Part IX Ancillary functions

Chapter III Ancillary functions of governing bodies

Provision of services

533F11Functions of governing bodies of maintained schools with respect to provision of school meals etc.

1

The governing body of any school maintained by a F9local authority shall—

a

afford the authority such facilities as they require to enable them to perform their functions under section 512, and

b

allow the authority to make such use of the premises and equipment of the school, and such alterations to the school buildings, as the authority consider necessary for that purpose.

2

Nothing in subsection (1) shall require the governing body of F1any such school to incur any expenditure.

3

Where the governing body of a school which has a delegated budget (within the meaning of Part II F2of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) provide pupils or other persons who receive education at the school with milk, meals or other refreshment, they F10may charge for anything so provided.

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Where the governing body of a school F13in England exercise the power to charge under subsection (3), the price they charge for an item must not exceed the cost of providing that item.

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Where the governing body of a school exercise the power to charge under subsection (3), they must charge every person the same price for the same quantity of the same item.

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535 Provision of teaching services for day nurseries.

1

Subject to subsection (2), the governing body of F4a community, foundation or voluntary primary school having one or more nursery classes may, in accordance with arrangements made by them for that purpose, make available to a day nursery F8 in England or Wales or to a registered early years provider in England the services of any teacher who is employed by them in the school and has agreed to provide his services for the purposes of the arrangements.

2

No arrangements shall be made under subsection (1) except at the request of the F9local authority and on terms approved by them.

3

Arrangements under this section may make provision—

a

for the supply of equipment for use in connection with the teaching services made available under the arrangements,

b

for regulating the respective functions of any teacher whose services are made available under the arrangements, the head teacher of his school and the person in charge of the day nursery F16 or (as the case may be) the registered early years provider , and

c

for any supplementary or incidental matters connected with the arrangements, F12including—

i

in relation to England, any charges to be imposed in connection with the arrangements, and

ii

in relation to Wales, where the teacher's school and the day nursery are in the areas of different F15local authorities , financial adjustments between those authorities.

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In this section—

  • “day nursery” means a day nursery provided under section 18 of the Children Act 1989 (provision by local authorities of day care for pre-school and other children) F14or sections 37 to 39 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (meeting care and support needs of children);

  • “registered early years provider” means a person registered under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006.

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A teacher shall not be regarded as ceasing to be a member of the teaching staff of his school and subject to the general directions of his head teacher by reason only of his services being made available in pursuance of arrangements under this section.