SCHEDULE 1INITIAL INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT
Parent governors5
1
The Governing Body shall include such number of parent governors (being not less than three nor more than five) as is specified in the Proposals.
2
In this Instrument, “parent governor” means—
a
where the School is established in a hospital—
i
a person appointed by the other members of the Governing Body; or
ii
an initial parent governor; or
b
in any other case—
i
a person elected by persons who are themselves registered parents of registered pupils at the School;
ii
a person appointed by virtue of paragraph 8 below;
iii
where the School is to be established in pursuance of proposals for the establishment of a new grant-maintained special school, a person appointed before the implementation date by virtue of regulation 2(2)(e) of the Education (Initial Government of Grant-maintained Special Schools) Regulations 19948; or
iv
an initial parent governor.
3
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) above, to qualify for appointment as a parent governor a person must when he is appointed be a registered parent of a registered pupil at the School or, if that is not reasonably practicable, a parent of one or more children of compulsory school age; and, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i) above, to qualify for election a person must be a registered parent of a registered pupil.