Regulation 25
1. In regulation 3, after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) In these Regulations—
(a)any reference to the head teacher or deputy head teacher of a school is to be construed as a reference to the head teacher or deputy head teacher of a federation or of a federated school; and
(b)where reference is made to the authority and a federation includes schools maintained by more than one authority, the reference is to be taken as a reference to each authority.”.
2. In regulations 4(4)(a), 7(1)(a) and (b), 8, 18(1)(a)(iii) and (b) and (2) to (5), 20(1) to (3), 21(4), 30(1), (1)(a)(iii), (1)(b) and (2) to (5) and 31(1) and paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 2, for “the school” substitute “the federation or the federated school”.
3. In regulation 6(1)(b), after “send a copy of the report to the” insert “relevant”.
4. In regulation 11, after “This Part applies to” insert “federated schools which are”.
5. In regulations 12(4), 18(1), 21(1), 24(4) and 30(1), for “a school” substitute “a federation or a federated school”.
6. In regulations 13(a) and 25, after “working at a” insert “federated”.
7. In regulation 19, for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) Subject to regulation 21—
(a)the governing body or the head teacher of the federation may suspend any person employed or engaged otherwise than under a contract of employment to work at the federation; and
(b)the governing body or the head teacher of a federated school may suspend any person employed or engaged otherwise than under a contract of employment to work at that federated school,
where, in the opinion of the governing body or (as the case may be) the head teacher, such suspension is required.”.
8. In regulation 19(4), after “inform the authority and the” insert “relevant”.
9. In regulation 23, after “This Part applies to” insert “federated schools which are”.
10. In regulation 27, after paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) The foundation governors appointed in respect of a particular federated voluntary aided school must agree any recommendation at paragraph (3)(c) in respect of the appointment of the head teacher of that school.”.
11. In regulation 34(1), after “voluntary aided school” insert “which is a federated school”.
12. In regulation 35(2), for “school or schools” substitute “school, federated school or federation”.
13. In regulations 36(1), 37(1) and 38(2), for sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) substitute—
(a)the head teacher of one or more of the collaborating schools, federated schools or federations;
(b)one or more of the governors from any of the collaborating governing bodies; or
(c)one or more head teachers acting together with one or more governors from any of the collaborating schools, federated schools or federations..
14. In regulation 40, after “school” insert “which is to be a federated school”..