1999 No. 3382
The Easington and Seaham 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 Easington and Seaham Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 10th January 2000.
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 Easington and Seaham 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 Easington and Seaham 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;
c
one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment;
d
up to three persons appointed by Durham County Council; and
e
two persons representing the interests of National Health Service providers in the area served by the zone schools, appointed by the other members of the Forum.
5
The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows–
a
up to two persons representing the interests of business;
b
up to four parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;
c
one headteacher from a primary school within the zone;
d
one headteacher from a secondary school within the zone;
e
one headteacher from a special school within the zone;
f
one person from a professional teaching association to represent teachers working in zone schools;
g
one person from non-teaching associations to represent staff working in zone schools;
h
one person representing the interests of community organisations working within the area served by the zone schools;
i
one person representing the interests of the further and higher education sector and the providers of training to young persons in the area served by the zone schools;
j
one person representing the interests of registered pupils attending zone schools;
k
one headteacher chosen from the following nursery schools, to represent the interests of the nursery schools: Murton Nursery School (Glebe View, Sea View Estate, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9LX, DfEE No. 8401039), Rosemary Lane Nursery School (Rosemary Lane, Easington Village, Peterlee, SR8 3BQ, DfEE No. 8401038) and Seaham Harbour Nursery School (Bottleworks Road, Seaham Harbour SR7 7NN, DfEE No. 8401023);
l
one person nominated by the Pupil Referral Unit (Broom Cottages Centre, Broom, Ferryhill); and
m
up to six persons representing the interests of the education sector generally in the area served by the zone schools.
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 etc.7
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:
Easington District Council (Seaside Lane, Easington, Co. Durham SR8 3TN)
Diocese of Durham Board of Education (Carter House, Pelaw Leazes Lane, Durham DH1 1TB)
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Schools Commission (St Vincent's, The Roman Way, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7LT)
County Durham Training and Enterprise Council (Horndale Avenue, Aycliffe Industrial Estate, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham, DL5 6XS, Company No. 2463255)
Durham Business and Education Executive (Broom Cottages Primary School, Ferryhill, Co. Durham, DL17 8AN)
East Durham and Houghall Community College (Burnhope Way, Peterlee, Co. Durham, SR8 1NU)
County Durham Careers Service (Aykley Heads House, Durham, DH1 5TS)
SCHEDULE 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE
School Name | Address | DfEE Number |
|---|---|---|
Ropery Walk Primary | Ropery Walk, Seaham. SR7 7JZ | 840 2000 |
Deneside Junior | The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham. SR7 8PD | 840 2006 |
Deneside Infant | The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham. SR7 8PD | 840 2007 |
New Seaham Primary | Byron Terrace, New Seaham. SR7 0HX | 840 2023 |
Parkside Infant | Parkside, Seaham. SR7 7UX | 840 2029 |
Westlea Primary | Winslow Cresent, Westlea Estate, Seaham. SR7 8JU | 840 2043 |
Princess Road Junior | Princess Road, Seaham. SR7 7SX | 840 2047 |
Camden Square Infant | Camden Square, Seaham. SR7 7SX | 840 2048 |
South Hetton Primary | Frederick Terrace, South Hetton. DH6 2TH | 840 2731 |
Murton Primary | Watt Street, Murton, Seaham. SR7 9AT | 840 2738 |
Murton Jubilee Primary | Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham. SR7 9QR | 840 2739 |
Easington Colliery Primary | Whickham Street, Easington Colliery, Peterlee. SR8 3DJ | 840 2746 |
Easington CE (Controlled) Primary | Easington Village, Peterlee. SR8 3BP | 840 3182 |
St. Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary | Mill Road, Seaham. SR7 0HW | 840 3300 |
St. Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary | Dene House Road, Seaham. SR7 7BJ | 840 3301 |
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Murton | Church Lane, Murton, Seaham. SR7 9RD | 840 3501 |
Seaham School | Burnhall Drive, Seaham. SR7 0EN | 840 4019 |
Easington Community | Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee. SR8 3AY | 840 4280 |
Glen Dene | Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Peterlee. SR8 3BQ | 840 7029 |
(This note is not part of the Order)