The Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2002

Election and appointment of schools members

4.—(1) The relevant authority shall appoint as schools members representatives of schools maintained by the relevant authority who have been elected in accordance with procedures determined by and for a length of term specified by the relevant authority.

(2) In determining the procedures referred to in paragraph (1)—

(a) the relevant authority shall ensure that schools members include a proportionate number both of representatives of primary schools and of representatives of secondary schools, having regard to the total number of pupils at primary schools, the total number of pupils at secondary schools and the total number of schools members elected under such procedures;

(b) where the relevant authority maintains one or more special schools, the relevant authority shall ensure that at least one schools member shall be a representative of such a school;

(c) where one or more schools maintained by the relevant authority are of a particular school category, the relevant authority may make arrangements to ensure that the number of representatives of such schools elected as schools members shall be appropriate having regard to the total number of such schools and the total number of schools maintained by the relevant authority.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “primary school” means a primary school maintained by the relevant authority;

(b) “secondary school” means a secondary school maintained by the relevant authority;

(c) “representative” means either a head teacher or a governor of a school maintained by the relevant authority; and

(d) “special school” means a community special school or a foundation special school.