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Just an update so that you know I
haven’t been disappeared in mysterious circumstances !! I am now told that the governor resigned on the last day
of term before Christmas. That was some
three weeks after the election. The Head
and CoG were involved and they consulted our governor services who agreed with
the appointment. Obviously there is a
massive difference between three weeks and seven weeks and on that basis I can
see that the decision makes a lot more sense. That said, given that this was rumbling away in the
background for four weeks before it was announced to parents, I cannot
understand why there was no information given to the other governors in advance. At latest, if the night before it “went public” there had
been a simple briefing email to all governors explaining the timeline that
would have made a world of difference. I
am told that it is now understood that this was a mistake and governors will be
much better informed in the future, so hopefully something good has come from
this! Admin Princess, I
was only speaking to the head about the appointment – I have been speaking to
the Clerk and CoG about the minutes etc. Tom Clancy, Our Clerk is an independent, but in fairness
to her she is new to the school (but not clerking). All the misfiled/missing documents relate to
before her time – everything after she joined is in order. You are quite right though, the fact that in
the past simple filing did not take place beggars belief. Oddly, and surprisingly the previous clerk
was through the LA “Clerking Services”, but… is correct filing of minutes the
clerks responsibility or the CoG ?
Although the Clerk should do it, I would guess it’s actually the CoG who
would ultimately be at fault if they are missing?
Personally, I think that as a school we need to get on
top of the minutes issue double quick. Thanks everyone for your input and views.
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