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The Hackney Education Action Zone Order 1999

S.I. 1999/3025 · Made 4 November 1999

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made 4th November 1999

Laid before Parliament 10th November 1999

Coming into force 1st December 1999

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 1998f1, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 31.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Constitution of education action zone
  4. 4Education Action Forum
  5. 5Education Action Forum
  6. 6Disqualification for membership of the Forum
  7. 7Disqualification for membership of the Forum—bankruptcy etc
  8. 8Disqualification from membership of the Forum—criminal convictions
  9. 9Disqualification—absence from meetings
  10. 10Chairman’s tenure of office
  11. Signature
  12. Schedule 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”
  13. Schedule 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE
  14. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Hackney Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st December 1999.

2Interpretation

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.

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

4Education Action Forum

There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Hackney 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; and

(d)

two persons appointed by the Corporation of London.

5Education Action Forum

The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows—

(a)

up to two persons representing the interests of voluntary organisations who support zone activities;

(b)

up to two parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;

(c)

up to two persons representing the interests of teachers employed in zone schools; and

(d)

up to three persons representing the interests of organisations who support zone activities.

6Disqualification 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.

7Disqualification 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.

8Disqualification from 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.

9Disqualification—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.

10Chairman’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

4th November 1999

Schedule 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”

The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:

  • The London Borough of Hackney in their capacity as a local education authority

  • The Sir John Cass’s Foundation (Charity Reg No. 312425)

  • The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (Charity Reg No. 212424)

  • Mapledene Early Years Centre (54 Mapledene Road, London E8 3LE).

Schedule 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE

SchoolDfEE NumberAddress
Amherst Primary School2018Sigdon Road, London E8 1AS
Betty Layward Primary School (new school from January 2000—number to be assigned)N/AClissold Road, London N16
Colverstone Primary School2120Colverstone Crescent, London E8 2LG
Grasmere Primary School285692 Albion Drive, London N16 9PD
Holmleigh Primary School2863Dunsmure Road, London N16 5PU
Jubilee Primary School2859Filey Avenue, London N16 6NR
Northwold Primary School2862Northwold Road, London E5 8RN
Our Lady’s and St Joseph’s RC Primary School3371Tottenham Road, London N1 4DR
Princess May Primary School2532Barretts Grove, London N16 8AJ
William Patten Primary School2897Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0NX
Woodberry Down Infants and Junior School2654Woodberry Down Grove, London N4 1SY
Hackney Free and Parochial School4697Paragon Road, London E9 6NR
Kingsland School4317Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2EY
The Skinners' Company School for Girls4686117 Stamford Hill, London N16 5AF
Our Lady’s Convent High School4614Amhurst Park, Stamford Hill, London N16 5AF
Stoke Newington School4310Clissold Road, London N16 9EY

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the Hackney 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.