The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014

Term of office

36.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (9), a governor holds office for a fixed period of four years from the date of that person’s election or appointment.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any governor who is the head teacher of the federation or a federated school, or to any ex officio foundation governor, who may hold office for as long as that person holds the position from which that person’s governorship derives.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any foundation governor whose term of office is to be determined by the person who appointed that governor, up to a maximum of four years.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any additional governor, additional foundation governor or interim executive member appointed under sections 6, 7, 13 or 14 of the 2013 Act whose term of office is to be determined by the person who appointed that governor, up to a maximum of four years.

(5) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any teacher governor or staff governor who is to hold office for a period of two years from the date of that person’s appointment.

(6) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any parent governor of a maintained nursery school who is to hold office for a fixed period of two years from the date of that person’s election or appointment.

(7) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any associate pupil governor who is to hold office for a period of one year from the date of that person’s appointment. Nothing in this paragraph prevents an associate pupil governor from being re-appointed at the expiration of that person’s term of office.

(8) A substitute governor may hold office until the earlier of the following—

(a) the expiry of four years from the date when that person’s appointment takes effect;

(b) the date when the original governor (not having been removed from office under regulation 38 (2)) gives written notice to the clerk to the governing body to the effect that that person 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.

(9) 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 that person’s office in accordance with regulation 37(1);

(c) being removed from office under regulations 38 to 40; or

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

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