Education Act 1996

Section 161.

SCHEDULE 17 Governors' annual reports

General

1 (1) The articles of government for a county, voluntary or maintained special school shall impose the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 to 9.

(2) In those paragraphs “the report” means a governors' report prepared under section 161.

2 The report shall be as brief as is reasonably consistent with the requirements as to its contents.

Requirements as to contents

3 Where there is an obligation on the governing body (by virtue of section 162) to hold an annual parents' meeting, the report shall—

(a) give details of the date, time and place for the next annual parents' meeting and its agenda;

(b) indicate that the purpose of that meeting will be to discuss both the governors' report and the discharge by the governing body, the head teacher and the local education authority of their functions in relation to the school; and

(c) report on the consideration which has been given to any resolutions passed at the previous annual parents' meeting.

4 The report shall—

(a) give the name of each governor and indicate whether he—

(i) is a parent, teacher or foundation governor,

(ii) was co-opted or otherwise appointed as a governor, or

(iii) is an ex officio governor;

(b) in the case of an appointed governor, say by whom he was appointed;

(c) in relation to each governor who is not an ex officio governor, give the date on which his term of office comes to an end; and

(d) name, and give the address of, the chairman of the governing body and their clerk.

5 The report shall give such information as is available to the governing body about arrangements for the next election of parent governors.

6 The report shall contain a financial statement—

(a) reproducing or summarising any financial statement of which a copy has been provided to the governing body by the local education authority under section 122 or 124 since the last governors' report was prepared under section 161;

(b) indicating, in general terms, how any sum made available to the governing body by the authority—

(i) in respect of the school’s budget share, or

(ii) under section 125,

in the period covered by the report was used;

(c) giving details of the application of any gifts made to the school in that period; and

(d) stating the total amount of any travelling and subsistence allowances paid to members of the governing body in that period.

7 The report shall give such information about—

(a) public examinations and other assessments of pupils' achievements,

(b) pupils' absences from the school,

(c) the continuing education of pupils leaving the school, and

(d) the employment or training taken up by such pupils,

as is required to be published by virtue of section 414(6) and (7).

8 The report shall describe what steps have been taken by the governing body to develop or strengthen the school’s links with the community (including links with the police).

9 The report shall draw attention to the information made available by the governing body in accordance with regulations made under section 408 so far as relating to the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of that section (information as to educational provision made for pupils at the school and syllabuses followed by them).

Power of Secretary of State to make amendments

10 The Secretary of State may by order amend the preceding provisions of this Schedule.