The report of the Strategic Director, informs Members of current Local Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools.
Minutes:
The report of the Director of Children and Family Services informed the Panel of vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools, in the context of vacancies at national level and recommended individuals for appointment and re-appointment to identified posts.
Additional information was tabled at the meeting in respect of five new appointments and one re-appointment.
The Panel was also updated on the establishment of a shadow Governing Body at Audlem St James CE Primary School.
The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012 would come into force on 1 September 2012. This was permissive legislation and for existing schools it would be for an individual governing body to choose to reconstitute or continue in line with the current 2007 regulations which would otherwise continue to apply. The 2012 regulations stated that a local authority governor was a “person who was nominated by the local authority and was appointed as a governor by the governing body having, in the opinion of the governing body, met any eligibility criteria that they had set”. The change in definition meant that the Panel’s Terms of Reference and procedures would need to be amended to allow for both appointments under the 2007 regulations and nominations under the new 2012 regulations. Officers were awaiting publication of statutory guidance before drafting the required revision.
RESOLVED:
(1) That the following appointments be made:
(a) New Appointments for a four year term of office with effect from 26 May 2012:
BOLLINGTON CROSS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr M I Bailey
Note: Councillor Edwards declared a personal interest on the basis that Mr Bailey was a Bollington Council colleague.
BRIERLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr C Parker
BUGLAWTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr R Davey
CRANBERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr D Black
DISLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mrs G Marshall
HOLLINHEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr P Hooley
Note: Councillor Gaddum declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the application as she had nominated Mr Hooley for the position and left the meeting during consideration of this application.
IVY BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Prof A G Sutcliffe
Mrs P Broadley
RUSKIN SPORTS AND LANGUAGES COLLEGE
Mr R J Baddeley
SHAVINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
The decision to appoint be deferred to allow Officers to seek further information and the final decision be delegated to the Chairman of the Local Authority School Governors Appointment Panel, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children and Family Services.
SIR WILLIAM STANIER COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Mr A F Coxhill
ST ANNE’S FULSHAW CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mrs H Shepherd
THE QUINTA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr M B Horgan
WESTON VILLAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr T Gill
Note: Councillor Clowes declared a personal interest as she was acquainted with the nominee.
WISTASTON CHURCH LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr P Taylor
WYCHE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mrs S E Smith
(b) Reappointments from the day after their term of office comes to an end:
ASH GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY
Mrs K Egdell
Note: Councillor Gaddum declared a personal interest as she was acquainted with the nominee.
CRANBERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL
The decision to appoint be deferred to allow Officers to seek further information and the final decision be delegated to the Chairman of the Local Authority School Governors Appointment Panel, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children and Family Services
MABLINS LANE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
The decision to appoint be deferred to allow Officers to seek further information and the final decision be delegated to the Chairman of the Local Authority School Governors Appointment Panel, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children and Family Services
SHAVINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
The decision to appoint be deferred to allow Officers to seek further information and the final decision be delegated to the Chairman of the Local Authority School Governors Appointment Panel, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children and Family Services
THE MARLBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL
Cllr W H Livesley
Note: all Members declared a personal interest in respect of this appointment on the basis that W H Livesley was a Councillor colleague.
WILLASTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Mrs J Moran
(2) The following appointment, made in accordance with the procedures for emergency LA Governor appointments to be made to schools in the Council’s “Improving Outcomes Programme”, be noted:
DEANVALLEY COMMUNITYPRIMARY SCHOOL
Mr T Penny
(3) the decision to appoint to the shadow Governing Body at Audlem StJames CEPrimary School be delegated to the Chairman of the Local Authority School Governors Appointment Panel, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children and Family Services.
(4) that applicants for re-appointment as a governor be required to complete the ‘reasons for becoming a governor’ section on the application form in more detail and Officers to ensure that this was communicated to all applicants in future,