New Clause 9 - Community schools, foundation and voluntary aided schools
Education Bill [Lords]
4:15 pm
‘(1)If a community or foundation school wishes to change its status to a voluntary aided school, the governors need to seek the approval of—
(a)a simple majority of the registered parents of registered pupils at the school; and
(b)the appropriate diocesan authority.
(2)Where the conditions under subsection (1) have been met, no notices for consultation need to be published and the proposal does not need to be referred to the school organisation committee.’. —[Angela Watkinson.]