Regulation 20A Roles of the governing body and head teacherF1

(1)

The functions of the governing body include the following core functions—

(a)

ensuring that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the federation and each federated school are clearly defined;

(b)

ensuring that the head teacher of the federation or of each federated school performs his or her responsibilities for the educational performance of the school or schools as the case may be; and

(c)

ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the financial resources of the federation and each federated school.

(2)

In exercising their functions the governing body shall—

(a)

act with integrity, objectivity and honesty and in the best interests of the federation; and

(b)

be open about the decisions they make and the actions they take and in particular shall be prepared to explain their decisions and actions to interested parties.

(3)

The governing body must appoint a clerk with a view to ensuring their efficient functioning and must have regard to advice from the clerk as to the nature of the governing body’s functions.

(4)

The responsibilities of the head teacher of the federation or of each federated school include—

(a)

the internal organisation, management and control of the federated schools, or school as the case may be; and

(b)

the educational performance of the federated schools, or school as the case may be.

(5)

The head teacher of the federation or of a federated school is accountable to the governing body for the performance of all his or her responsibilities.

(6)

The head teacher of the federation or of a federated school must comply with any reasonable direction of the governing body.

(7)

In this regulation the term “governing body” includes the temporary governing body of new schools intending to federate.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 3A inserted (1.9.2013) by The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1624), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(b) (with reg. 1(3))