Regulation 3 Alterations to maintained schools by governing bodies: foundation proposalsI1

England and Wales

(1)

The alterations specified in paragraph (2), are to be known as foundation proposals and are—

(a)

prescribed under section 18 as alterations that may be implemented in respect of a community, foundation, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, community special or foundation special school in pursuance of proposals published by the governing body; and

(b)

in the case of a community or community special school, are designated under section 19(3) as alterations capable of being proposed by the governing body.

(2)

The prescribed alterations are—

(a)

a change of category ( a “change of category to foundation”)—

(i)

from a community school to a foundation school;

(ii)

from a voluntary aided school to a foundation school;

(iii)

from a voluntary controlled school to a foundation school;

(iv)

from a community special school to a foundation special school;

(b)

in relation to foundation and foundation special schools only, the acquisition of a foundation established otherwise than under SSFA 1998;

(c)

in relation to foundation and foundation special schools only, where the instrument of government of the school does not provide for a majority of the governing body to be foundation governors, any change in the instrument of government which results in the majority of governors being foundation governors (“a relevant change”).

(3)

Part 1 of Schedule 1 provides for the information to be included in, or provided in relation to, foundation proposals.

(4)

Part 2 of Schedule 1 provides for the publication, determination and implementation of foundation proposals.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in force at 25.5.2007, see reg. 1(1)