Agenda item

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

The Board considered the report of the Headmistress which discussed forthcoming events, educational visits, Governors’ visiting days, lettings and an update on the expansion project.  The report also gave a summary of staff training during the 2018-19 academic year including safeguarding and individual training courses and outlined future continuous professional development provision. The following points were made.

Governor Visits

·         The Headmistress encouraged Governors to visit the School to observe a specific subject or shadow a year group.

Partnerships and Outreach with Other Schools

·         The Headmistress noted that a report on Partnerships and Outreach would be submitted to the December 2019 meeting of the Board and agreed to circulate the most recent Partnerships report.

Expansion Project - Update

·         The Bursar noted that 280 persons had attended recent public exhibitions, the majority of whom have been Barbican Estate residents.

·         In response to a comment from a Governor noting that the expansion timeline looked optimistic, the Bursar noted that any delay to the project would push the project back by one calendar year, given that the programme was scheduled to minimise academic disruption.

RESOLVED - That the report be noted.