a school which was a voluntary school immediately before it became grant-maintained, any of the provisions of section 146 (saving as to position of teachers) which, immediately before the school became grant-maintained, applied in relation to a teacher in the school shall continue to apply in relation to him until he ceases to be employed as a teacher in the school.
Pt. III (ss. 183-311) repealed (1.10.1998, 1.4.1999 and otherwise 1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 70, Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.I; S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2; S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1; S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with savings as specified in those S.I.s and subject to savings in S.I. 1999/704)