Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Board considered a report of the Town Clerk presenting a proposal to convene a Governance Committee of the Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls and the following point was noted:

• The Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls currently considered the appointment of Co-opted Governors directly; however, it had been identified that, in line with recommendations by the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools, formal sub-committees were in place at the City of London School and City of London Freemen’s School to source, interview and recommend the appointment of Co-opted Governors to the Board of Governors, as well as advise on the skills needed by the Board of Governors to support the selection of new Common Council Governors.

RESOLVED – That:

• A Governance Committee of the Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls be convened for the 2020/21 academic year;

• The proposed composition and terms of reference of the Governance Committee of the Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls be approved;

• The following appointments be made to the Governance Committee:

Nicholas Bensted-Smith (Chairman)

Peter Bennett (Deputy Chairman)

Randall Anderson

Mary Ireland

Deputy Clare James

Elizabeth Phillips

• A meeting of the Governance Committee be arranged for the Spring 2021 Term.