The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012

Regulation 12

SCHEDULE 1 Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate

Composition of temporary governing body

1.  The size of the membership of the temporary governing body, being no fewer than seven governors, is to be determined by the local authority.

2.—(1) A temporary governing body constituted for two or more proposed maintained schools must include—

(a) at least two temporary parent governors, provided always that for each proposed school at least one temporary parent governor must be appointed to represent the interests of parents of children who are, or are likely to become, registered pupils at that school;

(b) the head teacher or head teacher designate of each proposed school unless any such head teacher resigns the office of governor in accordance with regulation 19 of the Constitution Regulations 2012;

(c) one temporary staff governor; and

(d) one temporary local authority governor.

(2) The local authority may in addition appoint such number of temporary co-opted governors as the local authority consider necessary, provided that the requirements in paragraph 3 are met in respect of temporary governing bodies constituted for schools that include foundation and voluntary schools.

(3) The total number of temporary co-opted governors who are also eligible to be appointed as temporary staff governors must not exceed one third of the total membership of the temporary governing body.

Additional requirements for temporary governing bodies comprising proposed foundation and voluntary schools

3.—(1) A temporary governing body constituted for two or more proposed foundation or foundation special schools only, which, in either case, are not to have a foundation, must also include at least two (but no more than one quarter of the total) temporary partnership governors.

(2) A temporary governing body constituted for two or more proposed foundation or foundation special schools only, which are to have a foundation but which are not to be qualifying foundation schools, must also include at least two (but no more than 45 per cent of the total) temporary foundation governors.

(3) A temporary governing body constituted for two or more proposed qualifying foundation schools only must also include such number of temporary foundation governors as to outnumber all the other temporary governors by up to two.

(4) A temporary governing body constituted for two or more proposed voluntary controlled schools only must also include at least two (but no more than one quarter of the total) temporary foundation governors.

(5) A temporary governing body constituted for two or more proposed voluntary aided schools only must also include such number of temporary foundation governors as to outnumber all the other temporary governors by two.

(6) A temporary governing body constituted for two or more proposed voluntary controlled schools and proposed community, community special or maintained nursery schools must also include comprise at least one temporary foundation governor.

(7) A temporary governing body constituted for more than one category of proposed school including at least one proposed foundation, foundation special or voluntary aided school must also include at least two temporary foundation governors (or temporary partnership governors as appropriate in respect of any proposed school which is not to have a foundation).