PART 3CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR

Parent governors

14.—(1) In these Regulations “parent governor” (“rhiant-lywodraethwr”) means—

(a)a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 8 of Schedule 2 as a member of the governing body of a federation by parents of registered pupils at a federated school and is such a parent at the time when that person is elected, or

(b)a person appointed as a parent governor in respect of a federated school in accordance with paragraphs 9 to 11 of Schedule 2.

(2) Schedule 2 applies to the election and appointment of parent governors.

(3) A person is disqualified from election or appointment as a parent governor of a federation if that person is—

(a)an elected member of the local authority;

(b)employed by the local authority in connection with its education functions; or

(c)paid to work at the school in the federation for more than 500 hours in any twelve month period.

(4) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent governor when that person ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at a federated school or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 2 (as the case may be) unless that person is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.