Issue - meetings

To agree the Terms of Reference.

The Shadow School Forum noted that paragraph 1.2 of the Terms of Reference recognises the time limited remit of the Shadow Forum; the new Forum will come into effect after Council elections and no later than July 2019. 

It was noted that membership contained no Governor representation, due to lack of volunteers but that, as a Shadow Forum, the DfE had agreed there could be some discretion regarding membership.

Paragraph 6.4 states that the Chair is expected to represent the Shadow Schools Forum at other events.  It was confirmed that this is a legacy item within the Terms of Reference and rarely used.

RESOLVED that:

(i)   The lack of any Governor Representatives was deemed acceptable for the Shadow Schools Forum; this will need to be re-visited when forming the Forum proper after Council elections and no later than July 2019. 

(ii)  The Terms of Reference be adopted by unanimous agreement.