2006 No. 1078
EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Monkseaton Community High School (Governing Body Procedures) Order 2006

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The governing body of the Monkseaton Community High School1 (“the governing body”) wish to trial innovative arrangements in relation to the holding of their meetings and to their decision making procedures;
The governing body have, in accordance with section 4(2) of the Education Act 20022 (“the Act”), consulted the local education authority and such other persons as appear to them to be appropriate;

It is the opinion of the Secretary of State, having regard to the matters set out in section 1(2) of the Act, that the implementation by the governing body of the provisions of this Order may contribute to the raising of educational standards achieved by children in England;

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 2(1) of the Act, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on the application of the governing body, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as The Monkseaton Community High School (Governing Body Procedures) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 12th May 2006.

Relaxation and modification2.

Regulation 12(2) of the School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 20033 shall, in respect of the meetings of the governing body of the Monkseaton Community High School, apply to the governing body as if the words “present and” were omitted.

Time period3.

This Order shall have effect until 11th May 2009.

Jacqui Smith
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
(This note is not part of the Order)

The School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003, as amended (“the Regulations”), provide that every question to be decided at a meeting of the governing body must be determined by a majority of the votes of the governors present and voting on the question (regulation 12(2) of the Regulations). This Order enables the governing body of the Monkseaton Community High School to hold meetings otherwise than in accordance with regulation 12(2) by relaxing the requirement for all governors to be physically present at such meetings.

The Order is made under section 2 of the Education Act 2002. Article 2 relaxes the requirement for all governors to be physically present in order for the governing body to make their decisions by modifying regulation 12(2) to that effect. Article 3 provides that the Order has effect until 11th May 2009.