Issue - meetings

Report ED14033

The Committee considered a report providing details of the outcomes and recommendations of the School Governance Working Group, which was reconvened by the Education PDS committee at its meeting on 30^th January 2014 and had met on 27^th February and 11^th March 2014 to consider how the role of Local Authority Governors might be developed.

Following consideration, the School Governance Working Group had developed a number of proposals to support the role of the Local Authority Governor into the future, including recruitment, selection and training process for Local Authority Governors, the development of best practice and work to promote the benefits of Local Authority Governors to academy schools.

In considering the report, the Chairman confirmed that it was proposed that a pool of high quality candidates be developed to allow Local Authority Governors to be matched with schools seeking a particular skill set.  It was also hoped that this would help build the prestige of the important role of Local Authority Governors.

A Member underlined the value that Local Authority Governors, or other Governors that had strong links to the Local Authority, such as Members, added to Governing Bodies, and noted that Members should be encouraged to become Local Authority Governors where appropriate.  The Chairman advised Members that Local Authority Officers had also been encouraged to apply to become Local Authority Governors.

The Vice-Chairman requested that an update be provided to the Education PDS Committee on implementing the recommendations of the School Governance Working Group in November 2014.

RESOLVED that the recommendations of the School Governance Working Group be endorsed, and that a further report on progress to implement the recommendations be provided to the meeting of Education PDS Committee on 5^th November 2014.