Explanatory note

This Order provides exemption from or relaxes various requirements in the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007 (“the Constitution Regulations”) relating to the size and composition of governing bodies as they apply to the governing body of Conisborough College. The Order also makes consequential modifications to the Constitution Regulations.

Article 2 provides an exemption from a requirement about the minimum and maximum size of the governing body to be specified in the instrument of government.

Articles 3 to 5 relax a requirement about the appointment of parent governors. Paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Constitution Regulations only enables a parent governor to be appointed by the governing body, rather than being elected, in certain circumstances. The relaxations ensure that the governing body are able to appoint one parent governor even though the circumstances set out in paragraph 9(a) to (c) of Schedule 1 are not met. Article 5 makes a consequential modification so that the person appointed need not meet the requirements in paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 and can be such other person as the governing body consider appropriate. Articles 6 and 7 make a consequential modification to paragraph 8 of Schedule 1. This ensures that the requirement on the appropriate authority (defined in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 as being, in the case of a community school, the local authority) to take certain steps relating to an election do not apply when the governing body have decided to appoint a person to fill a parent governor vacancy as permitted by the relaxation provided by articles 3 to 5.

Articles 8 and 9 relax the requirement that the governing body appoint a maximum of 4 sponsor governors so that more than 4 can be appointed, and make a consequential modification.