1999 No. 3391
The Ashington 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 Ashington 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 Ashington Education Achievement 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 Ashington Education Achievement 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; and
d
two persons appointed by Northumberland County Council.
5
The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows—
a
up to three persons nominated by Northumberland County Council;
b
one person nominated by The University of Newcastle upon Tyne;
c
up to seven persons representing the interests of public services operating in the area served by the zone schools;
d
up to nine persons representing the interests of business or the community in the area served by the zone schools;
e
up to six persons representing governing bodies of zone schools; and
f
up to four persons representing the interests of teachers working in 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:
Wansbeck District Council
Northumberland Training and Enterprise Council (NTEC) (Reg Company No. 3155230)
Northumberland Health Authority (Health Action Zone)
Northumbria Police Authority
the Board of the Wansbeck Initiative (SRB) (Town Hall, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 8RX)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne—(Department of Education)
Northumberland Guidance Company (Reg Company No. 02853728)
Liteon Ltd (Reg Company No. 2595966)
Bedlingtonshire Chamber of Trade (12 Glebe Road, Bedlington, Northumberland NE22 6JS)
Northumberland College
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) (Charity No. 216401)
the Board of the Technical Academy (PO Box 62, North Seaton Industrial Estate, Ashington, NE63 0XZ)
Newcastle Falcons Rugby Union Club (Reg Company No. 3706046)
Yellow M Marketing Company (Reg Company No. 2835709)
Ashington Rotary Club
Iceland Limited PLC (Reg Company No. 209092)
SCHEDULE 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE
School | Address | DfEE Number |
|---|---|---|
Ashington Alexandra First School | Moor House Lane, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9LP | 2028 |
Ashington Central First School | Milburn Road, Ashington Northumberland NE63 0AX | 2531 |
Ashington Hawthorn First School | Norham Road, Ashington Northumberland NE63 0LF | 2384 |
Ashington Wansbeck Community First School | Wanbeck Road, Ashington Northumberland NE63 8HZ | 2291 |
Coulson Park First School | Alexandra Road, Ashington Northumberland NE63 9RL | 2297 |
Ellington First School | Warkworth Drive, Ellington Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 5HL | 2103 |
Linton First School | Linton, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 5SG | 2105 |
Lynemouth First School | Lynemouth, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 5TR | 2106 |
Newbiggin by the Sea Moorside First School | Woodhorn Road, Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland NE64 6HN | 2192 |
Pegswood First School | Pegswood, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6XQ | 2212 |
St Aidan’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School | Norham Road, Ashington Northumberland NE63 0LF | 3726 |
Welbeck Community First School | Thorntree Gardens, Ashington Northumberland NE63 9TA | 2385 |
Windsor First School | Gibson Street, Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland NE64 6UZ | 2182 |
Ashington Alexandra Middle School | Second Avenue, Ashington Northumberland NE63 9HB | 4225 |
Ashington Hirst Park Middle School | Third Avenue, Ashington Northumberland NE63 9BE | 4290 |
Bothal Middle School | High Market, Ashington Northumberland NE63 8NT | 4024 |
Newbiggin Middle School | Cleveland Avenue, Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland NE64 6RS | 4224 |
Seaton Hirst Community Middle School | Norwich Close, Ashington Northumberland NE63 9SA | 4165 |
St Benedict’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School | Moor House Lane, Ashington Northumberland NE63 9LR | 4620 |
Ashington Community High School | Green Lane, Ashington Northumberland NE63 8DH | 4415 |
Hirst High School | Lichfield Close, Ashington Northumberland NE63 9RX | 4433 |
(This note is not part of the Order)