Issue - meetings

Nomination of Five Local Authority School Governors and Appointment of One Academy Governor

Report of the Strategic Director, Care, Wellbeing and Learning

Minutes:

Consideration has been given to:

a) Nominating Local Authority Governors to schools seeking to retain their Local Authority governor in accordance with The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012.

b) Appointing a Local Authority governor in accordance with Article 51 (Articles of Association of Academies) to an academy seeking to retain their Local Authority governor.

RESOLVED -	(i)	That the five nominations and the appointment of Local Authority Governors as set out below be approved:

		School	Nomination	Date from
		Ravensworth	Cllr Neil Weatherley	8 September 2017
		Dryden & Hilltop Federation	Cllr David Bradford	12 September 2017
		High Spen	Cllr Maria Hall	12 September 2017
		Lobley Hill	Cllr Catherine Donovan	6 July 2017
		Eslington and Furrowfield Federation	Cllr Angela Douglas	1 September 2017

		Academy	Appointment	Date from
		Whickham	Cllr David Bradford	12 September 2017

	(ii)	That it be noted that the term of office in respect of Schools is determined by the school’s Instrument of Government and for the Academy is determined by its Articles of Association.

The above decisions have been made to ensure the School Governing Bodies and the Academy have full membership.