Part I Measures to raise standards of school education

C4 Chapter IV Intervention in schools F5in Wales causing concern

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4

Pt. 1 Ch. 4: power to modify conferred (1.4.2003 for E., 12.4.2010 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 25(1)(a), 216(4) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2003/124, art. 4; S.I. 2010/707, art. 3(d)

Intervention by F15local authorities

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14 Powers of intervention exercisable by F15local authorities.

1

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),

b

subsection (4) (school F2requiring significant improvement), or

c

subsection (6) (school requiring special measures),

the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) below (which confer powers of intervention on F15local authorities) shall also apply to the school at that time unless excluded by subsection (3) below (intervention by F6Assembly).

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C12

Those provisions are—

C2a

section 16 (power to appoint additional governors);

F13aa

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).

F13

Those provisions shall not apply to a school to which section 15 applies by virtue of subsection (4) or (6) of that section (school F3requiring 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 F8Assembly has exercised in relation to the school F8its 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

F9the Assembly has exercised in relation to the school F9its power under section 19 (power to direct closure of school).

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In this Chapter “maintained school” means any school in Wales that is—

a

a community, foundation or voluntary school,

b

a community or foundation special school, or

c

a maintained nursery school.

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In this Chapter—

F11a

“Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales,

F12b

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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 F14the Education Act 2005, 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.