F1Part II Schools maintained by local education authorities
Chapter IV Government of county, voluntary and maintained special schools
Grouping of schools under a single governing body
C189 Grouping of schools under a single governing body.
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Where any schools are grouped under this section, they shall—
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be treated for the purposes of this Chapter as a single school; and
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have a single governing body constituted under a single instrument of government.
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A group shall be treated for the purposes of this Chapter—
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as an aided school, if it contains at least one aided school;
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as a special agreement school, if it contains at least one special agreement school and paragraph (a) does not apply;
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as a controlled school, if it contains at least one controlled school and neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies;
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as a maintained special school, if it consists only of maintained special schools; and
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as a county school, if none of paragraphs (a) to (d) applies.
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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.
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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.
Pt. II (ss. 31-182) repealed (1.10.1998, 10.3.1999, 1.4.1999 respectively in relation to specified provisions and otherwise 1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pts. I, IV; 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 , S.I. 1999/711, S.I. 1999/2243 and S.I. 1999/2262)