Statutory Instruments
1999 No. 3022

EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The North East Derbyshire Coalfields Education Action Zone Order 1999

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:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the North East Derbyshire Coalfields Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st December 1999.

Interpretation

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.

Constitution of education action zone

3.  The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the North East Derbyshire Coalfields Education Action Zone (“the zone”) for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

Education Action Forum

4.  There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the North East Derbyshire Coalfields 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)up to two persons representing the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;

(b)up to two parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;

(c)up to two persons representing the interests of the education sector generally in the area served by the zone schools; and

(d)up to two persons representing the interests of the voluntary sector in the area served by the zone schools.

Disqualification for membership of the Forum

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.

Disqualification for membership of the Forum—bankruptcy etc

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.

Disqualification for membership of the Forum—criminal convictions

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.

Disqualification—absence from meetings

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.

Chairman’s tenure of office

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

SCHEDULE 1MEANING OF “PARTNERS”

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

The Director of Education, Derbyshire County Council, Council Offices, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG

The Chief Executive, North Derbyshire Training and Enterprise Council, St Mary’s Court, St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 7TD (Company No. 2503207)

Virgin Trains, Millennium Drivers, The Horselandings, Off Nantwich Road, Crewe CW2 6HR (Company No. 3007940)

Groundwork Creswell, The Groundwork Centre, 96 Creswell Road, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S43 4NA (Company No. 2505814, Charity No. 1004253)

Synergy Components Ltd, Bolsover, Business Park (Phase 2), Station Road, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6BD (Company No. 1605955)

Understanding Industry, 6 Outwood Avenue, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4JH (Company No. 2647030, Charity No. 1004426)

Articles 2 and 3

SCHEDULE 2SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE

DfEE Number
School Name and Address

4197
The Bolsover School, Mooracre Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6XA

4198
Heritage Community School, Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S43 4QG

4199
Shirebrook Community School, Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Notts MG20 8QF

2196
Anthony Bek Primary School, Rotherham Road, Pleasley, Mansfield, Notts NG19 7PG

2219
Brookfield Primary School, Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, Mansfield, Notts NG20 9AD

2212
Langwith Bassett Primary School, Bassett Hill, Upper Langwith, Mansfield, Notts NG20 9RD

2621
Model Village Primary School, Central Drive, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Notts NG20 8BQ

2306
The Park Infant School, Orchard Close, Park Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Notts NG20 8JX

2329
The Park Junior School, Orchard Close, Park Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Notts NG20 8JX

2630
Whaley Thorns Primary School, Portland Road, Langwith, Mansfield, Notts NG20 9HB

7012
Stubbin Wood School, Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, Mansfield, Notts NG20 9AD

2245
Arkwright Primary School, School Lane, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 5BZ

3012
Bolsover Church of England Junior School, Castle Street, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6PP

2048
Bolsover Infant and Nursery School, Welbeck Road, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6DE

2019
Bramley Vale Primary School, York Crescent, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 5PF

2046
Brockley Primary School, Clowne Road, Shuttlewood, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6AF

2243
Duckmanton Primary School, West Crescent, Duckmanton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 5HD

2045
New Bolsover Primary School, New Station Road, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6PY

2211
Scarcliffe Primary School, Langwith Road, Scarcliffe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 6TH

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the North East Derbyshire Coalfields 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.

(1)
1998 c. 31.