11(1)Appeals shall be heard in private except when the local education authority or governing body by whom the arrangements under section 159 are made direct otherwise.
(2)Without prejudice to any of the provisions of this Schedule—
(a)a member of the local education authority may attend, as an observer, any hearing of an appeal by an appeal committee; and
(b)any member of the Council on Tribunals may attend, as an observer, any meeting of an appeal committee at which an appeal is considered.