7.—(1) The governing body of a school must appoint as appraisers of a head teacher at least two governors, at least one of whom must be a foundation governor of the school if it is a school which has a religious character or a voluntary aided school which does not have a religious character.
(2) The governing body may at any time appoint a new appraiser in place of any existing appraiser appointed under paragraph (1).
(3) No governor who is a teacher or other member of staff at the school may be appointed as an appraiser of the head teacher.
(4) The local authority may appoint one or two appraisers in relation to the appraisal of a head teacher.
(5) The governing body may make a request at any time to the local authority for the appointment of a new appraiser in place of an existing appraiser appointed by the local authority but such appointment must be at the local authority’s discretion and any refusal must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the refusal.
(6) Where the appraisal is of a head teacher of a school which has a religious character, the Diocesan Authority may appoint an appraiser of the head teacher.