Part 3Maintained schools

Chapter 1Government of maintained schools

C1I1I2C230 Governors’ reports F1(Wales) and other information

C3C4C61

Once in every school year the governing body of a maintained school F2in Wales shall prepare a report (a “governors’ report”) dealing with such matters, and otherwise complying with such requirements, as may be specified in regulations.

C62

Regulations may—

a

impose requirements on the governing body of a maintained school F3in Wales with respect to—

i

the giving of copies of a governors’ report to such persons as may be prescribed, and

ii

making such copies available for inspection at the school;

b

make provision for—

i

enabling the governing body to determine the language or languages in which a governors’ report is to be produced and the form or forms in which it is to be produced;

ii

requiring them to comply with any direction given by the local education authority with respect to any additional language to be used or with respect to any additional form in which the report is to be produced;

c

enable the governors’ report to be combined with any other document whose preparation by the governing body is required by or under any enactment.

3

The governing body of a maintained school F4(in England or Wales) shall provide the local education authority with such reports in connection with the discharge of the functions of the governing body as the authority may require (either on a regular basis or from time to time) for the purposes of the exercise of any of the authority’s functions.

C5C7C84

The head teacher of a maintained school F5(in England or Wales) shall provide the governing body or (as the case may be) the local education authority with such reports in connection with the discharge of his functions as the governing body or the authority may require (either on a regular basis or from time to time) for the purposes of the exercise of any of their functions.

5

Where a requirement under subsection (4) is imposed on the head teacher by the authority—

a

the authority shall notify the governing body of that requirement, and

b

the head teacher shall give the governing body a copy of any report made by him in complying with it.