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WQ.93/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION
BY DEPUTY C.S. ALVES OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 25th FEBRUARY 2020
Question
Further to the response that was circulated to Oral Question 36/2020, in which it was stated that "nine Government-provided schools are supported by seven Governing Bodies", and given that only two of the schools listed were primary schools, will the Minister –
- advise why other primary schools do not have Governing Bodies; and
- whether the Governing Bodies of the schools that were listed communicate and share information with the Minister's department and, if so, when and how they do so?
Answer
- The EDUCATION (JERSEY) LAW 1999 does not require Governing Bodies for all schools. There has been no decision that the non-fee paying provided primary schools should not have a Governing Body.
- Information from Governing Bodies is shared with the Minister's department.
Each of the five Governing Bodies has a departmental senior adviser as member who attends the Governing Body general meetings, normally 1-2 per term. Governing Bodies can also have sub committees or groups such as Safeguarding' or Standards' who meet in between full Governing Body meetings and report back to them.