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They were established by the School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988 which mandated that they be set up in education authority schools in Scotland. Boards consist of elected parent and staff members and other members co-opted by the elected members. Board members hold office for four years, with half the parent places coming up for election every two years. The initial round of elections to school boards was held in 1989-1990, with parental elections biennially thereafter. The 1988 Act provided for elections for school boards to be held in all schools except for the very few schools whose roll is so small that there are insufficient parents to form a school board. Schools in which elections are required to be held are referred to as ‘eligible schools’. School boards, the size and composition of which is laid down in the School Board (Scotland) Regulations 1989 (as amended), can only be established when sufficient parent members are elected through contested or uncontested regular Election s, or By-elections . In cases where insufficient parents are elected to form a school board, a board can be established through the co-option of up to two parents. Where a School Board does not exist, this is either because the school is a non-qualifying school, or because no board was formed as a result of a regular election, a by-election or under other provisions. The abolition of school boards was proposed by the Scottish School (Parental Involvement) (Scotland) Bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 28 September 2005 , which would see them replaced by a two-tier system of Parent Forums and Parent Councils. School Boards were also set up in England under the Education Act 1870 , and were abolished a number of years later. SEE ALSO |
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