The Education (Grant-maintained Schools) (Initial Governing Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Amendments to Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

3.—(1) The initial articles of government set out in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In Article 1, in paragraph (1), after the definition of “the Head Teacher”, there shall be inserted the following definitions—

““local average figures” means the average figures for all schools maintained by the local education authority in the area of which the School is situated (other than any special school established in a hospital), all grant-maintained schools, grant-maintained special schools (other than any established in a hospital) and all city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts, in the area of the local education authority in which the School is situated;

“national average figures” means the average figures for all schools in England or Wales as appropriate, according to whether the School is situated in England or Wales;

“national summary figures” means the summary figures in respect of National Curriculum assessments of pupils for all schools in England or Wales as appropriate, according to whether the School is situated in England or Wales.”.

(3) In Article 7—

(a) for paragraph (2), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(2) Any arrangements (whether as initially determined or as revised by the Governing Body) which allow for the admission to the School of children to whom this paragraph applies, shall have effect only if approved by the Secretary of State.”;

(b) after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(2A) Paragraph (2) applies to children—

(a) who will not have attained the age of five years at the time of their proposed admission, and

(b) whose education (if they were admitted to the School) would not constitute nursery education for the purposes of the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996(1).”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)(d), the words “with the approval of the Secretary of State” shall be omitted.

(4) In Article 8—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a) the words “the arrangements for the admission of pupils to the School, including in particular” shall be omitted; and

(b) at the end of paragraph (1)(a)(i), for the word “and” there shall be substituted the word “or”.

(5) In Article 13—

(a) for paragraph (2)(i) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(i) give such information about public examinations and other assessments of pupils’ achievements at the School, the continuing education of pupils leaving the School, the employment or training taken up by such pupils and pupils’ absences from the School as is required to be published pursuant to any regulations in force from time to time under section 153(1) of the 1993 Act;

(ii) give such information about the local average figures and national average figures, or, as the case may be, national average figures only, (corresponding to the information referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above about public examinations) as is required to be made available pursuant to any regulations in force from time to time under section 22 of the 1988 Act;

(iii) give such information about national summary figures (corresponding to the information referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above about assessments of pupils’ achievements other than public examinations) as is required to be made available pursuant to any regulations in force from time to time under section 22 of the 1988 Act.”.

(b) after paragraph (2)(j) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(jj) describe in general terms the arrangements made for the security of the School’s pupils, staff and premises;

(jjj) describe, in relation to the period since their last report, to what extent the aims of the Governing Body with respect to sport at the School have been attained and any notable sporting achievement of the School’s teams during that period;”; and

(c) at the end of paragraph 2(k) the word “and” shall be omitted and after paragraph 2(k) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(kk) where the School is in England, summarise the nature, amount and purpose of training undertaken by the School’s teaching staff in the period since the last governors’ report, identifying in particular the nature, amount and purpose of any such training undertaken on any day when pupils are not taught at the School to allow the training to take place; and”.

(6) In Article 19—

(a) in paragraph (2), after “paragraphs” there shall be inserted “(2A)”;

(b) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(2A) The Staff Committee may delegate to the Head Teacher any of its functions conferred by paragraph (2) above relating to the conduct and discipline of persons employed to work at the School (other than the Head Teacher) up to and including the giving of a final written warning to the effect that the Staff Committee may consider whether a person should be dismissed.”; and

(c) paragraph (4) shall be amended by the addition at the end of the following words—

• “except where the functions of the Staff Committee are exercised by the Head Teacher pursuant to paragraph (2A) above.”.

(7) In paragraph 7 of Appendix 2, after “subject to” there shall be inserted “paragraph 43 of the instrument of government for the School and to”.

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1996 c. 50.