Issue - meetings

The report of the Strategic Director, informs Members of current Local Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools.

The report of the Strategic Director of Children, Families and Adults informed the Panel of vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools and recommended individuals for appointments and re-appointment to identified posts.

Additional information was tabled at the meeting in respect of four appointments and one reappointment. The Liaison Manager also provided a brief verbal update for the Panel in relation to two matters:

• the raised expectations of governing bodies as reflected in the September 2012 Ofsted inspection framework:

• the rationale behind the changes in regulations now applying for governing bodies who chose to re constitute from September 2012 onwards; and the specific change around Authority governors, namely the limitation to one in the number of Authority governors per school, and the fact that the Authority now nominated, and the governing body appointed to the position, in line within any criteria  the governing body may have detailed.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the following appointments be made:

(a)       New Appointments for a four year term of office with effect from 20 October 2012:

            BEXTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mr M J Houghton

                        BLACK FIRS PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mr J S Galbraith

                        DISLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs K M Tomlinson

                        HOLMES CHAPEL PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs J C Longman

                        MOSSLEY CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mr E Whitehead

                        RODE HEATH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Miss S L Wheeler, subject to further discussion between the applicant and the Liaison Manager - School Settings and Services

Councillor Rhoda Bailey declared an interest as she was a governor at the school.

ST ALBAN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL   

Mr B Hennessy

                        THE QUINTA PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs J D Parry

                        VERNON PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mr C M Luke

                        VINE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs J Rhodes

                        WESTMINSTER NURSERY

                        Mrs S Humphries

                        WILMSLOW HIGH SCHOOL

                        Miss J Homer

(b)       Reappointments from the day after their term of office comes to an end:

            CRANBERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL

            Mr I MacPherson

            EDLESTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

            Mr A Flood

            HIGH LEGH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Mr L B Keeley, subject to further discussion between  the Liaison Manager - School Settings and Services and the Chair of Governors and Headteacher at the school.

(2)       The following appointment, made in accordance with the procedures for emergency LA Governor to be made to schools in the Council’s “Improving Outcomes Programme” be noted:

            CALVELEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

            Mr G Edwards