Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Tracey Graham.

There were no declarations.

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 04 November 2021.

RESOLVED, That the public minutes of the meeting of 04 November 2021 be approved as an accurate record of the proceedings.

To consider the report of the Deputy Head.

The Committee considered the report of the Deputy Head and scrutinised the following policies:

a)    Attendance

b)    Learning and Teaching

a)    Attendance policy

A Governor sought clarification on whether parents understood the responsibilities set out in the Attendance policy, and the Deputy Head confirmed that parents’ responsibilities had been highlighted to them by way of separate guidance, and that the full Attendance policy was available to parents. Governors heard that pre-notification of non-attendance was forwarded to form tutors by 0835 so that any un-notified absence could be flagged immediately. Boarders worked to a dedicated attendance system.

Referencing section 3 of the Attendance Policy (‘Notification of unplanned absence’) a Member sought clarification on parents’ notification methods, and the Committee heard that parents were required to phone or use the parent portal rather than sending an email.

A Governor asked whether Sixth Form free periods were monitored, and the Committee heard that sixth-formers were required to sign in and out of the site, but were trusted while onsite.

b)    Learning and Teaching

The Committee heard from the Deputy Head Academic that the next iteration of the Learning and Teaching policy was under consideration to feed into the School’s strategic aims, and that the updated iteration was expected at the next meeting of the Academic & Personnel Committee, containing only a few updates.  

A Member suggested that the wording ‘must offer’ be changed to ‘will offer’ (referencing the ‘Purpose’ section on p.30 of the agenda pack).

The Deputy Head Academic confirmed that a ‘blink’ referred to a short visit to a classroom.

A Member asked whether there was any merit in including greater detail on measurable objectives and progress-monitoring. The Committee heard that progress was being tracked via other measures.         

RESOLVED, That the Committee approve these policies: Attendance; Learning and Teaching, with an updated

There were no questions.

There was no other business.

MOTION - That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED, That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 04 November 2021.

The Committee considered the minutes of the meeting of 04 November 2021.

To receive the report of the Headmaster.

The Committee received the report of the Headmaster.

To receive the report of the Deputy Head.

The Committee received the report of the Deputy Head.

To receive the list of outstanding actions.

The Committee received the list of outstanding actions.