Our Governors play a crucial strategic role in the success of the college. Working collectively, they ensure that the college meets its statutory responsibilities, maintains high standards of education and delivers value for public money.
Key responsibilities include:
- Strategic Leadership: Setting the college’s vision, ethos and strategic priorities
- Accountability: Monitoring and challenging the college’s performance, including student outcomes, safeguarding, equality and diversity, and financial health.
- Support and Oversight: Providing constructive challenge to the Principal and leadership team alongside informed support.
- Compliance and Assurance: Ensuring the college complies with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g. Ofsted, DfE, Charity Commission)
- Financial Stewardship: Overseeing budgets and ensuring effective use of resources and public funds.
Governors attend meetings of the full Governing Body (typically twice per term) and contribute to one or more committees aligned with their expertise (e.g. Audit, Remuneration, Search and Governance). Individual governors also serve as ‘Focus Governor’ where they can most directly contribute their professional expertise in support of the senior leadership team. All formal meetings take place on Monday evenings at 5pm and dates are agreed for the full year in advance to support diary planning.
