Remit from Education, Children and Families Committee held on 22 November 2022 - Appointment of Teacher Representative
North Lanarkshire Council · 15 December 2022
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North Lanarkshire Council Report Education, Children and Families Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☒ Yes ☐ No Ref Date 22/11/22 Appointment of Teacher Representative From Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions E-mail rosean@northlan.gov.uk Telephone 07951 409714 1. Background 1.1 Following the resignation of the previous postholder, Lorraine McBride, a vacancy arose in August 2022 for the position of Primary Sector Teacher Representative to the Committee. Executive Summary This report informs the Committee of the outcome of the process recently completed to appoint a Teacher Representative for the Primary Sector to the Committee following the resignation from that position of the previous post holder. The report also confirms that only the Council can approve appointments to committees and, therefore, agreement is sought to remit this report to the Council for approval. If approval by the Council is given, the new Teacher representative would be able to commence attendance at the meeting of the Committee scheduled for 28 February 2023. Recommendations Committee is recommended to:- (1) Acknowledge the outcome of the process for the appointment of a Teacher Representative for the Primary sector, and (2) Agree that this report be remitted to the meeting of the Council on 15 December 2022 for approval with a recommendation that Megan McCrossan be appointed. The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority Enhance participation, capacity, and empowerment across our communities Ambition statement (7) Enhance collaborative working to maximise support and ensure all our children and young people are included, supported, and safe
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2. Report 2.1 Following the vacancy for this position being created, officers in Legal and Democratic Solutions undertook the process seeking nominations from teaching staff employed by the Council within the Primary sector to undertake this role. 2.2 One nomination was received, which negated the requirement for a ballot. The nomination received was in respect of Megan McCrossan who is employed as a teacher at Holytown Primary School, Motherwell. 2.3 Only the Council has the authority to make appointments to committees and, therefore, the Committee is requested to remit this report to the Council at its meeting on 15 December for approval of the appointment of Megan McCrossan to the Committee. 2.4 Attached, at Appendix 1 to the report, is the timetable that has been followed for the appointment of a Teacher Representative for the Primary Sector. 2.5 Should the Council approve the appointment at its meeting on 15 December, Megan McCrossan may attend the meeting of the Committee scheduled on 28 February 2023. 3. Measures of success 3.1 Good governance for meetings of the Committee. 4. Supporting documentation Appendix 1 – Timetable of Process for Appointment Archie Aitken Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions
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5. Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality-and-fairer- scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Financial Solutions? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People and Organisational Development? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic Solutions? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact?
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Where the impact identifies a requirement for technology, has an assessment been carried out (or scheduled) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed?
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Appendix 1 Timetable Deadline Notice of Election – Nomination Forms Available Monday, 10 October 2022 Deadline for return of Nomination Papers to Head of Education and Families (North) ** Friday, 4 November 2022 Deadline for Nomination Papers to Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions Monday, 7 November 2022 Preparation of Ballot Papers Tuesday, 8 November 2022 Delivery of Ballot Papers to Education and Families Monday, 14 November 2022 Service to distribute Ballot Papers to Primary Schools Tuesday, 15 November 2022 Schools to issue ballot papers to Teachers Wednesday, 16 November 2022 Deadline for Ballot Papers Monday, 28 November 2022 Count Wednesday, 30 November 2022 Report to Education Committee Tuesday, 22 November 2022 Report to Council Thursday, 15 December 2022 ** the deadline was extended to permit sufficient time around the October break The dates for ballots are provided for information, however, due to there being only one nomination, this part of the process was not required.