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SCHEDULE 9
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CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNING BODIES |
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PART I |
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CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR |
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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.
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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-
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(a) where the school has a particular religious character, is appointed for the purpose of securing that that character is preserved, and |
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(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, |
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or, where the school has neither a religious character nor a trust deed, is appointed as a foundation governor of the school.
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LEA governors |
| | 3. In this Schedule "LEA governor" means a governor appointed to the school's governing body by the local education authority.
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Parent governors |
| | 4. In this Schedule "parent governor" means-
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(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 |
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(b) a person who is appointed as a parent governor by the governing body in accordance with regulations. |
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Partnership governors |
| | 5. In this Schedule "partnership governor" means a person nominated as a partnership governor, and appointed as such, in accordance with regulations.
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Staff governors |
| | 6. In this Schedule "staff governor" means a person-
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(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 |
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(b) who is himself a person so employed at the time when he is elected; |
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and for this purpose "employed" means employed under a contract of employment or a contract for services.
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Teacher governors |
| | 7. In this Schedule "teacher governor" means a person-
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(a) who is elected as a member of the school's governing body by teachers at the school, and |
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(b) who is himself such a teacher at the time when he is elected; |
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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.
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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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