Parent Academy Councillor Vacancy

21 June 2023

Dear Parent/Carer

Further to the email that was sent yesterday (see below).

For any parent / carer interested in applying for the vacancy of parent academy councilor, there is an opportunity to attend the next academy council meeting as an observer on 5 July at 5pm. If you would like to join the meeting, we will require you to have completed your nomination form click HERE by 5pm on Monday 3 July. Requests to attend should be emailed to the clerk [email protected]

Many thanks

Team FVA

20 June 2023

Dear Parent/Carer

Parent Academy Councillor Vacancy – Frome Vale Academy

We currently have a vacancy for a Parent Academy Councillor on our Academy Council, and, as a parent/carer of a child at Frome Vale Academy, you are very welcome to put your name forward. 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. Please do look at the Academy Council section of the website for information about our Academy Council. https://fromevaleacademy.clf.uk/key-information/academy-council/.

If there is more than one nomination received by the closing date, there will need to be an election. Should an election be necessary I will circulate your statement and those of other candidates to voters (Frome Vale parent/carers).

You will need to write a brief factual statement about yourself (not exceeding 100 words). You might like to include a little about your background and why you want to be a Councillor.
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 have any questions about the role or have any difficulty completing the online nomination form, please feel free to contact me on 0117 2442402 or email [email protected].
If you would like to put your name forward, please follow the link below to complete the online nomination form. Please note the closing date for nominations is 12 Noon Wednesday 5th July 2023.

Frome Vale Academy Council Parent Councillor Vacancy Nomination Form