The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012

Additional requirements for federations comprising foundation and voluntary schools

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22.—(1) The governing body of a federation comprising only foundation or foundation special schools which, in either case, do not have a foundation, must also include at least two (but no more than one quarter of the total) partnership governors.

(2) The governing body of a federation comprising only foundation or foundation special schools which have a foundation but which are not qualifying foundation schools must also include at least two (but no more than 45 per cent of the total) foundation governors.

(3) The governing body of a federation comprising only qualifying foundation schools must also include such number of foundation governors as to outnumber all the other governors by up to two.

(4) The governing body of a federation comprising only voluntary controlled schools must also include at least two (but no more than one quarter of the total) foundation governors.

(5) The governing body of a federation comprising only voluntary aided schools must also include such number of foundation governors as to outnumber all the other governors by two.

(6) The governing body of a federation comprising voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools must also include at least one foundation governor.

(7) The governing body of a federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one foundation, foundation special or voluntary aided school must also include at least two foundation governors (or partnership governors as appropriate in respect of any school without a foundation).

(8) In calculating the number of governors required in order to comply with this regulation, the number is to be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.