The Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994

PART I GENERAL

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st May 1994.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“the 1993 Act” means the Education Act 1993;

“departing school” means a school in a group in respect of which procedures have been initiated for the school to leave the group and not terminated (as initiated on that occasion);

“foundation school” means a grant–maintained school–

(a)

which was a voluntary school immediately before it became grant– maintained, or

(b)

which was established in pursuance of proposals published under section 49 of the 1993 Act;

“grant–maintained school” includes a grant–maintained special school and references to “grant–maintained status” shall be construed accordingly;

“group” means a group of two or more grant–maintained schools conducted by a single governing body;

“hospital special school” means a maintained special school established in a hospital;

“maintained special school” means a special school maintained by a local education authority;

“participating school” means a school named in a motion or resolution or the subject of a ballot in respect of which the formation of a group with other participating schools is being considered;

“relevant age group” has the same meaning as in section 155(4) of the 1993 Act;

“relevant particulars” means the particulars specified in paragraph 4(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.