The Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

PART IIPROCEDURES FOR FORMING OR RE–FORMING GROUPS

3Initiating procedure for schools to acquire grant–maintained status as newly formed groups

4Initiating procedure for schools to acquire grant–maintained status by joining an existing group

6Ballot of parents

8Announcement of the results of the first ballots

10Voiding ballots

11Agreement between some participating schools to propose grant–maintained status as a group

12Publication of proposals

13Initiating procedure for a grant–maintained school to join a group

14Initiating procedure for grant–maintained schools to form groups

15Initiating procedure for groups to merge

16Approval, withdrawal or rejection of proposals

17Incorporation

18Exercise of powers before date of implementation of proposals

19Expenses in connection with proposals for acquisition of grant–maintained status

20Transfer of property – schools which are not grant–maintained

21Transfer of staff – schools which are not grant–maintained

22Transfer of property and staff: grant–maintained schools

23“Pending procedure”

PART IIIGOVERNMENT OF GROUPS AND PROPOSED GROUPS

24Application of Schedule 5 to the 1993 Act (Governing Bodies)

25Application of Schedule 6 to the 1993 Act (Articles of Government)

26Determination of initial teacher and parent governors

27Determination of initial core governors

28Notice of selection of core governors not named in proposals

29Replacement of proposed initial parent and teacher governors before incorporation

30Replacement of initial core governors before incorporation

PART IVPROCEDURE FOR A SCHOOL TO LEAVE A GROUP

31Initiating procedure for leaving a group

32Procedure for hospital special school to leave a group

33Publication of proposals for leaving a group

34Approval of proposals for leaving a group

35Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a group

36Incorporation of governing body of remaining group

37Exercise of powers before proposed date of implementation

38Transfer of property

39Transfer of staff in respect of a school leaving a group

40Transfer of staff to new governing body of group

41Determination of initial parent and teacher governors of a school leaving a group

42Determination of initial governors in respect of a school leaving a group

43Notice to the Secretary of State of subsequent governors

44Determination of initial governors on the governing body of the new group

PART VALTERATION AND DISCONTINUANCE OF GRANT–MAINTAINED SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN GROUPS

45Modification of the 1993 Act

1Information to be given to persons eligible to vote.

2Publication of proposals and notice.

1994 No. 1041

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994

Made8th April 1994

Laid before Parliament8th April 1994

Coming into force1st May 1994

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 117(5), 127 (excluding subsection (5)(c)), 187(2), and 301(6) of the Education Act 19931, the Secretary of State for Education, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations: