The Federation of Maintained Schools and Miscellaneous Amendments (Wales) Regulations 2010

Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools

26.—(1) The governing body of a federation containing at least one voluntary controlled school and at least one community school, community special school or maintained nursery school and no other category of school is to comprise the following—

(a) for each federated school at least one parent governor elected or appointed in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 11 of Schedule 2 to represent the interests of parents of registered pupils at that school;

(b) at least one but no more than two teacher governors;

(c) at least one but no more than two staff governors;

(d) at least two local authority governors;

(e) subject to sub-paragraph (g) at least two community governors;

(f) at least one foundation governor;

(g) at least one representative governor where the federation contains at least one community special school to take the place of one of the community governors required by sub-paragraph (e); and

(h) the head teacher or the acting head teacher of each federated school, unless he or she resigns the position in accordance with regulation 34.

(2) The governing body of the federation may in addition—

(a) appoint up to two sponsor governors; and

(b) appoint up to two associate pupil governors where the federation contains secondary schools.