Agenda and minutes

Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls - Monday, 26th February, 2018 11.30 am

Venue: Guildhall

Contact: Paige Upchurch  Email: paige.upchurch@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Professor Anna Sapir Abulafia, Deputy Tom Hoffman  and Deputy Roger Chatwick.

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2.

Members' Declarations under the Code of Conduct in respect of items on the agenda

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Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

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3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 215 KB

To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 06 December 2017.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the previous meeting are approved as an accurate record subject to amended typographical errors.

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4.

Annual Review of Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Report of the Town Clerk.

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a report of the Town Clerk.

 

RESOLVED – That the terms of reference of the Board be approved for submission to both the Policy and Resources Committee and the Court of Common Council and that any further changes required in the lead up to the Court’s appointment of Committees be delegated to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman

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5.

Public Report of the Headmistress pdf icon PDF 139 KB

Report of the Headmistress of the City of London School for Girls.

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Minutes:

The Board considered the report of the Headmistress which provides a list of upcoming events and educational visits, updated Members on recent Governor visits, provided the minutes from the Health and Safety meeting held on 4 January 2018 and provided an update on recent lettings at the School.

 

The Headmistress added that the visit of the Chairman and Elizabeth Phillips on 3rd November 2017 should have been included in the report.

 

RESOLVED – That the Committee note the updates.

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6.

Questions on matters relating to the work of the Board

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Minutes:

There were no questions.

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7.

Any other business that the Chairman considers urgent

 

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Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed Soho Galloway and Rehana Ameer to the Board of Governors and expressed her congratulations to Sylvia Moys for her MBE.

 

The Chairman also expressed her thanks to Mary Robey, who attended her last meeting today.  Her time and energy devoted to the School was commended.

 

The Chairman also expressed her thanks and congratulation to Clare Tao, the Deputy Headmistress of the School, who is taking over as the Headmistress of Merchant Taylors School. 

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8.

Exclusion of the Public

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.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED - That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items 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.

 

Item No.

Paragraphs in Schedule 12A

 

 

 

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9.

Non-Public Minutes

To agree the non-public minutes and the action sheet of the meeting held on 06 December 2017.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 6 December 2017 be approved as an accurate record, subject to the amendment of typographical errors.

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10.

Non-Public Report of the Headmistress

Report of the Headmistress of the City of London School for Girls.

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Minutes:

Governors considered the non-public report of the Headmistress which provided information of non-public matters in relation to the School.

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10a

Appendix 1 - Complaints Policy

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Minutes:

Governors considered the Complaints Policy.

 

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10b

Appendix 2 - Exam Policy

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Minutes:

Governors considered the Examinations Policy.

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10c

Appendix 3 - Proposed International Student Exchange Programme to Lauriston School for Girls, Melbourne, Australia

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Minutes:

Governors considered a proposal to enter an exchange partnership with Lauriston School, Melbourne, Australia.

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10d

Appendix 4 - CLSG Proposed Trip to Belfast and Derry/Londonderry

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Minutes:

Governors considered a proposed History Trip to Northern Ireland.

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10e

Appendix 5 - 2-Day Northern Ireland Tour Working Itinerary

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Minutes:

Governors noted the working inteinerary for the proposed 2-Day History Trip to Northern Ireland.

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10f

Appendix 6 - More Partnership Summary Report

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Minutes:

Governors received a Presentation from More Partnership regarding their report Establishing a Sustainable Fundraising Programme – City of London School for Girls Summary Report and Recommendations and considered the associated report.

 

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10g

Appendix 7 - Risk Register

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Minutes:

Governors considered the Risk Register.

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10h

Appendix 8 - Minutes of the Health and Safety Committee Meeting held on 4 January 2018

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Minutes:

Governors considered the minutes of the Health and Safety Committee Meeting held on 4 January 2018.

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11.

Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Pay

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

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Minutes:

Governors considered a report of the Director of Human Resources regarding Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Pay.

 

 

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12.

Management Information Dashboard

Report of the Chamberlain and the Bursar.

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Minutes:

Members received a report of the Chamberlain regarding the Management Information Dashboard.

 

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13.

Action taken between meetings

Report of the Town Clerk.

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Minutes:

Governors considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding action taken since the last meeting of the Board.

 

RESOLVED – that the report be noted.

 

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14.

Non-Public Questions on matters relating to the work of the Board

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Minutes:

There were no non-public questions.

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15.

Any other business that the Chairman considers urgent and which the Board Agrees should be Considered whilst the Public are Excluded

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Minutes:

There was no other business.

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