Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made
4th November 1999
Laid before Parliament
10th November 1999
Coming into force
1st December 1999
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 1998(1), the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the East Manchester Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st December 1999.
2. 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.
3. The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the East Manchester Education Action Zone ("the zone") for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
4. There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the East Manchester 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.
5. The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows-
(a)one person representing providers of training and development support to young persons in the area served by the zone schools;
(b)one person representing the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;
(c)one person from teaching unions representing employees working in zone schools;
(d)one person from non-teaching unions representing employees working in zone schools; and
(e)up to three parents of registered pupils attending zone schools.
6. Articles 7 to 9 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.
7.-(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.
8.-(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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
Estelle Morris
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
4th November 1999
Article 2
The following persons are "partners" for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:
Ancoats Nursery (DfEE number 1000) | Palmerston Street, Ancoats, Manchester M12 6PE |
East Manchester Residents Forum | 17 Stilton Drive, Beswick, Manchester M11 3SB |
AMEC Developments Ltd. (Reg. No. 2717800) | Anchorage 1, Anchorage Quay, Salford Quays, Manchester M5 2YJ |
East Manchester Voluntary & Community Sector Consortium | Venture Centre, 491 Mill Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2AD |
Manchester City Council | Crown Square, Manchester M60 3BB. |
East Manchester Business Partnership | Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5JW |
Manchester College of Arts and Technology (MANCAT) | Openshaw Campus, Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, Manchester M11 6BD |
Articles 2 and 3
School Name and Address | DfEE Number |
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Ashbury County Primary School Charlesworth Street, Beswick, Manchester M11 3RE | 2320 |
Bank Meadow County Primary School Limebank Street, Ardwick, Manchester M12 6NS | 2028 |
Church of England School of the Resurrection Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester M11 3TJ | 3490 |
Corpus Christi with St Anne RC Primary School Carruthers Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 7EQ | 3504 |
Ellen Wilkinson County High School of Arts Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester M12 6BA | 4278 |
Higher Openshaw Community School Saunton Road, Higher Openshaw, Manchester M11 1AZ | 2303 |
Medlock Valley High School Palmerston Street, Ancoats, Manchester M12 6PT | 7048 |
Ravensbury County Primary School Alpine Street, Clayton, Manchester M11 4ER | 2234 |
St Barnabas CE Primary School Parkhouse Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2JX | 3008 |
St Brigid's RC Primary School Grey Mare Lane, Bradford, Manchester M11 3DR | 3429 |
St Clement's CE Primary School Abbey Hey Lane, Higher Openshaw, Manchester M11 1LR | 3042 |
St Peter's RC High School Stopford Street, Higher Openshaw, Manchester M11 1FG | 4770 |
St Willibrord's RC Primary School Vale Street, Clayton, Manchester M11 4WR | 3472 |
Seymour Road County Primary School Seymour Road, Clayton, Manchester M11 4PR | 2333 |
Varna Street County Primary School Varna Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 1WP | 2278 |
Wright Robinson Sports College Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester M18 8RL | 4376 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the East Manchester Education Action Zone, which comprises the schools listed in Schedule 2. The Order also provides (in articles 4 and 5) for the membership of the Education Action Forum for the zone.