Part 3Maintained schools
Chapter 1Government of maintained schools
19 Governing bodies
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Each maintained school shall have a governing body, which shall be a body corporate constituted in accordance with regulations.
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Regulations must provide for a governing body of a maintained school in England to consist of—
a
persons elected or appointed as parent governors,
b
the head teacher of the school,
c
a person elected as a staff governor,
d
a person appointed as a local authority governor,
e
in the case of a foundation school, a foundation special school or a voluntary school, persons appointed as foundation governors or partnership governors, and
f
such other persons as may be prescribed.
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Regulations shall provide for a governing body F4of a maintained school in Wales to consist of—
a
persons elected or appointed as parent governors,
b
persons elected or appointed as staff governors,
c
persons appointed as F1local authority governors,
d
except in the case of a voluntary aided school, persons appointed as community governors,
e
in the case of a foundation schoolF6... or a voluntary school, persons appointed as foundation governors or partnership governors, and
f
such other persons as may be prescribed.
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Regulations may make provision as to—
a
the number of governors, or of governors falling within any category,
b
the person or persons by whom, and the manner in which, governors are to be elected or appointed,
c
eligibility for election or appointment as governors of any category, or for voting in an election of such governors,
d
the term of office of governors,
e
resignation or removal from office of governors,
f
the payment of allowances to governors,
g
meetings and proceedings of governing bodies,
h
the election by the governors of a chairman and vice chairman of the governing body,
i
the establishment by a governing body of committees,
j
the appointment of persons other than governors to serve on committees of governing bodies,
k
the delegation of functions by governing bodies, and
l
other matters relating to the constitution or procedure of governing bodies.
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Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3)(a) must secure that the majority of the governors of a voluntary aided school are persons appointed as foundation governors.
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Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3)(c) in relation to a maintained school in England may include provision for eligibility criteria for the school's local authority governor to be such as may be specified by the school's governing body.
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Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3)(e) in relation to a maintained school in England may include provision allowing the head teacher of the school to resign from office as a governor (and to withdraw any such resignation).
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Subsection (3)(k) has effect subject to the provisions of any scheme under section 48 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) ( F2local authorities’ financial schemes) which relates to the school.
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Schedule 1 (which contains general provisions relating to the governing body as a body corporate) shall have effect.
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In discharging any function conferred by regulations under this section, a F1local authority or the governing body of a maintained school shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time—
a
in relation to England, by the Secretary of State, or
b
in relation to Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales.
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F7In relation to maintained schools in England, subsection (1) has effect subject to section 24; and regulations under this section may include provision with respect to the governing bodies of federations.
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In relation to maintained schools in Wales, subsection (1) has effect subject to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011; and regulations under this section may include provision with respect to the governing bodies of federations (within the meaning of section 21(1) of that Measure).