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 17 Members as follows:
12 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 12 Members are appointed from a variety of public and private sector backgrounds.
Current members are:
Ken Ellis
– Chair of the Board of Governors
– Member of the Finance and Strategy Committee
– Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
– Member of the Remuneration Committee
– Member of the Search Committee
– Nominated Governor for Safeguarding
Graham Pennington – ex officio
– Principal of Sandwell College
– Member of the Finance and Strategy Committee
– Member of the Search Committee
– Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
Gurvinder Bassi – Independent Member
– Member of the Audit Committee
Jayne Francis – Independent Member
– Member of the Audit Committee
Noel Grace – Independent Member
– Chair of the Audit Committee
Simon Hackett – Independent Member
– Member of the Search Committee
Neil Makin – Independent Member
– Chair of the Remuneration Committee
– Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
Peta Murphy – Independent Member
– Chair of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
Alan Taylor
– Member of the Finance and Strategy Committee
John Tew – Independent Member
– Chair of the Search Committee
– Member of the Audit Committee
Jalal Uddin – Independent Member
Amie Banford – Staff Member (Cadbury)
Instrument and Articles of Government
Standing Orders
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, Elise Scotford, who will be pleased to assist you further.
