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The Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford Education Action Zone Order 1999

S.I. 1999/3399 · Made 15 December 1999

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made 15th December 1999

Laid before Parliament 20th December 1999

Coming into force 10th January 2000

Whereas an application for the purpose of establishing an education action zone has been made to the Secretary of State with the consent of the governing bodies of every school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 10(1), 11 and 138(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998f1, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 31.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Constitution of education action zone
  4. 4Education Action Forum
  5. 5Education Action Forum
  6. 6Disqualification for membership of the Forum
  7. 7Disqualification for membership of the Forum—bankruptcy etc
  8. 8Disqualification for membership of the Forum—criminal convictions
  9. 9Disqualification—absence from meetings
  10. 10Chairman’s tenure of office
  11. Signature
  12. Schedule 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”
  13. Schedule 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE
  14. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 10th January 2000.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “partners” means those persons listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; and

  • “zone school” means a school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

3Constitution of education action zone

The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford Education Action Zone (“the zone”) for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

4Education Action Forum

There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford Education Action Forum (“the Forum”), the membership of which shall include—

(a)

one person appointed by the governing body of each zone school, unless any such governing body choose not to make such an appointment;

(b)

either one or two persons appointed by the Secretary of State;

(c)

one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment;

(d)

the headteacher of each zone school; and

(e)

three persons appointed by Bedfordshire County Council.

5Education Action Forum

The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows—

(a)

up to three persons representing the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;

(b)

up to three parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;

(c)

up to three persons representing the interests of the following nursery schools: Cherry Trees Nursery (Hawkins Road, Bedford, DfEE No. 1000), Peter Pan Nursery (Edward Road, Bedford, DfEE No. 1009) and Southway Nursery (Ampthill Road, Bedford, DfEE No. 1003); and

(d)

up to three persons representing the interests of the education sector generally in the area served by the zone schools.

6Disqualification for membership of the Forum

Articles 7 to 9 shall have effect for the purpose of prescribing the circumstances and cases in which a person is to be disqualified for holding, or continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum.

7Disqualification for membership of the Forum—bankruptcy etc

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this article, a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; and a member, on becoming so disqualified, shall give written notice of the fact to the secretary to the Forum.

(2)

Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having been adjudged bankrupt, that disqualification shall cease—

(a)

unless the bankruptcy order made against that person is previously annulled, on his discharge from bankruptcy; and

(b)

if the bankruptcy order is so annulled, on the date of the annulment.

(3)

Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with his creditors and he pays his debts in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date on which the payment is completed and in any other case it shall cease on the expiration of three years from the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement are fulfilled.

8Disqualification for membership of the Forum—criminal convictions

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if—

(a)

within five years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect or since his appointment, he has been convicted, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine;

(b)

within twenty years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect, he has been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment for a period of more than two and a half years; or

(c)

he has at any time been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five years.

(2)

For the purposes of this article there shall be disregarded any conviction by or before a court outside the United Kingdom of an offence in respect of conduct which, if it had taken place in any part of the United Kingdom, would not have constituted an offence under the law in force in that part of the United Kingdom.

9Disqualification—absence from meetings

Any member of the Forum who, without the consent of the Forum, has failed to attend the meetings thereof for a continuous period of six months beginning with the date of a meeting shall, on the expiry of that period, be disqualified for continuing to be a member of the Forum without prejudice however, to his re-appointment.

10Chairman’s tenure of office

The chairman of the Forum elected in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, shall hold office for one year from the date of his election (unless he resigns his office earlier), without prejudice to his eligibility to be re-elected for a further such period.

Signature

Estelle Morris

Minister of State,

Department of Education and Employment

15th December 1999

Schedule 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”

The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:

  • The Harpur Trust (Charity Reg. No: 204817)

  • De Montfort University

  • Bedfordshire Police Authority

  • Bedford Borough Council

  • Bedford Education Business Partnership (The Business Centre, Kimpton Road, Luton LU2 0LB)

  • the Chairman of the Bedford Cauldwell and Kingsbrook Partnership (86 Gloucester Road, Bedford, MK42 9TP)

  • the Chairman of the Bedford Queens Park Partnership (Eagle Brewery, Haverlock Street, Bedford, MK40 LLU)

  • Bedfordshire Health Promotion Agency (Gilbert Hitchcock House, 21 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2AW)

  • 3M Ltd—Company No. 1123045

  • Hanson Brick—Company No. 26306

  • DANA Wichita—Company No. 467474

  • Autoglass—Company No. 494648

  • Charles Wells—Company No. 106884

  • Eastern—Company No. 3247622

  • Krupp Camford—Company No. 821027

  • Granada—Company No. 532857

  • Rolls Royce—Company No. 1305027

  • Unipath—Company No. 842528

  • Shanks Waste Solutions—Company No. 988844

  • Bedfordshire Newspapers Ltd—Company No. 1021920

  • Briton Electronic—Company No. 2039377

  • CfBT Careers Bedford—Company No. 3327153

  • The Chamber—Company No. 2508309

Schedule 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE

SchoolDfEE No.Address
John Bunyan Upper School4081Mile Road, Bedford, MK42 9TR
Biddenham Upper School4124Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AZ
Abbey Middle School4037Mowbray Road, Bedford, MK42 9XA
Beauchamp Middle School4126Hawk Drive, Bedford, MK41 7JE
Harrowden Middle School4127Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH
Westfield Middle School4072Chester Road, Bedford, MK40 4HW
Cauldwell Lower School2294Edward Road, Bedford, MK42 9DR
Cotten End Lower School2041High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AA
Elstow Lower School2045High Street, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XP
Livingstone Lower School2006Clapham Road, Bedford, MK41 7LG
Marlborough Lower School2015Marlborough Road, Bedford, MK40 4LE
Priory Lower School2013Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1JD
Queen’s Park Lower School2014Chestnut Avenue, Bedford, MK40 4EU
Shackleton Lower School2211Pearcey Road, Bedford, MK42 9LZ
Shortstown Lower School2150Canberra Road, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0VZ
Stephenson Lower School2156Canvin Way, Bedford, MK42 0HL

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the Action for Learning Partnership, Bedford Education Action Zone, which comprises the schools listed in Schedule 2. The Order also provides (in articles 4 and 5) for the membership of the Education Action Forum for the zone.