Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made
15th December 1999
Laid before Parliament
20th December 1999
Coming into force
10th January 2000
Whereas an application for the purpose of establishing an education action zone has been made to the Secretary of State with the consent of the governing bodies of every school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 10(1), 11 and 138(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1), the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Sunderland Building Our Future Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 10th January 2000.
2. In this Order–
“partners” means those persons listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; and
“zone school” means a school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.
3. The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the Sunderland Building Our Future Education Action Zone (“the zone”) for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
4. There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Sunderland Education Action Forum (“the Forum”), the membership of which shall include–
(a)one person appointed by the governing body of each zone school, unless any such governing body choose not to make such an appointment;
(b)either one or two persons appointed by the Secretary of State; and
(c)one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment.
5. The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows–
(a)up to five persons representing the interests of business;
(b)up to two parents of registered pupils attending zone schools; and
(c)up to two persons representing the interests of the voluntary sector operating in the area served by the zone schools.
6. Articles 7 to 9 shall have effect for the purpose of prescribing the circumstances and cases in which a person is to be disqualified for holding, or continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum.
7.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; and a member, on becoming so disqualified, shall give written notice of the fact to the secretary to the Forum.
(2) Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having been adjudged bankrupt, that disqualification shall cease—
(a)unless the bankruptcy order made against that person is previously annulled, on his discharge from bankruptcy; and
(b)if the bankruptcy order is so annulled, on the date of the annulment.
(3) Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with his creditors and he pays his debts in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date on which the payment is completed and in any other case it shall cease on the expiration of three years from the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement are fulfilled.
8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if–
(a)within five years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect or since his appointment, he has been convicted, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine;
(b)within twenty years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect, he has been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment for a period of more than two and a half years; or
(c)he has at any time been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five years.
(2) For the purposes of this article there shall be disregarded any conviction by or before a court outside the United Kingdom of an offence in respect of conduct which, if it had taken place in any part of the United Kingdom, would not have constituted an offence under the law in force in that part of the United Kingdom.
9. Any member of the Forum who, without the consent of the Forum, has failed to attend the meetings thereof for a continuous period of six months beginning with the date of a meeting shall, on the expiry of that period, be disqualified for continuing to be a member of the Forum without prejudice however, to his re-appointment.
10. The chairman of the Forum elected in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, shall hold office for one year from the date of his election (unless he resigns his office earlier), without prejudice to his eligibility to be re-elected for a further such period.
Estelle Morris
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
15th December 1999
Article 2
The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:
The Council of the City of Sunderland (Civic Centre, Sunderland SR2 7DN)
City of Sunderland Partnership (c/o Regeneration Team, Chief Executive’s Department, Civic Centre, Sunderland SR2 7DN)
City of Sunderland College (Shiney Row Centre, Success Road, Philadelphia, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 4TL)
University of Sunderland (Langham Tower, Ryhope Road, Sunderland SR2 7EE)
the governing body of Hylton Red House Nursery School, DfEE No. 1006 (Rotherham Road, Sunderland SR5 5QL)
the governing body of Pennywell Community Nursery, DfEE No. 1012 (Portsmouth Road, Sunderland SR4 9BA)
Articles 2 and 3
| School | DfEE No. | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Schools | ||
| Broadway Junior School | 2004 | Springwell Road, Sunderland SR4 8NW |
| Grindon Infant School | 2026 | Gleneagles Road, Sunderland SR4 9QN |
| Havelock Primary School | 2029 | Fordfield Road, Sunderland SR4 0DA |
| Pallion Primary School | 2055 | Waverley Terrace, Sunderland SR4 6TA |
| Quarry View Infant School | 2062 | St Luke’s Road, Sunderland SR4 0HB |
| Quarry View Junior School | 2061 | St Luke’s Road, Sunderland SR4 0HB |
| South Hylton Primary School | 2097 | Union Street, South Hylton, Sunderland SR4 0LS |
| Bishop Harland Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 3321 | Ramillies Road, Sunderland SR5 5JA |
| Carley Hill Primary School | 2085 | Emsworth Road, Sunderland SR5 2QB |
| Downhill Primary School | 2087 | Killarney Square, Sunderland SR5 4AY |
| Hylton Red House Primary School | 2169 | Rotherham Road, Sunderland SR5 5QL |
| Southwick Primary School | 2035 | Clarence Street, Sunderland SR5 2HD |
| Witherwack Primary School | 2088 | Winslow Close, Sunderland SR5 5RZ |
| St Anne’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 3315 | Hylton Road, Sunderland SR4 9AA |
| St Hilda’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 3304 | The King’s Road, Sunderland SR5 2JD |
| English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 3313 | Redcar Road, Sunderland SR5 5AU |
| St John Bosco Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 3316 | Bradford Avenue, Sunderland SR5 4JW |
| Secondary Schools | ||
| Pennywell School | 4017 | Portsmouth Road, Sunderland SR4 9BA |
| Hylton Red House School | 4014 | Rutherglen Road, Sunderland SR5 5LN |
| Special Schools | ||
| Maplewood School | 7014 | Redcar Road, Sunderland SR5 5PA |
| Felstead School | 7000 | Fordfield Road, Sunderland SR4 0DA |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the Sunderland Building Our Future Education Action Zone, which comprises the schools listed in Schedule 2. The Order also provides (in articles 4 and 5) for the membership of the Education Action Forum for the zone.