SCHEDULE 1Appointment of Temporary Community Governors at Community Special Schools or Foundation Special Schools

Regulation 13(2)

1

Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the local education authority shall appoint temporary community governors to the temporary governing body of a new school which is or will be a community special school or foundation special school, in accordance with regulation 13(1).

2

1

In relation to a new school which is or will be a community special school or a foundation special school established in a hospital, the local education authority shall:

a

designate either:

i

one or more primary care trusts; or

ii

the national health service trust;

with which the new school is most closely connected, as the appropriate body; and

b

invite the appropriate body so designated to nominate (and if more than one, jointly) a person to be appointed as one of the temporary community governors.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph:

  • “national health service trust” means a body established by the Secretary of State under section 5 of the National Health Service or Community Care Act 199028;

  • “primary care trust” means a body established under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 197729.

3

In relation to a new school which is or will be a community special school or foundation special school not established in a hospital, the local education authority shall appoint as one of the temporary community governors:

a

if a voluntary organisation is designated by the local education authority as the appropriate voluntary organisation concerned with matters in respect of which the school is specially organised, a person (if any) nominated by that organisation; or

b

if two or more voluntary organisations are so designated as appropriate voluntary organisations concerned with such matters, a person (if any) nominated by those organisations acting jointly.