Governance
Determining the college’s mission and educational character
Ensuring that the college remains financially sound and that it has sufficient resources to fulfill its mission
Ensuring that the business of the college is conducted in an efficient, effective, legal and ethical manner and that the college offers a safe, healthy and supportive environment to all its students and staff.
The governing body has 18 members: 13 external governors, the college principal, two governors elected by the staff and two elected student governors. They form a team with a broad range of skills and experience. The external governors are unpaid volunteers who live or work in our local communities.
The most important function of the Board is to ensure that the college has a successful future and that it continues to fulfill its mission to serve our communities. It does this by working with the Principal. The Board does not get involved in the day to day management of the college. This is the responsibility of the Principal and other senior managers. The Board appoints the Principal and Deputy Principal and agrees strategic plans setting out how the college’s mission will be achieved. The Principal is then responsible for implementing the plans and reporting progress to the Board.
In order to discharge its responsibility to ensure that the college is financially sound and that its business is properly conducted, the Board monitors a range of reports, such as financial reports, student success reports, risk assessments and student satisfaction surveys.
Most of the Board’s work takes place at regular meetings of the full Board or at meetings of a number of committees that consider particular aspects in detail. Occasionally, small groups of governors will meet to consider a particular issue, such as the plans for a new building, requiring detailed consideration.
The Board is supported in its work by a Clerk to the Corporation and college staff.
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