Agenda item

In accordance with the Order of the Court of 6 December 2012, the Board are invited to review their terms of reference prior to their submission to the Court at its meeting in April 2013 (copy attached).

The Board took the opportunity to review their terms of reference prior to their submission to the Court of Common Council at its meeting in April 2013.

A Governor, also the acting Chairman of the Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls, highlighted that her Board had questioned the wording under the heading ‘constitution’. The Girls School Board had requested that the wording relating to co-opted Governors be changed to state that those with ‘experience relevant to the Board’ should be appointed as opposed to those with ‘relevant experience of education’ only. The Board noted the Girls School’s position on this and agreed that it was a sensible amendment which they too would like to adopt.

It was also highlighted, under 4. (c) of the School’s current Terms of Reference, that the City of London School had a Director of Finance as opposed to a Bursar and that the wording here should be amended to reflect this.

RESOLVED – That,

·        the wording of the Board’s constitution be amended to state that ‘up to five co-opted, non-City of London Corporation Governors with experience relevant to the Board’ may be appointed and;

·        the Board approve their existing Terms of Reference for submission to the Court of Common Council in April 2013 subject to replacing the word ‘bursar’ with ‘Director of Finance’ at 4. (c).