Agenda item

This report presents a final report from the Education Scrutiny Committee detailing their review of School Governors.

Members received the final report from the Education Scrutiny Committee detailing their review of School Governors. This Committee had had the remit of encouraging an improved level of community involvement and maximising the diversity and skills of school governors.

Councillor Aspden, as Chair of the Scrutiny Committee, presented the final report and answered Members questions. He confirmed that Members had recognised that there had not been an issue around the current clerking arrangements in extended schools and had therefore agreed not to proceed with Part B of the Review.

Members made the following comments and questioned the following points:

• Had the exit questionnaires listed the timing of meetings and time involvement as reasons for leaving and could this restrict the recruitment of new members?
• Concern that the Governor Support and Development Service did not already have information relating to current governors age, gender, ethnicity, skills and economic background;
• Tribute paid to the hard work undertaken by Governors and to their immense workload to which a high level of commitment was required;

RESOLVED:       (i) That the Committee note the contents of the final report and annexes of the Education Scrutiny Committee on School Governors and endorse the recommendations therein;

     (ii) That the Committees thanks be conveyed to the Scrutiny Committee for this useful piece of work.

REASON:                              To inform the Executive’s consideration of the final report.