The governing body of our school includes parent governors and it is currently looking for volunteers to fill one of those places. Parent governors are elected by their fellow parents and are essential to our governing body because they ensure that the other governors are kept in touch with the concerns and issues of most importance to our parents.
Governors are people who wish to make a positive contribution to the school, working in partnership with the Headteacher to promote continuous improvement in the school’s performance. A governor's duties include:
• attending at least one governing body meeting per term; in addition to this
• attending one or two committee meetings per term.
To support governors in their role, the LA offers a high quality training service for governors, which includes face-to-face training courses, e-learning and a helpline.
Being a parent governor can be very enjoyable and rewarding. At this stage, nominations are requested for parents wishing to stand for election. You may nominate yourself or your partner, provided that 3 other parents sign the nomination, or you may nominate another parent of a child at the school, provided that 2 other parents sign the nomination. The election, if required, will be by secret ballot.
Any parent or person having parental responsibility for a child at the school is eligible to make a nomination and to vote. The term of office for parent governors on our governing body is 4 years and the successful candidate does not have to resign if their child leaves the school.
If you wish to submit a nomination, please complete and return the enclosed nomination form to me by Thursday 1st October. If the nominee wishes, a brief written statement about him or herself may also be submitted for circulation to the parents, but this is entirely optional. If you would like some more information before deciding whether to stand for election as a parent governor, Mr Drakes would be happy to meet with you for an informal chat.
Yours faithfully
Mrs G Gordon
Chair of Governors
Broadford Primary School
Parent Governor Nomination Form
I wish to nominate …………………………………. to stand for election as a parent governor. *He/she is a parent/has parental responsibility for:
…………………………………….. (name of child at the school).
The above person is *myself/my partner/another parent.
The following *2/3 people support this nomination (3 signatures if you have nominated yourself or your partner – 2 signatures if the nominee is another parent):
1) ………………………………………….
2) ………………………………………….
3) ………………………………………….
The nominee has agreed to the above nomination and has chosen *to submit/not submit a brief personal statement.
Signed: …………………………………….. Date: ………………………………………..
*Please delete as appropriate.
Please Note – people may NOT serve as parent governors if they:
• work at the school for 500 hours or more per year
• are an elected Member of the LA
• are under 18 years old
• are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
• are subject to a bankruptcy restriction order or an interim order;
• have had their estate sequestrated and the sequestration order has not been discharged, annulled or reduced;
• are subject to:
i) a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Act 1986
ii) a disqualification order under Part 2 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
iii) a disqualification undertaking accepted under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002
iv) an order made under Section 492(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (failure to pay under a County Court administration order);
• have been removed from the office of charity trustee or trustee for a charity by the Charity Commissioners or High Court on grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement, or under Section 34 of the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 from participating in the management or control of any body;
• are included in the list of people considered by the Secretary of State as unsuitable to work with children;
• are disqualified from working with children or subject to a direction under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002;
• are disqualified from registration for childminding or providing day care;
• are disqualified from registration under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006;
• have received a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months (without the option of a fine) in the five years before becoming a governor or since becoming a governor;
• have received a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years or more in the 20 years before becoming a governor;
• have at any time received a prison sentence of five years or more;
• have been fined for causing a nuisance or disturbance on school premises during the five years prior to or since appointment or election as a governor;
• refuse to allow an application to the Criminal Records Bureau for a criminal records certificate.
