SCHEDULE 1Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate

Temporary Additional Community Governors

12.—(1) This paragraph applies to a temporary governing body constituted in accordance with paragraphs 5 to 10 for one or more of the following—

(a)any proposed community, voluntary or foundation school which is to be a primary school; and

(b)any proposed maintained nursery school;

which serves an area for which there are one or more community councils.

(2) The instrument of government of a proposed school must provide for the temporary governing body to include (in addition to the governors required by virtue of paragraphs 5 to 11, as the case may be) one temporary community governor nominated by the community council.

(3) If a proposed school serves an area for which there are two or more community councils, the temporary governing body may seek nominations from one or more of those councils.