Paragraph 7 Foundation governors

The Governing Body shall include such number of foundation governors as is specified in the Proposals.

Where the School was a voluntary school immediately before it became grant-maintained, the person or persons who, immediately before the incorporation date, were named in the School’s instrument of government as being entitled to appoint the foundation governors to the governing body of the voluntary school shall be entitled to appoint the foundation governors for the Governing Body.

Where the School was established in pursuance of proposals under section 49 of the 1993 Act, the Promoters shall be entitled to appoint the foundation governors for the Governing Body.

Where the Proposals include a statement that any foundation governorship is to be held ex officio, the governorship shall be held by the holder of the office specified in the Proposals.

Subject to sub-paragraphs (6) and (7) below, at least two of the foundation governors shall (on the date or dates on which they respectively take office) be parents of registered pupils at the School.

Sub-paragraph (5) above is subject to section 65(8) of the 1993 Act (which relates to the determination of initial foundation governors in the case of a grant-maintained school which is a voluntary school immediately before it becomes grant-maintained).

Sub-paragraph (5) above shall not apply, where the School was established in pursuance of proposals published under section 49 of the 1993 Act, in relation to the appointment of any foundation governor before the implementation date.