Part 7Discipline, behaviour and exclusion
Chapter 1School Discipline
Certain schools required to have behaviour policy
I1C1I288Responsibility of governing body for discipline
1
The governing body of a relevant school must ensure that policies designed to promote good behaviour and discipline on the part of its pupils are pursued at the school.
2
In particular, the governing body—
a
must make, and from time to time review, a written statement of general principles to which the head teacher is to have regard in determining any measures under section 89(1), and
b
where they consider it desirable that any particular measures should be so determined by the head teacher or that he should have regard to any particular matters—
i
shall notify him of those measures or matters, and
ii
may give him such guidance as they consider appropriate.
3
Before making or revising the statement required by subsection (2)(a) the governing body must consult (in such manner as appears to them to be appropriate)—
a
the head teacher,
b
such other persons who work at the school (whether or not for payment) as it appears to the governing body to be appropriate to consult,
c
parents of registered pupils at the school, and
d
registered pupils at the school.
4
In exercising their functions under subsection (2) the governing body must have regard to any guidance given from time to time—
a
in relation to England, by the Secretary of State, and
b
in relation to Wales, by the Assembly.
5
In this section and section 89—
“relevant school” means—
- a
a community, foundation or voluntary school,
- b
a community or foundation special school,
- c
a maintained nursery school,
- d
a pupil referral unit, or
- e
a school approved by the Secretary of State F1...under section 342 of EA 1996 (approval of non-maintained special schools);
- a
“governing body”, in relation to a school approved by the Secretary of State F1...under section 342 of EA 1996, means the proprietor of the school.