Parent Governor Vacancy

Dear Parent/Carer,

PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTION

I am writing to invite you to stand for election as a parent governor, or nominate another parent to do so. In our school we currently have a vacancy for 1 parent Governor.

The governing body with the head teacher, has considerable responsibility for the school. Governing bodies have three core strategic functions:

ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
overseeing the financial performance of the of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Any parent (or carer) with a child on register at the school, is eligible to become a parent governor. It is most important that parents are fully represented and I therefore ask that you give careful consideration to either putting your own name forward as a candidate or to nominating another parent as a candidate, if they are willing to be nominated.

No special qualifications are needed and the most important thing is to have a keen interest in the school and be prepared to play an active part in the governing body’s work. Training is available for all governors and this governing body has an expectation that those new to being a governor attend induction training.

The Declaration of Eligibility (Annex A) summarises the circumstances under which someone cannot serve as a governor. In addition parents/carers who have paid employment in the school for 500 or more hours per academic year or who are elected members of the Local Authority are not eligible to stand in these elections.

If you would like to stand for election please complete the attached nomination form (Annex B) and return it to the school no later than Friday 28th^th September 2018. This form can dropped into the office or emailed to the school. You may also include a short personal statement to support your nomination, which should be no longer than 250 words. Self nominations will be accepted, but if you are nominating another parent please seek their prior consent.

If we receive more than two nominations, a ballot will be held so that all parents can choose who will represent them on the governing body, voting papers will be sent to tall parents together with details of the ballot procedure.

These forms can also be downloaded from the school website by clicking on the ‘Our School’, then the ‘Governors’ link and then opening ‘Parent Governor Election Forms’ link.

Yours sincerely,

Mr G Hartford
Head teacher

Click here to download the full application form

Annex A

A governor must be aged 18 or over at the time of their Election or appointment. A person cannot

hold more than one governor post at the same school at the same time.

A person is disqualified from holding or continuing to hold office if that person:

is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order, debt relief restrictions order, an Interim debt relief restrictions order or their estate has been sequestrated and the sequestration 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, or an order made under section 429(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (failure to pay under county court administration order)
has been removed from the office of charity trustee or trustee for a charity by the Charity Commission or Commissioners or High Court on grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement, or under section 34 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 from being concerned in the management or control of any body
is included in the list of teachers or workers considered by the Secretary of State as unsuitable to work with children or young people
is barred from any regulated activity relating to children
is subject to a direction of the Secretary of State under section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008
is disqualified from working with children or from registering for child-minding or providing day care
is disqualified from being an independent school proprietor, teacher or employee by the Secretary of State
has been sentenced to three months or more in prison (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 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 a request by the clerk to make an application to the Criminal Records Bureau for a criminal records certificate.

Anyone proposed or serving as a governor who is disqualified for one of these reasons must notify the clerk to the governing body.