COUNCIL CYNGOR CAERDYDD

EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING: 9 SEPTEMBER 2004

APPOINTMENT OF LEA SCHOOL GOVERNORS

AGENDA ITEM: 2 (ii)

Reason for this Report

1. To appoint LEA governors to current and impending vacancies in the context of the Council’s statutory duty.

Background

2. At the Executive Business Meeting on 22 July 2004 a new process for the appointment and removal of LEA school governors was agreed.

3. The appointments are made by the Executive under section 2.2.(c).(i) of the Scheme of Delegations (30 May 2002).

Issues

4. Officers have received notification from existing governors who wish to re-stand when their term of office expires and have also received applications from new applicants. The names of all eligible applicants who have met the criteria established by the Council (Minute No. Exec M/04003) are included in the Appendix for the Executive’s consideration.

Reasons for Recommendations

5. The County Council has a statutory duty to appoint LEA governors.

Legal Implications

6. Governor appointments are executive decisions. All decisions taken by or on behalf of the Council must (a) be within the legal powers of the Council; (b) comply with any procedural requirement imposed by law; (c) be within the powers of the body or person exercising powers on behalf of the Council; (d) be undertaken in accordance with the procedural requirements imposed by the Council, e.g. standing orders and financial regulations; (e) be fully and properly informed; (f) be properly motivated; (g) be taken having regard to the Council’s fiduciary duty to its taxpayers; and (h) be reasonable and proper in all the circumstances.

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Financial Implications

7. There are no financial implications arising from this report.

Consequences

8. The Executive will appoint governors drawn from those listed in the Appendix to serve as LEA governors at the named governing bodies for a term of four years.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Executive is asked to appoint LEA school governors from the names listed in the Appendix.

STEVEN PHILLIPS Corporate Director 6 August 2004

The following Appendix is attached: Appendix A - LEA Governor Nominations

The following Background Paper has been taken into account: Process for the Appointment and Removal of LEA School Governors

Page 2 of 2 Start of Nominee's 6th September School Ward vacancy Renomination Application Ward 2004 Primary Adamsdown 20/09/2004 Lady Brooks Miss Willott Adamsdown Albany Primary Plasnewydd 20/09/2004 Ms S Lent Plasnewydd Cllr M Stephens Mrs C Pascoe Allensbank Primary Gabalfa 20/09/2004 Mrs C Pascoe Gabalfa Baden Powell Primary 29/06/2004 Cllr A Evans Tongwynlais Baden Powell Primary Splott 20/09/2004 Mr M Holland Splott Bishop of High Llandaff 20/09/2004 Mr S Tarbet Canton Bryn Celyn Primary 16/01/2004 Cllr B Parsons Pentwyn Bryn Celyn Primary Pentwyn 20/09/2004 Mr J Regan Pentwyn Bryn Deri Primary & Morganstown 20/09/2004 Cllr M Drake Radyr Present chair Bryn Hafod Primary Llanrumney 17/09/2003 Bryn Hafod Primary Llanrumney 20/09/2004 Cllr J Parry Rumney Caerau Infant Caerau 16/09/2003 Caerau Infant Caerau 29/10/2003 Cantonian High Fairwater 10/03/2004 Mr A Boxford Penarth Cardiff High 20/09/2004 Miss D Owen Cyncoed Cardiff High Cyncoed 20/09/2004 Mrs M Nunn Cyncoed Cardiff High Cyncoed 20/09/2004 Mrs N Matthewson Cyncoed High Gabalfa 20/09/2004 Ms K Slade Gabalfa Cllr Ed Bridges Gabalfa Cefn Onn Primary 20/09/2004 Mrs C Bartlett Llanishen Cefn Onn Primary Llanishen 20/09/2004 Mr D Bethell Whitchurch * Cllr R Foley Llanishen * Cllr J Burns Llanishen Cefn Onn Primary Llanishen 18/10/2004 Mr G Hunt Llanishen *Mrs D Abuzaid Llanishen Coed Glas Primary Llanishen 18/10/2004 Mr G Hunt Llanishen *Cllr C Piper Llanishen *Mrs D Abuzaid Llanishen Coed Glas Primary Llanishen 18/10/2004 * Cllr R Foley Llanishen Coed Glas Primary Llanishen 18/10/2004 Dr K Thirlaway Llanishen Corpus Christi RC High 20/09/2004 Mrs J George Pentwyn Mrs J Marsden Lisvane Cwrt-yr-Ala Junior Caerau 26/09/2002 Danescourt Infant Llandaff 20/09/2003 Eglwys Newydd Primary Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 12/06/2004 Mrs J Salter *Miss J Morgan Llanishen Page 1 of 5 Start of Nominee's 6th September School Ward vacancy Renomination Application Ward 2004 Eglwys Wen Primary Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 20/09/2004 Mr K Price Whitchurch * Cllr L Morgan Whitchurch & Tongwynlais Fitzalan High Canton 21/09/2004 Mr P Perkins Grangetown Present chair Fitzalan High Canton 21/09/2004 Mr L Poole Bridgend Fitzalan High Canton 20/09/2004 Cllr R Patel Canton 20/09/2004 Mr T Gilder Llandaff North Gabalfa Primary Llandaff North 20/09/2004 * Mr D Coggins Cogan Llandaff North Glyn Derw High Caerau 20/09/2004 Mr H Ernest Caerau Glyn Derw High Caerau 20/09/2004 Mr P Rosser Caerau Hawthorn Infant Llandaff North 13/06/2004 Cllr A Rowland James Llandaff North Hawthorn Junior Llandaff North 13/06/2004 * Mr D Coggins Cogan Llandaff North Hywel Dda Junior Ely 12/06/2004 Kitchener Primary Riverside 11/05/2004 Mr S Kelly Riverside Kitchener Primary Riverside 31/08/2004 Cllr M Islam Riverside Lakeside Primary Cyncoed 29/03/2004 Dr M Wildsmith Penarth Present V.Chair Lansdowne Primary Canton 02/02/2002 Mr P Griffin Barry Lansdowne Primary Canton 02/02/2003 Cllr R Cook Canton Llandaff C/W Primary Llandaff 20/09/2004 Miss K Antippas Llandaff Llanedeyrn High Pentwyn 03/07/2004 Mr N Jenden Pentwyn Llanedeyrn High Pentwyn 20/10/2004 Mr G Thomas Llanedeyrn Llanishen Fach Primary Rhiwbina 02/02/2004 *Cllr R Robson Rhiwbina Llanishen Fach Primary Rhiwbina 20/09/2004 Mr P Jeffries Rhiwbina Present chair Llanishen High Llanishen 21/09/2004 Mrs G Lawson Lisvane Llanishen High Llanishen 21/09/2004 Mrs Y Roblin Lisvane Llanishen High Llanishen 21/09/2004 Ms G Hunt Llanishen Llanishen High Llanishen 21/09/2004 * Cllr J Burns Llanishen Cllr R Smith Llanishen Mr P Marsden Lisvane *Cllr C Piper Llanishen Llanrumney High Llanrumney 25/06/2004 Llanrumney High Llanrumney 17/09/2003 Llanrumney High Llanrumney 20/09/2004 Cllr G Bird Llanrumney Llysfaen Primary Lisvane 15/09/2004 Cllr D Walker Lisvane Llysfaen Primary Lisvane 20/09/2004 Mrs G Lawson Lisvane Llysfaen Primary Lisvane 20/09/2004 Mrs S Powell Rhiwbina Mrs S Machon Lisvane Parent Marlborough Junior 20/09/2004 Cllr T. Burfoot Penylan Mary Immaculate High Caerau 06/01/2004 Meadowbank Special Llandaff North 21/09/2004 Mr D Melding Barry Page 2 of 5 Start of Nominee's 6th September School Ward vacancy Renomination Application Ward 2004 Michaelston College Ely 12/06/2004 Mrs S Chesterton Rhoose Michaelston College Ely 01/04/2004 Millbank Primary Caerau 16/09/2003 Mrs D Leigh Llandaff Moorland Primary Splott 26/11/2001 Mr A Cooper Butetown Mount Stuart Primary Butetown 20/09/2004 Mr I Gittens Butetown Oakfield Primary Trowbridge 25/03/2002 Pentrebane Primary Fairwater 20/09/2004 Mr M Phillips Fairwater Primary Pentyrch 17/11/2003 Pen-y-Bryn Primary Llanrumney 02/09/2003 Pen-y-Bryn Primary Llanrumney 20/09/2004 Cllr G Bird Llanrumney Present Chair Peter Lea Primary Fairwater 22/06/2004 Radnor Primary Canton 20/09/2004 Mr T Harle Canton Miss A Goldsworthy Adamsdown Radnor Primary Canton 20/09/2004 Ms K Hunter Canton Radyr Comprehensive Radyr & Morganstown 20/09/2004 Cllr M Drake Radyr Radyr Primary Radyr & Morganstown 20/09/2004 * Mr R McKerlich Radyr Radyr Primary Radyr & Morganstown 20/09/2004 Rhiwbina Primary Rhiwbina 20/09/2004 Mrs F John Rhiwbina Rhiwbina Primary Rhiwbina 20/09/2004 Mr J Yewlett Rhiwbina Cllr R Robson Rhiwbina Dr L Walford Rhiwbina Mr B Jones Cyncoed Rhydypenau Primary Cyncoed 20/09/2004 Mrs N Matthewson Cyncoed Present chair Riverbank Special Caerau 12/11/2001 Rev M Gibbon Caerau Riverbank Special Caerau 20/09/2004 * Mr M Marshall Caerau Primary Plasnewydd 20/09/2004 Cllr R Berman Plasnewydd Roath Park Primary Plasnewydd 20/09/2004 Ms S Lent Roath Roath Park Primary Plasnewydd 20/09/2004 Cllr R Jerrett Roath Rumney High Rumney 02/08/2002 Rumney High Rumney 20/09/2004 Mr D Bevan Rumney Present Chair Rumney Infant Rumney 10/07/2004 Mrs C Fish Rumney Rumney Infant Rumney 17/09/2003 Rumney Junior Rumney 16/10/2003 Severn Infant Riverside 11/07/2003 Mr M Boyle Penylan Severn Infant Riverside 21/03/2003 Miss E Hume Canton Cllr G Lansdown Riverside Springwood Primary Pentwyn 01/01/2004 Cllr K Hyde Llanedeyrn Springwood Primary Pentwyn 17/09/2003 St Cadoc’s RC Primary Llanrumney 20/09/2004 Cllr J Parry Rumney Page 3 of 5 Start of Nominee's 6th September School Ward vacancy Renomination Application Ward 2004 St Fagan’s C/W Primary Ely 04/09/2004 Miss C Richards St Fagans St Francis Primary (Temp) Ely N/A Cllr S. Goddard Ely St Illtyd’s RC High Rumney 01/07/2003 Mrs M Hacker Cyncoed St John Lloyd RC Primary Trowbridge 20/09/2004 Rumney St Mary the Virgin Primary Butetown 20/09/2004 St Mellons C/W Primary Llanrumney 20/09/2004 Cllr G Phillips St Mellons St Paul’s C/W Primary Grangetown 20/09/2004 Mrs C Davies Grangetown St Philip Evans Primary Pentwyn 20/09/2004 Cllr P Chaundy Pentwyn St Teilo’s C/W High Penylan 20/09/2004 Cllr S Wakefield Gabalfa The Hollies Special Pentwyn 01/01/2004 Thornhill Primary Llanishen 13/12/2003 Ms J Magill Thornhill Thornhill Primary Llanishen 20/09/2004 * Cllr R Foley Llanishen Tongwynlais Primary Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 20/09/2004 Mrs B Tomlin Tongwynlais Tongwynlais Primary Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 20/09/2004 Mrs K Haggarty Whitchurch * Cllr B Griffiths Whitchurch & Tongwynlais Cllr T Davies Whitchurch & Tongwynlais * Cllr L Morgan Whitchurch & Tongwynlais Ton-yr-Ywen Primary 20/09/2004 Mr G Hinchey Heath Ton-yr-Ywen Primary Heath 20/09/2004 Mr C Warren Heath Cllr M Michaelis Heath Trelai Primary Caerau 02/09/2004 Mr P Rosser Caerau Trelai Primary Caerau 20/09/2004 Mr H Ernest Caerau Tygwyn Special 2707/2004 Miss V Stocqueler Splott Whitchurch High Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 21/09/2004 Mr I Mcllquham Whitchurch Whitchurch High Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 26/06/2004 * Cllr B Griffiths Whitchurch & Tongwynlais * Dr L Walford Rhiwbina Mr P Jeffries Rhiwbina Chair Llanishen Fach Ms P Lake Whitchurch Chair Eglwys Newydd Willowbrook Primary Trowbridge 17/09/2003 Willows High Splott 18/06/2004 Mr G Houlston Splott Willows High Splott 20/09/2004 Cllr G Cox Splott Windsor Clive Junior Ely 17/09/2003 Woodlands High Caerau 29/10/2003 Mr G Smith Grangetown Woodlands High Caerau 20/09/2004 * Mr M Marshall Caerau Ysgol Bro Eirwg Llanrumney 17/09/2003 Ysgol Coed-y-Gof Fairwater 04/11/2001 Ysgol Coed-y-Gof Fairwater 20/09/2004 Ysgol Gwaelod Y Garth Pentyrch 20/09/2004 Cllr C Priday Pentyrch Ysgol Gymraeg Glantaf Llandaff North 28/01/2004 Mrs E Patchell Llandaff Welsh speaker Page 4 of 5 Start of Nominee's 6th September School Ward vacancy Renomination Application Ward 2004 Ysgol Gymraeg Glantaf Llandaff North 20/09/2004 Mr I Morgan Pentwyn Ysgol Melin Gruffydd Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 24/03/2004 *Miss J Morgan Llanishen Ysgol Melin Gruffydd Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 19/10/2004 Mr R Cooper Whitchurch Ysgol Melin Gruffydd Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 19/10/2004 Mrs M Williams Whitchurch Mr P Howe Rhiwbina Ysgol Pencae Llandaff 20/09/2004 Mr W Morris Penylan Ysgol Pwll Coch Canton 20/09/2003 Mr S Kelly Splott Welsh Speaker Ysgol Pwll Coch Canton 18/09/2002 Cllr J Austin Riverside Ysgol Y Berllan Deg Pentwyn 21/09/2004 Cllr R Berman Plasnewydd Ysgol Y Berllan Deg Pentwyn 31/07/2004 Cllr E Morgan Roath

*All those new applicants indicated with an asterisk above have specified more than one school.

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