Issue - meetings

The report proposes changes to the arrangements for consultation meetings between School Professional Associations, elected members, senior officers and others.

The report was presented by Eleanor Brown, Head of Transformation. The report the proposed changes to the arrangements for consultation meetings between School Professional Associations, elected members, senior officers, and others.

Members expressed the view that, whilst it was important that the consultative meetings had representation from unions, there should also be a significant presence of Head Teachers, teachers and other school staff who should be provided with an opportunity to attend to put forward their views, and those of their colleagues.  It was in everyone’s interest that a balanced view be put rather than an over representation of one group of individuals.

AGREED that:

1.    A Members and Professional Associations Schools Group to facilitate discussion and consultation between elected members, senior officers and school professional associations on issues related to the school’s workforce be established together with the consequential abolition of the Staff Forum be agreed;

2.    Consideration be given to wider representation of school staff on the proposed consultative body be agreed;

3.    The School Workforce Consultation Group (SWCG) would continue to meet termly and that the half-termly meetings with Enfield Schools’ Personnel Service would also continue, as required be noted; and

4.    The consequential constitutional changes be recommended to Full Council for approval.