1999 No. 3020
The Hastings and St Leonards 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 Hastings and St Leonards 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 Hastings and St Leonards 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
1
There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Hastings and St Leonards Education Action Forum (“the Forum”), the 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; and
c
one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment.
2
The Director of Education of East Sussex County Council may appoint himself under paragraph (1)(c), but he shall cease to be a member of the Forum if he ceases to hold the office by virtue of which he was appointed.
5
The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows—
a
up to two persons representing the interests of the secondary education sector;
b
up to two persons representing the interests of the primary education sector;
c
one person representing the interests of the special education sector;
d
one person representing the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;
e
one person from trade unions representing the interests of staff employed in the zone schools;
f
one person representing the interests of community groups in the area served by the zone schools;
g
one person representing the interests of voluntary groups in the area served by the zone schools;
h
one person representing the interests of post-sixteen educational institutions or careers guidance providers in the area served by the zone schools;
i
one person nominated by the diocese of Chichester Board of Education;
j
one person nominated by the diocese of Arundel and Brighton Schools Commission; and
k
one parent of a registered pupil attending a zone school.
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 in accordance with article 4(1)(c):
The Director of Education of East Sussex County Council
East Sussex County Council
Hastings Borough Council
Hastings and Rother NHS Trust
East Sussex County Council Social Services Department
SCHEDULE 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE
School | DfEE Number | Address |
|---|---|---|
All Saints Church of England Junior School | 3351 | Githa Road, Hastings TN35 5JU |
Blacklands Primary School | 2129 | Osborne Close, Hastings TN34 2HU |
Castledown Community Primary and Nursery School | 2152 | Priory Road, Hastings TN34 3QT |
Christchurch C of E Primary School | 3350 | Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards on Sea TN37 6JJ |
Churchwood Community Primary School | 2148 | Church in the Wood Lane, St Leonards on Sea TN38 9PB |
Dudley Infant School | 2128 | Harold Road, Hastings TN35 5NJ |
Elphinstone Community School | 2167 | Parker Road, Hastings TN34 2DE |
Little Ridge Community Primary School | 2159 | Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards on Sea TN37 7LR |
Red Lake Community Primary School | 2121 | Rye Road, Hastings TN35 5DB |
Robsack Wood Community Primary School | 2161 | Whatlington Way, St Leonards on Sea TN38 9RB |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 3354 | Old London Road, Hastings TN35 5NA |
Sandown Primary School | 2120 | The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2AA |
Silverdale Primary School | 2127 | Perth Road, St Leonards on Sea TN37 7EA |
St Leonard’s C of E Primary School | 3093 | Collinswood Drive, St Leonards on Sea TN38 0EB |
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 3353 | Magdalen Road, St Leonards on Sea TN37 6EU |
St Paul’s C of E Primary School | 3090 | Horntye Road, St Leonards on Sea TN37 6RT |
West St Leonards Community Primary School | 2124 | Harley Shute Road, St Leonards on Sea TN38 8BX |
Ingelsea School | 7035 | Tile Barn Road, St Leonards on Sea TN38 9QU |
Saxon Mount School | 7025 | Edinburgh Road, St Leonards on Sea TN38 8DA |
Torfield School | 7024 | Croft Road, Hastings TN34 3JT |
Filsham Valley School | 4073 | Edinburgh Road, St Leonards on Sea TN38 8DA |
Helenswood School | 4055 | Upper School—The Cleeve, The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2AF |
Lower School—Maplehurst, The Ridge, Hastings TN37 7PS | ||
Hillcrest School | 4057 | Rye Road, Hastings TN35 5DN |
The Grove School | 4058 | Darwell Close, Harley Shute Road, St Leonards on Sea TN38 9JP |
William Parker School | 4500 | Upper School—Parkstone Road, Hastings TN34 2NS |
Lower School—Park Avenue, Hastings TN34 2PG |
(This note is not part of the Order)