1999 No. 3016
The Dudley Partnership for Achievement Education Action Zone Order 1999
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Whereas an application for the purpose of establishing an education action zone has been made to the Secretary of State with the consent of the governing bodies of every school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 10(1), 11 and 138(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 19981, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Dudley Partnership for Achievement Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st December 1999.
Interpretation2
In this Order—
“partners” means those persons listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; and
“zone school” means a school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Constitution of education action zone3
The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the Dudley Partnership for Achievement Education Action Zone (“the zone”) for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Education Action Forum
4
There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Dudley Partnership for Achievement Education Action Forum (“the Forum”), membership of which shall include—
a
one person appointed by the governing body of each zone school, unless any such governing body choose not to make such an appointment;
b
either one or two persons appointed by the Secretary of State;
c
one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment; and
d
five head teachers of zone schools appointed by the other members of the Forum.
5
The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows—
a
one person representing the interests of public or private bodies working with zone schools;
b
one person representing the interests of businesses working with zone schools;
c
up to two parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;
d
up to two persons who are considered by the Forum to have areas of expertise or experience not otherwise represented on the Forum; and
e
one person representing the interests of Netherton Park Family Centre (Netherton Park, Netherton, Dudley DY2 9QF).
Disqualification for membership of the Forum6
Articles 7 to 9 shall have effect for the purpose of prescribing the circumstances and cases in which a person is to be disqualified for holding, or continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum.
Disqualification for membership of the Forum—bankruptcy etc7
1
Subject to the provisions of this article, a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; and a member, on becoming so disqualified, shall give written notice of the fact to the secretary to the Forum.
2
Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having been adjudged bankrupt, that disqualification shall cease—
a
unless the bankruptcy order made against that person is previously annulled, on his discharge from bankruptcy; and
b
if the bankruptcy order is so annulled, on the date of the annulment.
3
Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with his creditors and he pays his debts in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date on which the payment is completed and in any other case it shall cease on the expiration of three years from the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement are fulfilled.
Disqualification for membership of the Forum—criminal convictions8
1
Subject to paragraph (2) a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if—
a
within five years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect or since his appointment, he has been convicted, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine;
b
within twenty years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect, he has been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment for a period of more than two and a half years; or
c
he has at any time been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five years.
2
For the purposes of this article there shall be disregarded any conviction by or before a court outside the United Kingdom of an offence in respect of conduct which, if it had taken place in any part of the United Kingdom, would not have constituted an offence under the law in force in that part of the United Kingdom.
Disqualification—absence from meetings9
Any member of the Forum who, without the consent of the Forum, has failed to attend the meetings thereof for a continuous period of six months beginning with the date of a meeting shall, on the expiry of that period, be disqualified for continuing to be a member of the Forum without prejudice however, to his re-appointment.
Chairman’s tenure of office10
The chairman of the Forum elected in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, shall hold office for one year from the date of his election (unless he resigns his office earlier), without prejudice to his eligibility to be re-elected for a further such period.
SCHEDULE 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”
The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:
The Chief Executive of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in their capacity as a local education authority
SCHEDULE 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE
School | DfEE Number | Address |
|---|---|---|
Blowers Green Primary School | 2000 | Blowers Green Road, Dudley DY2 8UZ |
Brockmoor Primary School | 2024 | Belle Isle, Brockmoor, Brierley Hill DY5 3UZ |
Caslon Primary School | 2112 | Beeches View Avenue, Halesowen B63 2ES |
Hawbush Primary School | 2143 | Hawbush Road, Brierley Hill DY5 3NH |
Highgate Primary School | 2140 | Highgate Road, Woodside, Dudley DY2 0SN |
Hob Green Primary School | 2156 | Hob Green Road, Pedmore Fields, Stourbridge DY9 9EX |
Jesson’s C of E Primary School | 3306 | School Street, Dudley DY1 2AQ |
Kate’s Hill Primary School | 2010 | Peel Street, Kate’s Hill, Dudley DY2 7HP |
Northfield Road Primary School | 2012 | Northfield Road, Netherton, Dudley DY2 9ER |
Priory Primary School | 2154 | Cedar Road, Priory Estate, Dudley DY1 4HN |
Rufford Primary School | 2118 | Bredon Avenue, Stourbridge DY9 7NR |
Sledmere Primary School | 2004 | School Drive, off Buffery Road, Dudley DY2 8EH |
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School | 2132 | Bromley, Pensnett, Brierley Hill DY5 4PJ |
The C of E Primary School of St. Edmund and St. John | 3359 | Beechwood Road, Dudley DY2 7QA |
St. Mark’s C of E Primary School | 3008 | High Street, Pensnett, Brierley Hill DY5 4DZ |
Wollescote Primary School | 2111 | Drummond Road, Wollescote, Stourbridge, DY9 8YA |
Wren’s Nest Primary School | 2146 | Foxglove Road, Wren’s Nest Estate, Dudley, DY1 3NQ |
The Sutton Special School | 7001 | Scotts Green Close, Russells Hall Estate, Dudley DY1 2DU |
Hillcrest School and Community College | 4117 | Simms Lane, Netherton, Dudley DY2 0PB |
Pensnett School of Technology | 4118 | Tiled House Lane, Pensnett, Brierley Hill DY5 4LN |
(This note is not part of the Order)