Issue - meetings

This report provides information about the current position with regard to vacancies for Local Authority (LA) seats on governing bodies, lists current nominations for those vacancies and requests the appointment, or re-appointment, of the listed nominees.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That LA Governors be appointed, or re-appointed, to fill vacant seats as proposed in Annex 1 of the report, with the addition of Mr Owen Seagar as a governor for the Federation of Derwent Infant and Junior Schools;

(ii)     That, in relation to nominations for LA Governors to the governing body for the new Federation of Hob Moor Primary School and Hob Moor Oaks School, details of nominees and a skills audit be circulated to Members and Statutory Co-Optees, with ballot papers to be returned by Friday 12 December 2008. That the views expressed through this process be considered by the Executive Member when making the appointments:

(iii)    That the fifth nominee be recommended to the governing body to be considered as a community representative.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To ensure that Local Authority places on school governing bodies continue to be effectively filled.

Members received a report which provided information about the current position with regard to vacancies for Local Authority (LA) seats on governing bodies, listed current nominations for those vacancies and requested the appointment, or re-appointment, of the listed nominees.

The report presented the following options for consideration:

·  To appoint/re-appoint and fill the vacancies;

·  Not to appoint/re-appoint and fill the vacancies.

An additional annex had been circulated detailing nominees for LA seats on the governing body for the new Federation of Hob Moor Primary School and Hob Moor Oaks School and officers outlined how these appointments would be dealt with, given that there were five nominees for four places.

The Executive Member recorded her thanks to all those who were school governors for their hard work.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That LA Governors be appointed, or re-appointed, to fill vacant seats as proposed in Annex 1 of the report, with the addition of Mr Owen Seager as a governor for the Federation of Derwent Infant and Junior Schools;¹

(ii)     That, in relation to nominations for LA Governors to the governing body for the new Federation of Hob Moor Primary School and Hob Moor Oaks School, details of nominees and a skills audit be circulated to Members and Statutory Co-optees, with ballot papers to be returned by Friday 12 December 2008,² and that the views expressed through this process be considered by the Executive Member when making the appointments;³

(iii)    That the fifth nominee be recommended to the governing body to be considered as a community representative.⁴

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To ensure that Local Authority places on school governing bodies continue to be effectively filled.

[Note:  Mr Nick Coakley, Honorary Alderman Charles William Fairclough, Mrs Margaret Clare Hyett and Mr Nick Smart were appointed as LA Governors to the governing body for the new Federation of Hob Moor Primary School and Hob Moor Oaks School.  Dr David Hopton was recommended to the governing body to be considered as a community representative.]