Issue - meetings

To consider the appointment of individuals to become independent appeal panel members for school admissions and exclusions.  

The Committee considered a report on the appointment of members to sit on both School Admission Appeals Panels and Exclusion Appeal Panels.

Where an admission authority refused a child a place at a particular school, the parent had the right to appeal the decision to an independent appeal panel under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Where a pupil had been permanently excluded following a disciplinary offence by a head teacher, parents had a right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. 

The Council had received in excess of 40 applications from members of the public expressing interest in training to become independent appeal panel members for school admissions and exclusions.  The list of applicants was set out in an Appendix to the report.  The applicants were accessed against the criteria detailed in the School Admissions (Appeal Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012.

RESOLVED:

That the following be appointed to the pool of persons available to sit on Independent Appeal Panels:

Mr Roger Badman

Mrs Linda Barlett

Mrs Jean Betts

Mr David Black

Mr Christopher Brierly

Mrs Shirley Catherall

Mr Thomas Clutton

Ms Caroline Coles

Mr Barry Cooper

Mrs Sylvia Cornock

Mrs Georgina Denny

Mrs Jenny Davies

Mr Neil Fowkes

Mrs Deborah Fronte

Mrs Norma Frost

Mr Graham Goodchild

Mr Nick Harvey

Mr George Hayes

Ms Susan Holland

Ms Lynda Millington

Mr Daniel Mulrooney

Mrs Maria Neville

Mr David Parsons

Ms Barbara Pendery

Mrs Patricia Richards

Miss Rosemary Richards

Mr Brian Ridley

Mr Glynn Robinson

Mr David Scott

Mr Stuart Sim

Mr Clive Smith

Mr Edward Smith

Mr David Spall

Mrs Shan Thomas

Ms Helen Walker

Mr John Whitelock

Mrs Helen Williams