Election of Parent Governors

Dear Parent/Carer/Guardian

Every maintained school in England has a Governing Body responsible to the local community for running the school. There are currently 2 vacancies for Parent governors. The term of office will be 4 years.

If you are interested in standing for election as one of the Parent governors of the school, please complete the APC Nomination Form, and APC Declaration Form, ensuring that you obtain the signature of 2 parents/legal guardians who support your nomination. You must also include a brief election statement. If 3 or more nominations are received, I shall send all parents voting papers, which will include the candidates’ election statements.
In the event of a ballot I will arrange for votes to be counted at a time mutually agreed with all candidates, and each candidate or their authorised representative may attend the count. I shall arrange for all parents to be notified of the result.

I have enclosed an extract from the Regulations concerning the qualifications and disqualification connected with the office of governor, which you should read carefully. If you have any queries about them or about the procedure, I shall be pleased to answer them.

All elected parent governors are required to complete an enhanced criminal record application within 21 days of their election.

Yours sincerely

Doug Thomas
Executive Headteacher
West Sussex Alternative Provision College