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For the attention of:
Headteachers/Principals of all LA Maintained Schools within
Devon Local Authority
The Board of Directors of all Academy Schools within Devon
Local Authority
(please forward as necessary)
27 September 2016
Dear Colleagues
Devon Education Forum
(DEF):
Appointment of Schools
(LA Maintained) and Academy Members (Casual) and Named Substitutes effective
from
1st September 2016 to 31 August 2018
In accordance with Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2012
and further EFA
Guidance: Schools Forums: operational and good practice guide(March 2015) ,
the membership of Devon Education Forum (DEF) must include both schools members
(LA Maintained) and academies members. Additionally, the membership structure
of schools members on a Schools Forum should reflect most effectively the
profile of education provision across the local authority i.e. must be broadly
proportionate to the pupil numbers in each category as well as each of the
constituent phases with no in-built bias towards any one phase or group.
This guidance sets out the procedures for the nomination and
election of Schools Members (LA Maintained) which is determined from the
representative constituent groups i.e. headteachers within DAPH and DASH but
excluding those from academies.
The above guidance also provides that Academy members must
be elected by the proprietor bodies of the academies within the local
authority’s area.
For the avoidance of doubt, Free Schools, University
Technical Colleges and Studio Schools are classed as academies for this
purpose. There is no distinction between sponsored, non-recoupment and
converter academies.
As in previous years, in the absence of an umbrella
academies group, it has been agreed by Devon Education Forum (DEF) that
nominations for Schools (LA Maintained) and Academy membership would be put
forward by the respective Devon Phase Associations and shared with Headteachers/Principals
and the academy trusts thereby providing the opportunity to either approve the
nominations or submit an alternative candidate to stand for election.
The DAPH Office is administering this process on behalf of
both the DAPH and DASH Executive Committees and any nominations or ballot (if
necessary) will be conducted within each individual phase association.
Following a review of pupil numbers across the phases, there
will be no change to the existing proportionality of representation across
phase and/or membership type and current
appointments comprise a four year term ending 31 August 2016.
However, vacancies have arisen in respect of some Schools
(LA Maintained) and Academy DEF Members and nominations are now being
considered for the remainder of the existing term.
A summary of the current DEF membership and proposed
nominations in respect of the vacancies (shown in red) is shown below.
On behalf of the DASH and DAPH Executive Committees, we are
therefore writing to advise that, in the absence of any additional nominations
being submitted by schools or academy trusts before the advertised closing
date, the above named candidates will be put forward by the respective phase
associations and will be appointed as Members on DEF from 1 September 2016 until 31 August 2018.
The current DEF Constitution states that schools and academy
members must be substantive headteachers or principals and currently serving
within Devon local authority.
In the event that the total number of nominations exceeds
the number of vacancies in each category then a ballot will be necessary and
further details about this process will follow as soon as possible after the
closing date.
Any further nominations should be submitted by schools (LA
Maintained) and/or academy trusts via this nomination
form and returned electronically by e-mail to daph@devon.gov.uk to be
received no later than 12.00pm on 12 October 2016.
To provide for effective representation on Devon Education
Forum, it is expected that any nominated schools or academy member would attend
the Executive Committee meetings of their respective phase association (DASH or
DAPH) in order to understand fully the wider context of representing the
schools community in Devon on DEF and the work undertaken by its constituent
sub-groups.
Yours sincerely
Clare Coates | Business Manager
Devon Association of Primary Headteachers
(sent on behalf of the DASH & DAPH Executive Committees)
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