The Local Authority Governor Panel is scheduled to convene on Monday, 16 March 2026, to consider nominations for local authority school governor vacancies. The meeting's agenda includes a review of existing and future governor vacancies, with a focus on matching suitable candidates to these roles.

Local Authority School Governor Vacancies

The panel is set to review a list of current and upcoming vacancies for local authority school governors. The report pack details existing vacancies across various schools, including Baden Powell Primary School, Bryn Celyn Primary School, and Cardiff West Community High School. It also outlines future vacancies at institutions such as Adamsdown Primary School, Cantonian High School, and Danescourt Primary School. The panel will consider applications received for these positions, aiming to match candidates' skills with the specific needs of each school's governing body.

The report pack indicates that the panel will be reviewing nominations for both existing and future local authority governor vacancies. This includes considering applications for schools such as:

• Existing Vacancies:

  • Baden Powell Primary School (Splott)
  • Bryn Celyn Primary School (Pentwyn)
  • Cardiff West Community High School (Caerau)
  • Coed Glas Primary School (Llanishen)
  • Ffederasiwn y Ddraig (Trowbridge)
  • Glyncoed Primary School (Pentwyn)
  • Grangetown Primary School (Grangetown)
  • Greenhill School (Rhiwbina)
  • Hywel Dda Primary School (Ely)
  • Lansdowne Primary School (Canton)
  • Pentyrch Primary School (Pentyrch & St Fagans)
  • Peter Lea Primary School (Fairwater)
  • Radnor Primary School (Canton)
  • St Francis RC Primary School (Ely)
  • The Saints Federation (Pentwyn)
  • Willows High School (Splott)
  • Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf (Llandaff North)
  • Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr (Fairwater)
  • Ysgol Gymraeg Coed Y-Gof (Canton)
  • Ysgol Gynradd Groes Wen Primary School (Pentyrch & St Fagans)
  • Ysgol Pencae (Llandaff)
  • Ysgol Y Wern (Llanishen)

• Future Vacancies:

  • Albany Primary School (Plasnewydd)
  • Cantonian High School (Fairwater)
  • Creigiau Primary School (Pentyrch & St Fagans)
  • Herbert Thompson Primary School (Ely)
  • Millbank Primary School (Caerau)
  • Pencaerau Primary School (Caerau)
  • Radnor Primary School (Canton)
  • Ysgol Cynefin (Llanishen)
  • The Pear Tree Federation (Whitchurch & Tongwynlais)
  • Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School (Heath)
  • Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof (Fairwater)
  • Ysgol Y Berllan Deg (Pentwyn)
  • Adamsdown Primary School (Adamsdown)
  • Danescourt Primary School (Llandaff)
  • Lakeside Primary School (Cyncoed)
  • Llysfaen Primary School (Lisvane & Thornhill)
  • Marlborough Primary School (Penylan)
  • Mary Immaculate High School (Caerau)
  • Moorland Primary School (Splott)
  • Peter Lea Primary School (Fairwater)
  • Rumney Primary School (Rumney)
  • St Illtyd's Catholic High School (Rumney)
  • Stacey Primary School (Adamsdown)
  • The Hollies School (Pentwyn)
  • The Rainbow Federation (Llanrumney)
  • Thornhill Primary School (Lisvane & Thornhill)

The panel will also consider any late applications received for these positions. The report pack notes that certain agenda items are confidential and exempt from publication, as they contain exempt information under the Local Government Act 1972.

The meeting is scheduled to take place remotely via MS Teams. Councillor Sarah Merry, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Education, is listed as the Chair of the Local Authority Governor Panel. Other members attending include Councillors Dilwar Ali, Sean Driscoll, Robert Hopkins, Sue Lent, Ash Lister (Cabinet Member for Childrens Services, Tackling Poverty & Supporting Young People (Cabinet Member Job Share)), and Joel Williams. Andrea Redmond from Governance & Legal Services is also listed as a contact.