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.