Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 October 2013 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

(1)       The Panel agreed to accept the following additional nominations:-

(a)               Mr K Long for Ditton Infant School;

(b)               Ms J Maynard for St Botolph’s CE Primary School;

(c)               Miss H Humphrey-Baker for Claremont Primary School; and

(d)               Mrs M Cleaver for Davington Primary School.

(2)       The School Governance Officer informed the Panel that Miss F Daly had withdrawn her nomination to the Governing Body of The Oaks Community Infant School.

(3)       RESOLVED that the appointments of Authority Governors to primary, Secondary, Special Schools, Pupil Referral Units, the Pool of Additional Governors and nominations to non-Authority Academies be agreed as set out in the Appendix to these Minutes. 

(1)       The School Governance Officer asked the Panel to note that the recommended changes to the guidelines would need to be passed to Selection and Member Services Committee for its decision.

(2)       The Chairman moved and it was duly seconded that the recommended change to the guidelines be amended by the replacement of “grandparent” with “a close relative.”

                                    Carried unanimously

(3)       On being put to the vote, the revised recommendations were unanimously agreed.  

(4)       RESOLVED that Selection and Member Services Committee be recommended to amend the existing “General principles and expectations” (2) to read:

“A person is unlikely to be successfully nominated to a school’s governing body if he/she is”

(2)       eligible for election as a Parent Governor or is a close relative of a child at the school to which they are applying.”