PART IINEW LEA MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

Appointment or election of new governors

16.—(1) The following paragraphs apply in relation to the appointment or election of governors referred to in regulation 14(3).

(2) Any co-opted governor (other than an additional co-opted governor) shall be appointed by members of the temporary governing body, who were not themselves appointed as temporary co-opted governors under the 1996 Act, in accordance with Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

(3) Any additional co-opted governor shall be appointed by members of the temporary governing body who were not themselves appointed as temporary co-opted governors under the 1996 Act.

(4) Any parent governor shall be either—

(a)elected (after the school’s opening date) by parents of registered pupils at the new LEA maintained school and himself such a parent at the time when he is elected; or

(b)appointed as a parent governor (afetr the school’s opening date) by the temporary governing body in the circumstances and subject to the provisions set out in Schedule 4.

(5) Any staff governor shall be elected (after the school’s opening date) by persons employed (under a contract of employment or a contract for services) to work at the new LEA maintained school otherwise than as teachers, and shall himself be a person so employed at the time when he is elected.

(6) Any teacher governor shall be—

(a)a person elected (after the school’s opening date) by teachers at the new LEA maintained school; and

(b)such a teacher at the time when he is elected.

(7) The quorum for a meeting of the temporary governing body to consider appointment of parent governors or co-opted governors (other than co-opted governors who are foundation governors) and any vote in connection with such appointments shall be any two-thirds (rounded up to a whole number) of the governors entitled to vote on those respective matters.