1999 No. 3399

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford 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 Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford 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 Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford 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 Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford 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

the headteacher of each zone school; and

e

three persons appointed by Bedfordshire County Council.

5

The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows—

a

up to three persons representing the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;

b

up to three parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;

c

up to three persons representing the interests of the following nursery schools: Cherry Trees Nursery (Hawkins Road, Bedford, DfEE No. 1000), Peter Pan Nursery (Edward Road, Bedford, DfEE No. 1009) and Southway Nursery (Ampthill Road, Bedford, DfEE No. 1003); and

d

up to three 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 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.

Estelle MorrisMinister of State,Department of Education and Employment

SCHEDULE 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”

Article 2

The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:

  • The Harpur Trust (Charity Reg. No: 204817)

  • De Montfort University

  • Bedfordshire Police Authority

  • Bedford Borough Council

  • Bedford Education Business Partnership (The Business Centre, Kimpton Road, Luton LU2 0LB)

  • the Chairman of the Bedford Cauldwell and Kingsbrook Partnership (86 Gloucester Road, Bedford, MK42 9TP)

  • the Chairman of the Bedford Queens Park Partnership (Eagle Brewery, Haverlock Street, Bedford, MK40 LLU)

  • Bedfordshire Health Promotion Agency (Gilbert Hitchcock House, 21 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2AW)

  • 3M Ltd—Company No. 1123045

  • Hanson Brick—Company No. 26306

  • DANA Wichita—Company No. 467474

  • Autoglass—Company No. 494648

  • Charles Wells—Company No. 106884

  • Eastern—Company No. 3247622

  • Krupp Camford—Company No. 821027

  • Granada—Company No. 532857

  • Rolls Royce—Company No. 1305027

  • Unipath—Company No. 842528

  • Shanks Waste Solutions—Company No. 988844

  • Bedfordshire Newspapers Ltd—Company No. 1021920

  • Briton Electronic—Company No. 2039377

  • CfBT Careers Bedford—Company No. 3327153

  • The Chamber—Company No. 2508309

SCHEDULE 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE

Articles 2 and 3

School

DfEE No.

Address

John Bunyan Upper School

4081

Mile Road, Bedford, MK42 9TR

Biddenham Upper School

4124

Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AZ

Abbey Middle School

4037

Mowbray Road, Bedford, MK42 9XA

Beauchamp Middle School

4126

Hawk Drive, Bedford, MK41 7JE

Harrowden Middle School

4127

Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH

Westfield Middle School

4072

Chester Road, Bedford, MK40 4HW

Cauldwell Lower School

2294

Edward Road, Bedford, MK42 9DR

Cotten End Lower School

2041

High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AA

Elstow Lower School

2045

High Street, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XP

Livingstone Lower School

2006

Clapham Road, Bedford, MK41 7LG

Marlborough Lower School

2015

Marlborough Road, Bedford, MK40 4LE

Priory Lower School

2013

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1JD

Queen’s Park Lower School

2014

Chestnut Avenue, Bedford, MK40 4EU

Shackleton Lower School

2211

Pearcey Road, Bedford, MK42 9LZ

Shortstown Lower School

2150

Canberra Road, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0VZ

Stephenson Lower School

2156

Canvin Way, Bedford, MK42 0HL

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford Education Action Zone, which comprises the schools listed in Schedule 2. The Order also provides (in articles 4 and 5) for the membership of the Education Action Forum for the zone.