Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda.

The following specific declarations of interest were made in respect of agenda item 6 (Local Authority Appointments to School Governing Bodies).

Councillor D Thompson: Personal and prejudicial interest in respect of Disley Primary School, on the basis that she was the nominee.

Councillor D Flude:   Personal and prejudicial interest in respect of (a) Pebble Brook Primary School on the basis that she was the Chair of the School Governors and a nominee; and (b) Westminster Street Nursery School on the basis that she was the nominee.

Councillor T Jackson: Personal and prejudicial interest in respect of Prestbury Church of England Primary School on the basis that she was the nominee.

Councillor S Jones  Personal and prejudicial interest in respect of Alsager School on the basis that she was the nominee.

Councillor P Findlow:  Personal and prejudicial interest in respect of Falllibroome High School and Tytherington High School on the basis that he had been nominated to each school.

Each Member also declared a personal interest in agenda item 6 in respect of any nominee who was a Cheshire East Councillors.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos. 11 and 35, a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee 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.

Note:  In order for Officers to undertake any background research it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting.

In accordance with Procedure Rules 11 and 35, a total of 10 minutes was allocated for members of the public to address the Panel on any matter relevant to its work.

No members of the public were in attendance and the Panel, therefore, proceeded to its next business.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 1^st May 2009.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 1^st May 2009 be approved as a correct record.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have 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 Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

PART 2 – MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THE PUBLIC AND PRESS PRESENT

RESOLVED:  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 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 the information.

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

The Local Authority School Governor Appointments Panel considered the report of the Strategic Director, People, which informed Members of current Local Authority School Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools and recommended individuals for appointment and re-appointment to identified posts.  Additional applications were tabled at the meeting and considered by the Panel.

The Panel noted that there were 359 LA Governor positions across Cheshire East’s 151 maintained schools (this took into account changes from 1^st September 2009).  Currently 62 (17.2%) of these positions were vacant.  The latest national benchmarking information (2008) shwed 10.8% of all LA Governor positions to be vacant and 11.1% of all Governor positions, of all categories, to be vacant, nationally.

In accordance with agreed procedures, nominations to these vacant positions had been invited from schools and from Local Members. Any individuals who had approached the School Governance Service directly, or via the School Governors One Stop Shop (SGOSS) had also been considered against appropriate vacancies. It was noted that priority had been given to nominations received from local Members.

In making the appointments, it was noted that the appointment to Sandbach Primary School (Item 15) had been requested to support the “Schools Causing Concern” programme.

RESOLVED:  (a) That the individuals identified in Items 1 – 24 inclusive be appointed as LA Governors, to vacant positions in Cheshire East schools for a 4-year term of office, commencing 25^th July 2009, with the exception of Miss M Ford (Item 16 - Rode Heath) whose appointment would commence 1^st September 2009 upon the end of term of office as a member of the Governing Body of the closing school, Church Lawton Primary); 

(b) That the individuals identified in Items 25 - 97 inclusive be re-appointed for a further 4-year term of office in their current school commencing from the day after their current term of office ends; 

(c) That an appointment in respect of Acton Church of England Primary School (Item 25) be deferred to the next meeting;

(d) That the new appointment in respect of Acton CE Primary School (Item 98) be approved; and

(e) That the individuals identified in Items 99 - 107 inclusive, be re-appointed for a 4-year term of office.

(1)         ACTON C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL

                  Mr A I Matthews[1]    

(2)         ADLINGTON COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mr M Akerman

(3)         ALL HALLOWS, MACCLESFIELD

                        Mrs L Brandwood

(4)         BRIERLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

                  Mr A Dunsheath

(5)         EGERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs C Wilding

(6)         EXCALIBUR PRIMARY

                  Mr G C Burgess

(7)         EXCALIBUR PRIMARY

                        Ms C V Burgess

(8)         KING’S GROVE SCHOOL

                  Mr M J Walklate

(9)         MANOR PARK SCHOOL

                        Mr J A Nicholson

(10)          OFFLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

                  Rev T Shepherd

(11)          OFFLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs S Innocent

(12)          PARK ROYAL

                  Mr D Whalley

(13)          RAINOW PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs J Rye

(14)          RODE HEATH PRIMARY SCHOOL

                  Mrs H Hesketh

(15)          SANDBACH PRIMARY SCHOOL

                        Mrs D Morrison

(16)          RODE HEATH

                  Miss M Ford (with effect from 1^st September 2009)

(17)          SHAVINGTON PRIMARY

                  Mr  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

Members of the Panel are reminded that the next meeting is to be held on Friday, 25^th September 2009 at 10.00 am in the Capesthorne Room, Macclesfield Town Hall.

RESOLVED: (a) That the meeting scheduled for 25^th September be cancelled; and

(b) That a meeting be held on Friday, 16^th October at 10.00 am in the Capesthorne Room, Macclesfield Town Hall.