Welcome to our Governance site
The Corporation provides appropriate support and challenge to the college’s senior management team, contributing to strategic oversight of the college.
Governors are professional people from various areas of industry outside the college, with a variety of skills and expertise. The Governors have close working links with the college's senior management, but are not involved in the management of the college. Students and staff are represented on the Governing Body.
Roles & Responsibilities
The Governing Body is responsible for:
• The determination of the educational character and mission of the college and for the oversight of its activities;
• The effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the college and the Corporation and for safeguarding their access;
• Approving annual estimates of income and expenditure;
• The appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the holders of senior posts and the Clerk (including, where the Clerk is, or is to be appointed as, a member of staff, his/her appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of pay in his/her capacity as a member of staff);
• Setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff.
The Nolan Committee's second report on 'Standards in Public Life' recommends that Governing Bodies act within seven principles of public life:
• Selflessness
• Integrity
• Objectivity
• Openness
• Honesty
• Accountability
• Leadership