The Collaboration Arrangements (Maintained Schools and Further Education Bodies) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Collaboration between schools and further education bodies

3.—(1) A governing body, whether alone or together with other governing bodies, may make collaboration arrangements with one or more further education bodies, subject to regulations 50 to 52 of the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations.

(2) A further education body, whether alone or together with other further education bodies, may make collaboration arrangements with one or more governing bodies, subject to the provisions of their instrument and articles.

(3) A further education body may make collaboration arrangements with one or more further education bodies, subject to the provisions of their instrument and articles.

(4) Where a governing body makes collaboration arrangements in accordance with paragraph (1) in respect of any of their functions relating to individual members of the school staff, the Staffing of Maintained Schools Regulations apply to the discharge of such functions.

(5) Where a further education body makes collaboration arrangements in accordance with paragraphs (2) or (3) in respect of any of their functions relating to individual members of the institution’s staff, the relevant provisions of the instrument and articles apply to the discharge of such functions.

(6) Subject to paragraph (7), where collaborating bodies make arrangements in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2) or (3), they may also delegate the discharge of any of their functions to a joint committee established by them.

(7) Where the collaborating body is—

(a) a governing body, that body may only delegate such functions to a joint committee as may be delegated to a committee under regulation 50 of the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations;

(b) a further education body, that body may only delegate such functions to a joint committee as may be delegated to a committee under the relevant provisions of its instrument and articles.

(8) For the purposes of these Regulations, in regulations 50 to 52 of the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations—

(a) “committee” (“pwyllgor”) means a joint committee established in accordance with paragraph (6);

(b) “governor” (“llywodraethwr”) means a member of any of the collaborating governing bodies; and

(c) “head teacher” (“pennaeth”) means the head teacher of any of the schools.