Agenda and minutes

Local Authority School Governor Nomination Panel - Thursday, 6th February, 2020 2.00 pm

Venue: R1 & R2 - Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 1HZ. View directions

Contact: Rachel Graves  Tel: 01270 686473 Email:  rachel.graves@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

16.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors M Beanland, A Harewood, G Hayes and A Stott.

17.

Declarations of Interest

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

 

Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide.  Whilst Officers can advise on the Code and its interpretation, the decision to declare or not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular circumstances.

 

Minutes:

In the interests of openness, Councillor A Moran declared that he had known the applicant for Weaver Primary School when he was a governor at Brine Leas School.

18.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

In accordance with paragraph 2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 of the Rules, a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Panel on any matter relevant to its work.

 

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.  Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility.  However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

 

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

 

 

Minutes:

No members of the public were present.

19.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 48 KB

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 14 October 2019.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 October 2019 be confirmed as a correct record.

20.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The reports relating to the following item has been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

 

The Panel is asked to RESOLVE –

 

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item, pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of The Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item in pursuant to Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

21.

Local Authority Nominations to School Governing Bodies

To consider the report on the current Local Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East schools.

Minutes:

The Panel considered the report on the current Local Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools and academies and the applications received for nomination.

 

The Panel noted that one of the applications for the Westminster Nursery School vacancy had been withdrawn.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, having regard to the statutory guidance in making nominations, the following be approved:

 

Nominations for Appointment

 

HASLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Mrs Karen Jones                                                     

 

PEBBLE BROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Miss Laura Smith                                                    

 

THE MACCLESFIELD ACADEMY

Mr James Scorer                                                     

 

WEAVER PRIMARY SCHOOL

Mrs Emma Latham                                                  

 

WESTMINSTER NURSERY SCHOOL

Mrs Pat Smith