Parent Governor Vacancy

28 September 2021

 

 To all Parents/Carers of students at Outwood Academy Shafton

 

Dear Parent/Carer

 

 

The Academy is seeking nominations for one Parent/Carer Member to sit on the Academy Council of Outwood Academy Shafton.  If you would like to put yourself forward for this position you will need to complete the attached nomination form and return it to Sarah Phillips, Clerk to the Academy Council, at the Academy no later than 3pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 or via email (s.phillips@shafton.outwood.com). 

 

If on the closure for nominations there is more than one nominee, then an election will be held.  Details of the election will be forwarded to all parents/legal guardians/carers by text and also placed on the Academy’s website.  Voting papers will be distributed to all parents/legal guardians/carers entitled to vote if this is required.

 

If it is necessary to proceed to election, then the nominees are entitled to provide a statement of up to 200 words in support of their nomination to all voters.  Therefore, if you wish to provide a statement, this should be included with your nomination form.

 

Please find attached to this letter a fact sheet – Becoming a Parent/Carer Member of an Academy Council; Regulations Applying to Potential and Current Members of Academy Councils; and the Code of Practice for the Election of a Parent/Carer Member of the Academy Council.

 

If you have any queries regarding the election process or the role of a Parent/Carer Member of the Academy Council, please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk to the Academy Council.

 

Yours faithfully,

 
 

Chair of the Academy Council

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Parent Governor Nomination Form.pdf 2.36 MB