The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007

Term of Office

22.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (5), a governor is to hold office for a fixed period of four years from the date of his election or appointment.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any staff governor who is the head teacher of the school, or to any ex officio foundation governor, who may hold office for as long as he holds the position from which his governorship derives.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any additional governor, additional foundation governor or interim executive member appointed under Part 4 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(1) whose term of office will be determined by the person who appointed him, up to a maximum of four years.

(4) The instrument of government may specify a shorter term of office for a particular category of governor, not being less than one year.

(5) A substitute governor holds office until the earlier of the following—

(a) the expiry of four years from the date when his appointment takes effect;

(b) the date when the original governor (not having been removed from office under regulation 24(2)) gives written notice to the clerk to the governing body to the effect that he is able and willing to act as a foundation governor; or

(c) the date when a person other than the original governor takes office in the post by virtue of which the ex officio foundation governorship exists.

(6) This regulation does not prevent a governor from—

(a) being elected or appointed for a further term, save as otherwise provided in these Regulations;

(b) resigning his office in accordance with regulation 23(1);

(c) being removed from office under regulations 24 to 27; or

(d) being disqualified, by virtue of any provision of these Regulations, from holding or continuing to hold office.

(7) In this regulation “the original governor” means the ex officio foundation governor in whose place the substitute governor is appointed to act.

(1)

2006 c.40.