Key Responsibilities
- Corporation Board
The Corporation is responsible for the following functions:- the determination and development of the educational character and mission of the College and the oversight of its activities;
- publishing arrangements for obtaining the views of staff and students on the determination and development of the educational character and mission of the College and the oversight of its activities;
- approving the quality strategy of the College;
- the effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the College and the Corporation and safeguarding their assets;
- 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, the Clerk’s appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of pay in the capacity of a member of staff; and
- setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff.
- Finance, Resources and Commercial Committee
The Finance, Resources and Commercial Committee is a Standing Committee of the Board with the primary focus of overseeing financial performance and sustainability in line with the Financial Memorandum, maximising the College Group’s financial robustness and resilience.
- Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is a Standing Committee of the Corporation with the primary focus of robustly testing and challenging the College Group’s systems of internal control, risk management and corporate governance arrangements. The Committee advises and supports the Corporation, in its annual accounts, the measures taken to ensure it has fulfilled its statutory and regulatory responsibilities.
- Curriculum and Quality Committee
The Curriculum and Quality Committee has the primary aim of ensuring that the College develops and delivers an ambitious, responsive and relevant curriculum that enables students and apprentices to achieve their educational and career goals. It focuses on how the College’s curriculum offer meets the needs of local communities and employers and how that curriculum is translated into coherent educational programmes that develop students’ and apprentices’ knowledge, skills and behaviours needed for their next steps. The Committee monitors the quality of every aspect of the student/apprentice journey including information, advice and guidance and choice of courses; curriculum purpose and design, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment; the provision of pastoral and academic support; the development of study and employability skills, including English and maths skills; the provision of wider opportunities and experiences; and internal progressions and destinations.
- Higher Education Committee
The Higher Education Committee focuses on the College’s the relentless drive to achieve excellent educational and employment outcomes for its higher education students. In line with the Office for Students (OfS) document ‘Securing student success: Regulatory framework for higher education’, the committee has overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with the ongoing conditions of registration. The Committee also has oversight for any areas of enhanced monitoring imposed by the OfS as part of the ongoing registration activity.
- Search and Governance Committee
The Search and Governance Committee (S&G) is a Standing Committee of the Board with the primary focus on Board effectiveness, Governor succession planning, recruitment and development in line with skills and experience needs (informed by a periodic skills and experience audit).
- Performance and Remuneration Committee
The Performance and Remuneration Committee (P&R) is a Standing Committee of the Board, with the primary focus on overseeing the performance of the College Group’s designated Senior Post Holders (SPHs) in relation to the delivery of the College Group’s strategic objectives.
