LegalizeThe Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2008
Made: 17th March 2008
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19981, as applied to independent schools by section 124B2 of that Act, and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 20033, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order:
Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2008.
Interpretation
2
In this Order“the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school or the school is conducted.
Designation of Schools
3
The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are designated as schools having a religious character.
4
The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is stated in relation to that school in column (2).
SCHEDULE — Schools Having a Religious Character
| (1) Name and Postcode of School | (2) Relevant Religion or Religious Denomination |
|---|---|
| City of Westminster | |
| Westminster School, SW1P 3PF | Church of England |
| Hampshire | |
| Salesian College, GU14 6PA | Roman Catholic |
| Leeds | |
| David Young Community Academy, LS14 6NU | Church of England |
| Nottinghamshire | |
| The Samworth Church Academy NG18 2DY | Church of England |
Signed
P S A Jones — A Divisional Manager in the — Department for Children, Schools and Families — 17th March 2008
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates the independent schools named as having a religious character.
Under section 124A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, independent schools which are so designated are permitted to take account of certain religious considerations in making specified employment decisions which relate to teaching staff.
Designation by this Order is not of itself a means of acquiring a religious character or of changing religious character. Designation is the recognition of certain existing attributes of the school or its governing body as described in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by 2004/2262).
Footnotes
Section 124B was inserted by the Independent Schools (Employment of Teachers in Schools with a Religious Character) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2037).
S.I. 2003/2314; as amended by S.I. 2004/2262.
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