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Governance

Sandwell 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 of the Board of Governors

The Board comprises 18 Members as follows:
13 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 13 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
  • Vice-Chairman of the Search Committee

Mike Beardsmore
 
  • Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors
  • Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee
  • Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Lali Liddar
 
  • Member of the College Development Project Committee
  • Deputy Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors

Julian Souter

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

Gurbachan Dhinsa

  • Member of the Audit Committee

Diane Gagnon

  • Chairman of the Search Committee
  • Vice-Chairman of the Remuneration 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

  • 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
  • Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

Lakeisha Gayle-Brown

  • Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

Abdul Kadir

  • Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

If you would like to apply to join the Board of Governors, please visit our Become a Governor section.
If you have any questions on Governance, please contact the Clerk to the Corporation, Jill Berry, who will be pleased to assist you further.