SCHEDULE 1Election and appointment of parent governors

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1

Where the school is a community special school or a foundation special school, the governing body must appoint—

a

a parent of a registered pupil at the school; or

b

a parent of a child of compulsory school age with special educational needs; or

c

a parent of a person of any age with special educational needs; or

d

a parent of a child of compulsory school age.

2

The governing body may only appoint a person referred to in sub-paragraph (1) (b), (c) or (d) if it is not reasonably practicable to appoint a person referred to in the sub-paragraph which immediately precedes it.