Would you like to get involved in local education?
January 24, 2012
Cheshire East Council is offering residents the opportunity join
one of the Borough’s independent education appeals panels. The
panels oversee both admission and exclusion appeals. These are
where families, or guardians, would like the panel to look again at
the reasons their child was not accepted for a particular school,
or excluded from a school respectively. Each panel is made up of
three members and they are independent of the local authority.
The Council wants to hear from people of all backgrounds, as
panels are comprised of both people with educational experience and
those who have not been involved with schools before. Appeals are
heard on weekdays during normal office hours and full training is
given. The work is done on a voluntary basis, although travel
expenses are paid.
Councillor Hilda Gaddum, Cabinet member with responsibility for
children and family services, said: “We need to increase the number
of members that sit on our panels. We would like as broad a cross
section of people as possible. Ex-teachers and governors would be
welcome, as would people who have never worked with schools before.
The only requirement is that members have an interest in education
and are able to spare some of their time.”
If you would like to find out more and receive an application
form, please contact Brett Dainty on 01270 686469, or email
brett.dainty@cheshireeast.gov.uk.
The deadline for applications is Friday, February the
17th.
Successful applicants would need to attend a training day on
Monday, March the 26th. There will also be further
training in July for the exclusion panels.
