Agenda and minutes

Special, Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board - Thursday, 7th December, 2017 1.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Port Talbot Civic Centre. View directions

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chairperson

Minutes:

Agreed that Cllr.P.A.Rees be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.

2.

Member's Declaration of Interest

Minutes:

The following Member made a declaration of interest at the commencement of the meeting:-

 

Councillor P.A.Rees                        Report of the Head of Transformation in relation to the appointment of school governors as he is a governor at Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School and confirmed his dispensation to both speak and vote thereon.

3.

Appointment and Removal of Local Authority Governor Representatives pdf icon PDF 212 KB

Minutes:

Decisions:

 

 

1.           That, in line with the approved policy, the following changes be approved to the Local Authority Governor representatives up to and including the end of the Spring Term 2017/18:-

 

Blaenbaglan Primary

Ian Rees

Cwmnedd Primary

Re-appoint Mrs P.Mainwaring

 

Cwmtawe Community School

Vivian Thomas

Dwr Y Felin Comprehensive

Mrs C.Watkins

Dyffryn School

Re-appoint Mr G.Freeguard

Re-appoint Mrs Suzanne Amos

Re-appoint Mrs Amanda Williams

Llangiwg Primary

Mr J.Evans

YGG Pontardawe

Re appoint Mrs Bethan Gill and appoint Mr G. Nicholson

YGG Trebannws

Mrs Angharad Lloyd

YGG Tyle’r Ynn

Re appoint Mrs M.Davies

Ysgol Maes Y Coed

Re-appoint Mr J.Thomas

 

2.          That the following vacancies for school governors be deferred:-

 

Awel Y Mor Primary

           Brynhyfryd Primary (2 vacancies)

                           Catwg Primary

                           Llansawel Primary

                          Rhos Primary

Tairgwaith Primary

Tonnau Primary

                          Waunceirch Primary

 YGG Cwmllynfell

                            YGG Rhosafan

                            YGG Tyle’r Ynn (1 further vacancy)

                                 Ysgol Bae Baglan

 

 

                3.       That, following the verbal update given

                               at the meeting and in line with the approved

policy, the following appointment be

approved to the Local Authority Governor representatives up to and including

the end of the Spring Term 2017/18:-

                          

Cefn Saeson Comprehensive

                                                   Mr S.John

 

Reason for Decisions:

To enable the Authority to contribute to effective school governance through representation on school governing bodies.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.

 

 

 

 

4.

Access to Meetings

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That pursuant to Regulation 4 (3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No.2290, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

 

 

5.

DBS Certificates Received for Local Authority Governor Representatives

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That no further action be taken regarding the six positive DBS Certificates received, for the reasons disclosed at the meeting.

 

Reason for  Decision:

 

To enable the Authority to contribute to effective school governance through representation on school governing bodies and consider the safeguarding arrangements.

Implementation of Decision:

 

The decision is for immediate implementation.