Decision details

To endorse the revised process relating to appointments of LA governors to governing bodies of:

A)  Academies;

B)  Local Authority maintained schools pending new regulations September 2012.

There is a need to establish the criteria for the appointment of Bromley Local Authority governors to former Bromley maintained schools which have converted or are converting to academies.

Section 38 of the Education Act proposes from September 2012 new constitutional regulations and new criteria for the appointment of LA governors of governing bodies of Local Authority maintained schools.

The proposal is to revise the current process in order to:

·  support timely appointments which are approved by the schools and academies;

·  retain and reaffirm the Local Authority commitment to supporting schools by appointing people committed to raising educational achievement who can contribute appropriate skills, experience and perspective;

·  retain Local Authority governors in a high percentage of academies;

·  retain a low level of vacancies for Local Authority governors in maintained schools.