Regulation 13 Composition of shadow governing bodiesF1
England and Wales
Subject to the following provisions of this regulation and to regulation 14, the size of the shadow governing body must be determined by the local authority.
The shadow governing body must include at least seven shadow governors.
The shadow governing body of a maintained school must include—
at least two shadow parent governors;
the head teacher, unless the head teacher resigns the position;
one shadow staff governor; and
one shadow local authority governor.
The shadow governing body may, in addition, appoint as a member of the shadow governing body one or more persons who, in the opinion of the shadow governing body, have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
In this regulation, a person who is appointed under paragraph (4) is to be known as a “shadow co-opted governor”.
The total number of shadow co-opted governors within paragraph (7), when counted with the shadow staff governor and the head teacher, must not exceed one third of the total membership of the shadow governing body.
A shadow co-opted governor is within this paragraph if he or she is eligible to be elected as a shadow staff governor.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 4 substituted (1.9.2015) by The School Governance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/883), regs. 1(1), 6(9) (with reg. 1(2))