The Education (Groups of Grant-maintained Schools) (Initial Governing Instruments) Regulations 1994

Election of parent governors and teacher governors

9.—(1) The Governing Body shall secure that where a vacancy occurs which is required to be filled by election,

(a) parent governors are elected by a single electorate consisting of registered parents of registered pupils at any school in the group which is not a hospital special school (each parent having the same number of votes), and

(b) teacher governors are elected by a single electorate consisting of teachers at any school in the group (each teacher having he same number of votes).

(2) It shall be for the Governing Body to determine, for the purposes of an election of parent or teacher governors, any question whether a person is—

(a) a registered parent of a registered pupil at any of the schools; or

(b) a teacher at any of the schools.

(3) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, it shall be for the Governing Body to make all necessary arrangements for, and to determine all other matters relating to, any such election.

(4) The power conferred by sub-paragraph (2) above includes power to make provision as to qualifying dates but does not include power to impose any requirement as to the minimum number of votes required to be cast for a candidate to be elected.

(5) An election of parent or teacher governors which is contested must be held by secret ballot.

(6) The arrangements made under sub-paragraph (2) above shall, in the case of any election of a parent governor, provide for every person who is entitled to vote in the election to have an opportunity to do so by post or, if he so prefers, by having his ballot paper returned to any of the schools by a registered pupil at that school.

(7) Where a vacancy for a parent governor is required to be filled by election, the Governing Body shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every person who is known to them to be a registered parent of a registered pupil at any of the schools is—

(a) informed of the vacancy and that it is required to be filled by election;

(b) informed that he is entitled to stand as a candidate, and vote, at the election; and

(c) given an opportunity to do so.