2 (2) SCHOOL GOVERNORS - INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT THE BELTON WROOT FEDERATION - The Director: Learning, Skills and Culture submitted a report seeking approval for a new instrument of government to allow the governing boards of Belton All Saints Church of England Primary School (Voluntary Controlled) and Wroot Travis Charity Church of England Primary School (Voluntary Controlled) School to form a federated governing board, to be effective from 1 June 2019.

The governing boards of Belton All Saints Church of England Primary School (Voluntary Controlled) and Wroot Travis Charity Church of England Primary School (Voluntary Controlled) agreed at a special meeting on 11 February 2019 to consider forming a hard federation of the two schools.

A formal proposal was subsequently produced by the governing boards confirming the nature of the hard federation. This led to a statutory consultation being undertaken to seek stakeholders' views regarding the proposal.

On 29 April 2019 Belton All Saints Church of England Primary School and Wroot Travis Charity Church of England Primary School governing boards considered the consultation responses and agreed to form a hard federation of the two schools from 1 June 2019 in line with The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012.

In order for the federated governing board to be formed a new instrument of government was required confirming the constitution. A draft instrument of government had been developed by the governing board, in consultation with The Lincoln Diocese of Education and had been submitted to the local authority for approval.

Resolved - That the proposed new instrument of government, set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved.