Part I Measures to raise standards of school education
C4C5 Chapter IV Intervention in schools causing concern
Pt. 1 Ch. 4: power to modify conferred (1.4.2003 for E.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 25(1)(a), 216(4) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2003/124, art. 4
Intervention by LEAs
14 Powers of intervention exercisable by LEAs.
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If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of any of the following provisions of that section, namely—
a
subsection (1) (school subject to formal warning),
c
subsection (6) (school requiring special measures),
the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) below (which confer powers of intervention on local education authorities) shall also apply to the school at that time unless excluded by subsection (3) below (intervention by Secretary of State).
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In this Chapter “maintained school” includes a maintained nursery school.
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Those provisions are—
C2a
section 16 (power to appoint additional governors);
F1aa
section 16A (power to provide for governing body to consist of interim executive members);
and
C3b
section 17 (power to suspend right to delegated budget).
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Those provisions shall not apply to a school to which section 15 applies by virtue of subsection (4) or (6) of that section (school F3with serious weaknessesF3requiring significant improvement or requiring special measures) if, in connection with the same inspection falling within subsection (4)(a) or (6)(a) of that section—
a
the Secretary of State has exercised in relation to the school his power under section 18 (power to appoint additional governors) and any additional governors appointed in the exercise of that power remain in office; or
b
he has exercised in relation to the school his power under section 19 (power to direct closure of school).
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F5In this Chapter—
a
“Chief Inspector” and “member of the Inspectorate”, and
b
references to special measures being, or not being, required to be taken in relation to a school,
have the same meaning as in the M1School Inspections Act 1996.
F5In this Chapter—
a
“Chief Inspector” means—
i
in relation to a school in England, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England, and
ii
in relation to a school in Wales, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales,
b
“member of the Inspectorate”, in relation to an inspection of a school in Wales, has the meaning given by section 43 of the Education Act 2005,
c
references to special measures being, or not being, required to be taken in relation to a school are to be read in accordance with section 44(1) of that Act, and
d
references to a school requiring, or not requiring, significant improvement are to be read in accordance with section 44(2) of that Act.
Pt. 1 Chapter 4: Power to modify conferred (prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 25, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4))