# The Easington and Seaham Education Action Zone Order 1999

S.I. 1999/3382 · made 15 December 1999

This Order establishes the Easington and Seaham 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.

Made under: School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Section 10, Section 11, Section 138, Schedule 1 paragraph 2)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/easington-and-seaham-education-action-zone-order-1999/pdf/uksi_19993382_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 1998, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Easington and Seaham Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 10th January 2000.

## 2 Interpretation

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.

## 3 Constitution 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 Easington and Seaham Education Action Zone (“the zone”) for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

## 4 Education Action Forum

There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Easington and Seaham 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) up to three persons appointed by Durham County Council; and
(e) two persons representing the interests of National Health Service providers in the area served by the zone schools, appointed by the other members of the Forum.

## 5 Education Action Forum

The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows–
(a) up to two persons representing the interests of business;
(b) up to four parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;
(c) one headteacher from a primary school within the zone;
(d) one headteacher from a secondary school within the zone;
(e) one headteacher from a special school within the zone;
(f) one person from a professional teaching association to represent teachers working in zone schools;
(g) one person from non-teaching associations to represent staff working in zone schools;
(h) one person representing the interests of community organisations working within the area served by the zone schools;
(i) one person representing the interests of the further and higher education sector and the providers of training to young persons in the area served by the zone schools;
(j) one person representing the interests of registered pupils attending zone schools;
(k) one headteacher chosen from the following nursery schools, to represent the interests of the nursery schools: Murton Nursery School (Glebe View, Sea View Estate, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9LX, DfEE No. 8401039), Rosemary Lane Nursery School (Rosemary Lane, Easington Village, Peterlee, SR8 3BQ, DfEE No. 8401038) and Seaham Harbour Nursery School (Bottleworks Road, Seaham Harbour SR7 7NN, DfEE No. 8401023);
(l) one person nominated by the Pupil Referral Unit (Broom Cottages Centre, Broom, Ferryhill); and
(m) up to six persons representing the interests of the education sector generally in the area served by the zone schools.

## 6 Disqualification 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.

## 7 Disqualification 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.

## 8 Disqualification 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.

## 9 Disqualification—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.

## 10 Chairman’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 for Education and Employment
15th December 1999

## Schedule 1 MEANING OF “PARTNERS”

The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:
Easington District Council (Seaside Lane, Easington, Co. Durham SR8 3TN)
Diocese of Durham Board of Education (Carter House, Pelaw Leazes Lane, Durham DH1 1TB)
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Schools Commission (St Vincent's, The Roman Way, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7LT)
County Durham Training and Enterprise Council (Horndale Avenue, Aycliffe Industrial Estate, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham, DL5 6XS, Company No. 2463255)
Durham Business and Education Executive (Broom Cottages Primary School, Ferryhill, Co. Durham, DL17 8AN)
East Durham and Houghall Community College (Burnhope Way, Peterlee, Co. Durham, SR8 1NU)
County Durham Careers Service (Aykley Heads House, Durham, DH1 5TS)

## Schedule 2 SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE

School Name
Address
DfEE Number
Ropery Walk Primary
Ropery Walk, Seaham. SR7 7JZ
840 2000
Deneside Junior
The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham. SR7 8PD
840 2006
Deneside Infant
The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham. SR7 8PD
840 2007
New Seaham Primary
Byron Terrace, New Seaham. SR7 0HX
840 2023
Parkside Infant
Parkside, Seaham. SR7 7UX
840 2029
Westlea Primary
Winslow Cresent, Westlea Estate, Seaham. SR7 8JU
840 2043
Princess Road Junior
Princess Road, Seaham. SR7 7SX
840 2047
Camden Square Infant
Camden Square, Seaham. SR7 7SX
840 2048
South Hetton Primary
Frederick Terrace, South Hetton. DH6 2TH
840 2731
Murton Primary
Watt Street, Murton, Seaham. SR7 9AT
840 2738
Murton Jubilee Primary
Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham. SR7 9QR
840 2739
Easington Colliery Primary
Whickham Street, Easington Colliery, Peterlee. SR8 3DJ
840 2746
Easington CE (Controlled) Primary
Easington Village, Peterlee. SR8 3BP
840 3182
St. Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Mill Road, Seaham. SR7 0HW
840 3300
St. Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Dene House Road, Seaham. SR7 7BJ
840 3301
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Murton
Church Lane, Murton, Seaham. SR7 9RD
840 3501
Seaham School
Burnhall Drive, Seaham. SR7 0EN
840 4019
Easington Community
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee. SR8 3AY
840 4280
Glen Dene
Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Peterlee. SR8 3BQ
840 7029

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the Easington and Seaham 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3382 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/easington-and-seaham-education-action-zone-order-1999
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