Agenda item

(Catherine McGuinness, Deputy)

24 June 2014

Appointment of Governors - City Academy, Hackney and City of London Academy Southwark

On 24 June 2014, your Education Board considered issues relating to the appointment of governors at the City Academy Hackney and the City of London Academy Southwark. Nigel Challis CC was appointed as a governor (with the approval of the Community and Children’s Services Committee) on an interim basis to the Board at City Academy, Hackney in November 2013. This interim arrangement has proved a success and both the co-sponsor KPMG and the wider Board of the City Academy, Hackney are keen to confirm the appointment of Nigel Challis as the third City appointed governor on the Academy Board of Governors to ensure his skills and expertise are retained. The Education Board therefore recommend the appointment of Nigel Challis to the City Academy, Hackney Board of Governors for a full term of 4 years.

The Board also considered the appointment of a City appointed Governor to the Board of the City of London Academy Southwark. A vacancy exists following the resignation of an existing City of London appointed governor and the recent expansion of City of London Academy Southwark into a Multi Academy Trust with Redriff Primary School. The Education Board considered the expression of interest of Simon Atkinson, a candidate identified by the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the City of London Academy Southwark. Simon Atkinson is Deputy Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI, an organisation that has close links to the Academy. The Education Board therefore recommend the appointment of Simon Atkinson to the Board of Governors of the City of London Academy Southwark.

EDUCATION BOARD

(Catherine McGuinness, Deputy)

24 June 2014

Appointment of Governors - City Academy, Hackney and City of London Academy Southwark

On 24 June 2014, your Education Board considered issues relating to the appointment of governors at the City Academy Hackney and the City of London Academy Southwark. Nigel Challis CC was appointed as a governor (with the approval of the Community and Children’s Services Committee) on an interim basis to the Board at City Academy, Hackney in November 2013. This interim arrangement has proved a success and both the co-sponsor KPMG and the wider Board of the City Academy, Hackney are keen to confirm the appointment of Nigel Challis as the third City appointed governor on the Academy Board of Governors to ensure his skills and expertise are retained. The Education Board therefore recommend the appointment of Nigel Challis to the City Academy, Hackney Board of Governors for a full term of 4 years.

The Board also considered the appointment of a City appointed Governor to the Board of the City of London Academy Southwark. A vacancy exists following the resignation of an existing City of London appointed governor and the recent expansion of City of London Academy Southwark into a Multi Academy Trust with Redriff Primary School. The Education Board considered the expression of interest of Simon Atkinson, a candidate identified by the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the City of London Academy Southwark. Simon Atkinson is Deputy Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI, an organisation that has close links to the Academy. The Education Board therefore recommend the appointment of Simon Atkinson to the Board of Governors of the City of London Academy Southwark.

Read and agreed to.