Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

A report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services explained that the Board was responsible for recommending to the Court of Common Council the appointment of Governors to the City’s academies and representatives on school governing bodies where nomination rights were granted and where they did not fall into the remit of any other committee. The report set out the process which the Education Board should follow when recommending Members for appointment to school governing bodies.

A Member noted that the section requesting details of any governor appointments inside and outside the City of London Corporation on the Application Form for Appointment on the Board of Governors should be at the beginning of the form as they would need to be referred to during completion.

It was also noted that for some of the more distant independent schools to which the City appointed governors there could be persistent vacancies. It was suggested that the City might consider appointing liverymen or others with a close City interest to represent the City in such cases. The town clerk agreed to review this.

RESOLVED – That the Board approve the appointment process (set out in the report) and endorse the supporting templates.