Constitution

of prus.org.uk



1) TITLE

The title of the organisation shall be the National Organisation for Pupil Referral Units in England and Wales - prus.org.uk

2) AIMS AND OBECTS OF THE ORGANISATION

The objects of the Organisation are as follows [not in rank order]:-

  • improve the quality of educational provision for pupils at risk of social exclusion
  • support a range of staff working in or with PRUs
  • promote the work of teachers in PRUs at national level
  • identify and discuss common issues and disseminate relevant information
  • identify and share best practice
  • promote multi-agency strategies and approaches
  • increase professional development opportunities for staff working in PRUs
  • provide opportunities for staff in PRUs to self-evaluate their work
  • provide a means of consulting staff working in PRUs regarding future government policy and practice in this area
  • provide more effective opportunities for PRU staff to negotiate improvement in their working conditions
  • encourage the development of creative and innovative approaches in working with young people with a range of complex social, emotional, behavioural and medical and mental health needs
3) MEMBERSHIP
  1. Membership shall be open to all individuals working in, or with, Pupil Referral Units.
  2. Group membership shall be open to all registered Pupil Referral Units.
  3. The Executive can co-opt members onto the Committee by a simple majority vote of the Executive Committee.
  4. The Executive Committee of the Organisation may require the resignation of any individual or group member of the Organisation whose conduct is in the opinion of the Executive Committee of the Organisation, to be prejudicial or detrimental to the good name of the Organisation or to the attainment of its aims.
  5. Associate Membership shall be open to other associations with similar aims and objectives as agreed by a simple majority vote of the Executive.
4) SUBSCRIPTIONS
  1. Subscriptions for individual, group and associate membership will be set at the Annual General Meeting of the Organisation for the following financial year.
  2. The amount of subscription shall be determined from time to time by the Annual General Meeting acting upon the advice of the Executive Committee.
  3. The subscription year shall run from Sept 1st to August 31st, anually.
5) OFFICERS OF THE ORGANISATION
  1. Principal Officers of the Organisation shall be:
    1. President
    2. Vice President
    3. Secretary
    4. Treasurer
    5. Executive member for Wales
    6. Regional Executive members (10)
    7. Communications Officer
    8. Press Officer
  2. These officers, along with co-opted members shall form the Executive Committee and Officers shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.
  3. The Vice president will automatically succeed the President annually.
  4. Any two of the following shall be signatories to the bank account: the President, Secretary and Treasurer.
6) MEETINGS
  1. There will be an Annual General Meeting of the National Organisation.
  2. The Executive Committee will meet three times a year between AGMs.
  3. A quorum of the Executive Committee shall consist of one third of the members entitled to attend, i.e. five.
  4. An Emergency General Meeting of the Organisation may be called by notification, in writing, to the Secretary of the Organisation. There shall be no fewer than 10 signatories to such a request. An EGM must be held within 14 days of receipt of such a request.
7) VOTING
  1. All voting shall be by a simple majority of a show of hands of those present who are entitled to vote.
  2. Executive decisions can be taken via email by a simple majority to a proposed and seconded motion sent to Executive members by email through the Secretary and voted on by the Exec mailing list.
8) FINANCE
  1. A finance sub-committee of 6 members, including the Treasurer, shall be formed from the Executive Committee to meet 3 times a year prior to the Committee meetings. Its objective is to advise the full Executive Committee of the financial health of the organisation.
  2. The financial year of the Organisation shall end on the 31st March each year and a properly audited balance sheet shall be prepared for presentation a the Annual General Meeting.
  3. The Executive Committee shall have the power to authorise payment from the Organisation's fund for any expense incurred on behalf of the Organisation.
  4. All monies kept by, or on behalf of, the Organisation shall be regularly paid into the banking account to be kept in the name of the Organisation by the Organisation's bankers, Lloyds TSB, and no monies shall be paid by, or on behalf of, the organisation except by cheque, signed by the signatories as delineated in 5 (iv) above.
9) POWER TO AFFILIATE WITH OTHER BODIES
  1. In furtherance of the aims and objects of the Organisation, the Executive Committee shall be empowered to affiliate with other bodies, subject to ratification at the next Annual General Meeting after the decision has been taken.