Paragraph 3 General responsibilities of the Governing Body and the Head Teacher with respect to the conduct of the School

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, the conduct of the School shall be under the direction of the Governing Body.

(2)

Paragraph (1) above is subject to—

(a)

any provision of these Articles conferring specific functions on any person other than the Governing Body; and

(b)

any other provision affecting the conduct of the School made by or under the Education Acts 1944 to 1993 or any other enactment.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (4) below, the Head Teacher shall be responsible for the internal organisation and management of the School, and for deploying and managing the staff of the School (other than the Clerk to the Governing Body).

(4)

In exercising his functions under paragraph (3) above the Head Teacher shall comply with any direction given by the Governing Body.

(5)

The Head Teacher shall furnish the Governing Body with such reports in connection with the discharge of his functions as the Governing Body may require.

(6)

It shall be the duty of the Governing Body and the Head Teacher to exercise their functions with respect to the conduct of the School with a view to —

(a)

securing that there are good relations and mutual respect and tolerance between the staff and pupils at the School and other persons in the local community served by it; and

(b)

promoting among the pupils at the School a regard for good relations and mutual respect and tolerance between —

(i)

persons belonging to different racial groups;

(ii)

persons of different genders;

(iii)

persons of different ages; and

(iv)

persons of different creeds, beliefs and opinions.

(7)

It shall be the duty of the Head Teacher to exercise his functions in relation to the School with a view to assisting the Governing Body in complying with the provisions of sections 22 and 25 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975^f1 and sections 17 and 19 of the Race Relations Act 1976^f2 (which are concerned respectively with preventing sex discrimination and racial discrimination in the field of education).

(8)

In this Article the reference to “racial groups” shall be interpreted in accordance with section 3 of the Race Relations Act 1976.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1975 c. 65; sections 22 and 25 were amended by paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) respectively.
f2: 1976 c. 74; sections 17 and 19 were amended by paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) respectively.