Commentary Part 4: Schools Causing Concern Section 69: Power of Secretary of State to provide for governing body to consist of interim executive members
300.This section re-enacts section 18A of the 1998 Act in its application to England. The section enables the Secretary of State to appoint a specially constituted governing body (called an “Interim Executive Board”) to conduct the school in place of the normal governing body. It is only applicable if a school requires significant improvement (section 61) or special measures (section 62). The power is not available merely because the school has not complied with a formal warning issued by the local education authority under section 60.