The
governing body must appoint a clerk and it is recommended that they
provide a full job description at the time of
appointment.
Governors,
associate members and the head teacher of the school cannot be
appointed as clerk to the governing body.
The governing body
will need to calculate the number of hours to be worked over the
year. If they take into account the tasks to be carried out
before, during and after the meeting, an appropriate estimate might
be 10 hours per full governing body meeting. This might be
shorter for committee meetings.
There is no
definitive hourly rate for North Somerset clerks and the rates vary
between schools. It is up to the governing body to set the
appropriate fee. Comparative information from other local
authorities indicate hourly rates vary from £8.99 to £11.40 per
hour as of 2008.
The clerk should
be paid as a supplier on FMS6. The clerk to the governors
fees form can be used as a template for this purpose
.
