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SCHEDULE 9
 
  CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNING BODIES
  PART I
  CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR
 
Co-opted governors
     1. In this Schedule "co-opted governor" means a person who is appointed to be a member of the school's governing body by being co-opted by governors who have not themselves been so appointed.
 
 
Foundation governors
     2. In this Act "foundation governor" means a person appointed to be a member of the school's governing body, otherwise than by a local education authority, who-
 
 
    (a) where the school has a particular religious character, is appointed for the purpose of securing that that character is preserved, and
 
    (b) where the school has a trust deed, is appointed for the purpose of securing that the school is conducted in accordance with that deed,
  or, where the school has neither a religious character nor a trust deed, is appointed as a foundation governor of the school.
 
 
LEA governors
     3. In this Schedule "LEA governor" means a governor appointed to the school's governing body by the local education authority.
 
 
Parent governors
     4. In this Schedule "parent governor" means-
 
 
    (a) a person who is elected as a member of the school's governing body by parents of registered pupils at the school and is himself such a parent at the time when he is elected, or
 
    (b) a person who is appointed as a parent governor by the governing body in accordance with regulations.
 
Partnership governors
     5. In this Schedule "partnership governor" means a person nominated as a partnership governor, and appointed as such, in accordance with regulations.
 
 
Staff governors
     6. In this Schedule "staff governor" means a person-
 
 
    (a) who is elected as a member of the school's governing body by persons employed to work at the school otherwise than as teachers, and
 
    (b) who is himself a person so employed at the time when he is elected;
  and for this purpose "employed" means employed under a contract of employment or a contract for services.
 
 
Teacher governors
     7. In this Schedule "teacher governor" means a person-
 
 
    (a) who is elected as a member of the school's governing body by teachers at the school, and
 
    (b) who is himself such a teacher at the time when he is elected;
  and for this purpose "teacher" means a teacher employed under a contract of employment or a contract for services or otherwise engaged to provide his services as a teacher.
 
 
Head teacher
     8. At any time when the head teacher is a governor, he shall be treated for all purposes as being an ex officio governor.
 
 
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