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The South of England Virtual Education Action Zone (No. 2) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/423 · Made 21 February 2000

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made 21st February 2000

Laid before Parliament 22nd February 2000

Coming into force

Articles 1 and 3 29th February 2000

Remainder 3rd April 2000

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

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the South of England Virtual Education Action Zone (No. 2) Order 2000.

(2)

Articles 1 and 3 of this Order shall come into force on 29th February 2000 and all other articles thereof shall come into force on 3rd April 2000.

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.

3Revocation

The South of England Virtual Education Action Zone Order 2000f1 is hereby revoked.

4Constitution 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 South of England Virtual Education Action Zone (“the zone”) for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

5Education Action Forum

There shall be an Education Action forum for the zone to be known as the South of England Virtual 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; and

(c)

one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment.

6Education Action Forum

The Forum may at any time appoint up to 2 additional members from each of the following groups—

(a)

persons working for businesses which have supported the zone or expressed an interest in so doing;

(b)

parents of children who are registered pupils at zone schools; and

(c)

persons with expertise in higher education.

7Disqualification for membership of the Forum

Articles 8 to 10 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.

8Disqualification 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.

9Disqualification for 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.

10Disqualification—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.

11Removal from office by Forum

(1)

A member of the Forum may be removed from office by the Forum in the following circumstances:

(a)

in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 5(a), if the school whose governing body appointed that member closes;

(b)

in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 5(c) by a partner which is a company, if the company in question is dissolved;

(c)

in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 6(a), if that member ceases to work for the business in question, or if the business in question ceases to exist.

(2)

In the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 6(b), if that member ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil.

12Chairman’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

21st February 2000

Schedule 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”

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

  • The Chief Education Officer of Bromley London Borough Council

  • The Chief Education Officer, Essex County Council

  • ABK Services to Education: Co. Reg. No. 3206464

  • Applied Information: Co. Reg. No. 2378132

  • PLATO: Co. Reg. No. 2404387

Schedule 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE

SchoolDfEE NumberAddress
Castlecombe Primary School305 2029Castlecombe Road, Mottingham, London SE9 4AT
Clare House School305 2074Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham BR3 6PJ
Hayes Primary School305 5205George Lane, Bromley BR2 7LQ
Katherine Semar Infants School881 3717Ross Close, Saffron Walden CB11 4DU
Katherine Semar Junior School881 2687Ross Close, Saffron Walden CB11 4DU
Malcolm Primary School305 2060Malcolm Road, Penge, London SE20 8RH
Mottingham Primary School305 2028Ravensworth Road, London SE9 4LW
Princes Plan Primary School305 2019Church Lane, Bromley BR2 8LD
St. Anne’s County Primary School881 2404Barnardiston Road, Colchester CO4 4DT
The Leverton Junior School881 5242Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey EN9 3BE
Kelsey Park School305 5404Manor Way, Beckenham BR3 3BP
King Harold School881 5415Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey EN9 1LF
Langley Park School for Girls305 5412Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham BR3 3BE
Ravens Wood School for Boys305 5403Oakley Road, Bromley BR2 8HP
Saffron Walden County High School881 5408Audley End Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4UH
The Greensward College915 5435Greensward Lane, Hockley SS5 5HG
The Mountfitchet High School881 4360Forest Hall Road, Stansted, Mountfitchet CM4 8TZ
The Ravensbourne School305 5413Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
The Sir Charles Lucas School881 5450Hawthorne Avenue, Colchester CO4 3JL

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the South of England Virtual Education Action Zone, which comprises the schools listed in Schedule 2. The Order also provides (in articles 5 and 6) for the membership of the Education Action Forum for the zone. The Order revokes and replaces the South of England Virtual Education Action Zone Order 2000 which contained a number of errors.