Dear Parent and Carers
We currently have a vacancy for an Academy Councillor and you are very welcome to put your name forward should you wish to stand for election. Much like a Governing Body, the Academy Council’s role is to ensure your children learn in a safe environment and to the maximum of their ability.
All parents and carers are eligible to stand for election, except:
- Persons subject to a bankruptcy restriction order, interim order or debt relief order;
- Persons disqualified under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986; Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, or an order made under the Insolvency Act 1986;
- Persons that have been removed from the office of trustee for a charity by an order made by the Charity Commission or Commissioners or High Court on grounds of any misconduct or
mismanagement in the administration of the charity, or under section 34 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 from being concerned in the management or control of any body;
- Persons included in the list of people considered by the Secretary of State as unsuitable to work with children or young people;
- Persons barred from any regulated activity relating to children;
- Persons subject to a direction of the Secretary of State under section 142 of the Education Act 2002 or section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008;
- Persons disqualified from working with children or from registering for child-minding or providing day care;
- Persons disqualified from being an independent school proprietor, teacher or employee by the Secretary of State;
- Persons (subject to certain exceptions for overseas offences that do not correlate with a UK offence) that have:
- Been sentenced to three months or more in prison (without the option of a fine) in the five years ending with the date preceding the date of appointment/election as a governor or
since becoming a governor;
- Received a prison sentence of two and a half years or more in the 20 years ending with the date preceding the date of appointment/election as a governor;
- Received a prison sentence of five years or more.
- Persons that have been convicted and fined for causing a nuisance or disturbance on school or educational premises during the five years ending with the date immediately preceding appointment/election or since appointment or election as a governor;
- Persons that refuse a request by the clerk to make an application to the Disclosure and Barring Service for a criminal records certificate.
If you would like to put your name forward, please request an application form from the school office and return it to the school by Wednesday 23rd October 2024.
You will need to write a brief factual statement about yourself (not exceeding 100 words) and return it as part of this form. You might like to include a little about your background and why you want to be a Councillor. Should an election be necessary I will circulate to voters your statement and those of other candidates. Please do take a look at the Academy Council section of the website for information about our Council. If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to contact me on 01823 337051.
Yours sincerely
Emma Williams
Clerk to the Academy Council
