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ELECTION OF PARENT GOVERNORS

17 September 2021 (by admin)

We have emailed parents/carers this morning to invite parents, guardians and carers of registered pupils to put their names forward for election to serve as parent governors of this school. There are 2 vacancies.

Just in case you haven't received the email for any reason please see the information below regarding nominating yourself as a parent governor:

All parents over the age of 18 are eligible to stand for election and to vote with the exception of:

those who are elected members of the Nottingham City Council

those who are employed to work at the school for more than 500 hours in an academic year

those who are ineligible as listed below.

If you would like to put your name forward, please complete and submit the online nomination form via the link below, including a personal statement to be used in the event on an election by 1pm on 1st October.

If you are considering nominating yourself but would like to speak to someone about the expectations of school governance, the Chair of Governors, Orlando Hampton will be holding a drop in session between 2.30pm and 3.30pm in the school reception area on Monday 27th September to discuss the role in more details.

https://forms.office.com/r/0245s0446n

It may be that you would wish to propose another parent to serve as a parent governor.  Please note that in this case the parent in question should complete and submit the nomination form after you have discussed this possibility.

If it is necessary for there to be an election I will provide further details of the arrangements.

Thank you

A person is disqualified from holding or from continuing to hold office as a governor or associate member if they: 

fail to attend the governing body meetings – without the consent of the governing body – for a continuous period of six months, beginning with the date of the first meeting missed (not applicable to ex officio governors);

is subject to a bankruptcy restriction order, an interim bankruptcy restriction order, a debt relief order or an interim debt relief order;

has had their estate sequestrated and the sequestration order has not been discharged, annulled or reduced;

is subject to:
   a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
   a disqualification order under Part 2 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
   a disqualification undertaking accepted under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

an order made under Section 429(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (failure to pay under a County Court administration order);

has 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;

is included in the list of people considered by the Secretary of State as unsuitable to work with children;

is disqualified from working with children or subject to a direction under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002;

is disqualified from registration for childminding or providing day care;

is disqualified from registration under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006;

has 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;

has received a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years or more in the 20 years before becoming a governor;

has at any time received a prison sentence of five years or more;

has 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;

refuses to allow an application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a DBS check.