Regulation 15 Teacher governorsI1

England and Wales

(1)

In these Regulations “teacher governor” (“athro-lywodraethwr”) means a person—

(a)

who is elected in accordance with Schedule 3 as a governor by school teachers at any school within the federation; and

(b)

who is such a school teacher at a time when that person is elected.

(2)

Upon ceasing to work at the school a teacher governor is disqualified from continuing to hold office as such a governor.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (4) a person is disqualified from election as a teacher governor to a governing body if that person—

(a)

has previously been elected as a teacher governor to the same governing body within the last two years; or

(b)

is employed to work at the same federated school as any person elected as a teacher governor to that governing body within the last two years.

(4)

Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply to—

F1(a)

any person employed to work at two or more federated schools in the federation F2; or

(b)

a federation that consists of only two schools.

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 15(4) renumbered as reg. 15(4)(a) (4.2.2022) by The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1431), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
F2: Reg. 15(4)(b) and word inserted (4.2.2022) by The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1431), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)