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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 24E+W Categories of governors

Part IIIE+W Governors other than initial governors

Parent governorsE+W

10(1)Parent governor” means a person who—E+W

(a)is elected by registered parents of registered pupils at the school,

(b)is appointed under a provision of the instrument of government made by virtue of section 223(3),

(c)is appointed by virtue of section 223(6), or

(d)is an initial parent governor.

(2)To qualify for such election, the person must when he is elected be a registered parent of a registered pupil at the school.

Teacher governorsE+W

11(1)Teacher governor” means a person who—E+W

(a)is elected by teachers at the school,

(b)is appointed by virtue of section 224(4), or

(c)is an initial teacher governor.

(2)To qualify for such election, the person must when he is elected be a teacher at the school.

First governorsE+W

12E+WFirst governor” means—

(a)a person appointed by the governing body who appears to them to be committed to the good government and continuing viability of the school,

(b)a person appointed under a provision of the instrument of government made by virtue of section 227 who appears to the person appointing him to be committed to the good government and continuing viability of the school, or

(c)an initial first governor.

Foundation governorsE+W

13E+WFoundation governor” means a person who—

(a)is appointed otherwise than by a local education authority or the funding authority,

(b)where paragraph 8(1)(b) or (2)(b) applies, is appointed for the purpose there referred to, and

(c)where there is a trust deed relating to the school, is appointed for the purpose of securing that the school is conducted in accordance with that deed.

Sponsor governorsE+W

14E+WSponsor governor” means—

(a)a person appointed by a person named in the instrument of government as a sponsor of the school,

(b)while the instrument of government is the initial instrument, a person appointed by a person named as a sponsor of the school in the proposals for acquisition of grant-maintained status or, as the case may be, the proposals for the establishment of a new grant-maintained school, or

(c)an initial sponsor governor.