SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Grouped Schools

Procedure in relation to making etc. of instrument of government

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1

Before making an order under section 1 of this Act embodying the first instrument of government for any group; the local education authority shall consult the governing body and head teacher of each school within the group and, where the group contains one or more voluntary schools, shall—

a

secure the agreement of the governing body of each such school to the terms of the proposed order ;

b

secure the agreement of the foundation governors of each such school to any provisions which will be of particular concern to the foundation governors of the group ; and

c

have regard to the way in which those schools have been conducted.

2

Where such an order has been made, subsections (1) to (6) of section 2 of this Act shall apply in relation to any subsequent order embodying or varying the instrument of government for the group, or any proposal for the making of such an order—

a

as if, in the case of a group which contains one or more voluntary schools, it were a single voluntary school; and

b

as if, in any other case, it were a single county school.

3

For the purposes of subsection (5) of section 2, any agreement required by sub-paragraph (1) above shall be deemed to have been required by subsection (2) of that section.