Corporate Governance

Welcome to the Website of the Sandwell College Board of Governors.

The College is governed by a Corporation (Board of Governors) under statutory Instrument and Articles of Government. The Board of Governors is an independent body, but must always act within its powers as defined by statute.

Members

The Board of Governors comprises 20 Members as follows:

15 Independent Members

2 Staff Members

2 Student Members

1 Principal

The Staff Members and the Student Members are elected by the staff and students respectively. The Principal is a member ex officio. The remaining 15 members are appointed from a variety of public and private sector backgrounds.

Current members are:

John Tew

Chairman of the Board of Governors
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Chairman of the College Development Project Committee

Mike Beardsmore

Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors
Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Julian Souter

Member of the College Development Project Committee
Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

Gurbachan Dhinsa

Member of the Audit Committee

Diane Gagnon

Chairman of the Search Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

Lali Liddar

Member of the College Development Project Committee

Ray Nock

Member of the Search Committee

Ed Hoare

Member of the College Development Project Committee

Chris Brown

Member of the College Development Project Committee

Michael Craik

Member of the College Development Project Committee

Stephen Dugmore

Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

Richard Nugent

Simeon Connor

Member of the Audit Committee

Alistair Scott

Member of the Audit Committee

Teresa Hurst

Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

Val Bailey

Principal of Sandwell College
Member of the Search Committee

If you would like to apply to join the Board of Governors, please visit the Vacancies section.

If you have any questions on Governance then please contact the Clerk to the Corporation, Jill Berry, who will be pleased to assist you further.