The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2007

PART 3 CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR

Parent governors

13.—(1) In these Regulations “parent governor” means—

(a) a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 7 of Schedule 2 as a member of the governing body of a federation by—

(i) parents of registered pupils at a federated school, or

(ii) parents of children for whom educational or other provision is made on the premises of any maintained nursery school in the federation (including any such provision made by the governing body under section 27 of EA 2002),

and is himself such a parent at the time when he is elected; or

(b) a person appointed as a parent governor in respect of a federated school in accordance with paragraphs 8 to 10 of Schedule 2.

(2) Schedule 2 applies to the election and appointment of parent governors.

(3) A person is disqualified from election or appointment as a parent governor of a federation if he is—

(a) an elected member of the authority; or

(b) paid to work at the federation or a federated school for more than 500 hours in any consecutive twelve month period.

(4) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent governor when he ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at a federated school or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 2 (as the case may be) unless he is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.

Staff governors

14.—(1) In these Regulations “staff governor” means—

(a) the head teacher of a federation or of a federated school who is a staff governor by virtue of his office, unless he resigns in accordance with regulation 23(1) of the Constitution Regulations;

(b) a person who is elected in accordance with Schedule 3 as a member of the governing body of a federation by persons who are paid to work at the federation or at a federated school and is himself a person so working at the time when he is elected.

(2) At least one staff governor (in addition to the head teacher or head teachers) is to be a school teacher unless no school teacher stands for election.

(3) Where the federation’s instrument of government(1) specifies that there are to be three or more staff governors, at least one staff governor must be a person who is not a school teacher, unless no such person stands for election.

(4) Upon ceasing to work at the federation or at a school within the federation, a staff governor is disqualified from continuing to hold office as such a governor.

LEA governors

15.—(1) In these Regulations “LEA governor” means a governor appointed to be a member of the governing body of a federation by the authority that maintains the federated schools.

(2) Where the federation includes schools which are maintained by two or more authorities, those authorities must agree amongst themselves who is to appoint such governors and, if more than one governor is to be appointed, in what proportion.

(3) A person is disqualified from appointment as an LEA governor if he is eligible to be a staff governor.

Community governors

16.—(1) In these Regulations “community governor” means a person who is appointed as such by the governing body of a federation and who is—

(a) a person who lives or works in the community served by the federation; or

(b) a person who, in the opinion of the governing body, is committed to the good government and success of the federation.

(2) If one or more of the federated schools is a community special school or foundation special school the governing body of the federation must appoint as one of the community governors a person nominated in accordance with Schedule 4 in respect of each such school.

(3) A person is disqualified from appointment as a community governor if he is—

(a) eligible to be a staff governor; or

(b) an elected member of the authority.

Foundation governors

17.—(1) In these Regulations,

(a) “foundation governor” means a person who is appointed to be a member of the governing body of the federation in respect of a particular federated school, otherwise than by the local education authority and who—

(i) is appointed for the purposes of securing that the character of the federated school, including where the federated school has a particular religious character, such religious character, is preserved, and

(ii) where the federated school has a foundation, is appointed for the purpose of securing that the federated school is conducted in accordance with the foundation’s governing documents, including, where appropriate, any trust deed relating to the federated school;

(b) “ex officio foundation governor” means a foundation governor who is the holder of an office by virtue of which he is entitled to be a foundation governor; and

(c) “substitute governor” means a foundation governor appointed to act in the place of an ex officio foundation governor who is unwilling or unable to act as a governor or has been removed from office under regulation 24(3) of the Constitution Regulations.

(2) An ex officio foundation governor is, upon ceasing to hold the office from which his governorship derives, disqualified from continuing to hold office as such a governor.

Partnership governors

18.—(1) In these Regulations “partnership governor” means a person who is nominated as a partnership governor and appointed as such in accordance with Schedule 5.

(2) A person is disqualified from nomination or appointment as a partnership governor of a federation if he is—

(a) a parent of a registered pupil at a school within the federation;

(b) eligible to be a staff governor of the federation;

(c) an elected member of a relevant authority; or

(d) employed by a relevant authority in connection with its functions as a local education authority.

Sponsor governors

19.  In these Regulations “sponsor governor” means a person nominated as a sponsor governor and appointed as such by the governing body of a federation in accordance with Schedule 6.

Associate members

20.—(1) In these Regulations “associate member” means a person appointed by the governing body of a federation as a member of any committee established by them but who is not a governor.

(2) An associate member holds office for a period of four years or such shorter period (not being less than one year) as may be determined by the governing body of a federation at the date of his appointment.

(3) Nothing in this regulation prevents an associate member from being reappointed at the expiration of his term of office.

(4) Any person who is disqualified from holding office as a governor of a school under Schedule 6 to the Constitution Regulations is likewise disqualified from appointment as, or from continuing as, an associate member of the governing body of a federation, save as provided in paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Constitution Regulations.

(1)

As defined by section 20 of EA 2002.