DELEGATED POWERS REPORT NO. 1187 SUBJECT: Instrument of Government for Menorah Foundation School Control sheet All reports 1. Democratic Services receive draft report Nick Musgrove Date 24.09.10 2. Democratic Services cleared draft report as being constitutionally appropriate 3. Finance clearance obtained (report author to complete) 4. Staff and other resources issues clearance obtained (report author to complete) 5. Trade Union response received (Staffing issues only) 6. Legal clearance obtained from (report author to complete) 7. Policy & Partnerships clearance obtained (report author to complete) 8. Equalities & Diversity clearance obtained (report author to complete) 9. The above process has been checked and verified by Director, Head of Service or Deputy (report author to complete) 10. Signed & dated report, scanned or hard copy received by Democratic Services for publishing 11. Report published by Dem Services to website Nick Musgrove Date 8.10.10 Name of Fin. officer Linda Parker Date 31.10.10 Name of Res. officer - Date Name of TU rep. - Date Name of Legal officer Lanna Childs Date 28.10.10 Name of P&P officer Date 24.9.10 Name of officer Andrew Nathan Julie Pal Date 26.10.10 Name Date 3.11.10 Robert McCulloch- Graham Jonathan Regal Date 10.11.10 Jonathan Regal Date 10.11.10 Officer reports: 12. Head of Service informed report is published and can be implemented. Date Cabinet Member reports: 13. Expiry of call-in period Date 14. Report circulated for call-in purposes to COSC members & copied to Cabinet & Head of Date Service Jonathan Regal 10.11.10
ACTION TAKEN UNDER DELEGATED POWERS BY OFFICER IN CONSULTATION WITH CABINET MEMBER(S) (EXECUTIVE FUNCTION) Subject Officer taking decision Cabinet Member(s) Instrument of Government Director of Children s Service Cabinet Member for Education, Children and Families Date of decision 3 November 2010 Summary Officer Contributors Status (public or exempt) Wards affected Enclosures Reason for exemption from callin (if appropriate) Giving authority for Instrument of Government of school governing bodies to be submitted for sealing. Sarah Beaumont Public All Instrument of Government N/A Contact for further information: Sarah Beaumont, Governor Services Manager, 020 8359 7622. Serial No.
1. RELEVANT PREVIOUS DECISIONS 1.1 None. 2. CORPORATE PRIORITIES AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS 2.1 A bright future for children and young people: Every school a good school for every child, Challenge and support all schools and settings to aim for excellence. 3. RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES 3.1 None. 4. EQUALITIES AND DIVERSITY ISSUES 4.1 The ethos of the School is based on the principles of orthodox Judaism as interpreted by the School s Principal. The core of these principles is a recognition that both the written and Oral Torah are divine. The principles are enshrined in the Shulchan Aruch, the code of Jewish Law, and its commentaries, which delineate the laws, customs and values of an Orthodox Jewish lifestyle. 4.2 This ethos does not compromise the school s compliance of its statutory equality duty as set out in the Equality Act 2010. 5. USE OF RESOURCES IMPLICATIONS (Finance, Procurement, Performance & Value for Money, Staffing, IT, Property, Sustainability) 5.1 None. 6. LEGAL ISSUES 6.1 The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007 (SI No 2007/957) sets out the new arrangements for the constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools including foundation and trust schools in England. These regulations consolidate the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003 and all of the subsequent amendment regulations. 6.2 All governing bodies of schools must be constituted in accordance with these regulations. 7. CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS 7.1 Constitution Part 3 Section 6 Powers Delegated to Officers. 8. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 8.1 The Governing Body of Menorah Foundation School have submitted details of reconstitution in line with the legal framework detailed under 6.1. 8.2 The instruments have been approved by the Director of Children s Service. Formal authority is therefore requested for these instruments to be submitted for sealing.
9. LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS 9.1 None. 10. CONSULTATION WITH CABINET MEMBER(S) 10.1 The Cabinet Member for Children s Services has been consulted. 11. OFFICER S DECISION I authorise the following action 11.1 The submission of all instruments of government required under the above Regulations to the Mayor for sealing. Signed Ropbert McCulloch-Graham Director of Children s Service Date 3 November 2010
INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT : VOLUNTARY AIDED SCHOOLS 1. The name of the School is MENORAH FOUNDATION SCHOOL 2. The school is a Voluntary Aided School 3. The name of the Governing Body is MENORAH FOUNDATION SCHOOL BOARD OF GOVERNORS 4. The Governing Body shall consist of: a. Three Elected Parent Governors b. One LA Governor c. Three Staff Governors including the Head Teacher d. Nine Foundation Governors of whom three shall, at the time of their appointment, be eligible for election or appointment as Parent Governors 5. Total number of governors: sixteen (16) 6. The Trustees of the Menorah Foundation School Charitable Trust are entitled to appoint the Foundation Governors. 7. The ethos of the School is based unambiguously on the principles of orthodox Judaism as interpreted by the School s Principal. The core of those principles is a recognition that both the written and Oral Torah are divine. The principles are enshrined in the Shulchan Aruch, the code of Jewish Law, and its commentaries, which delineate the laws, customs and values of an Orthodox Jewish lifestyle. The School s twin objectives are to instill a love of learning and achieving of academic excellence within both secular subjects and within the sphere of Jewish studies. Notwithstanding the separation between secular and Jewish studies, the spiritual, moral and ethical upbringing of the children is the concern of every teacher within the School. The School aims to prepare the children for the continuance of their education at Orthodox Jewish Secondary Schools of a similar ethos and ultimately for their future lives as Orthodox Jews within a secular integrated society. The School aims to instill within the children the self-respect and confidence necessary for developing into independent self-motivated adults able to cope in a challenging modern society and at the same time, derech eretz for others. The School wishes to produce well-rounded individuals who possess both the deep moral feelings that lie at the root of the Jewish religion and the intellectual curiosity which lays the foundation for future learning. The School attempts to achieve this in a happy, caring environment where each child is encouraged to grow and develop according to his or her own, individual potential. 8. This instrument of government comes into effect on 14 July 2010.
9. This instrument was made by order of London Borough of Barnet Local Education Authority on 10. A copy of the instrument must be supplied to every member of the Governing Body, any Trustees and to the appropriate religious body.