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
– Chairman of the Board of Governors
– Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
– Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
– Member of the Search Committee
Alistair Scott
– Chairman of the Audit Committee
Teresa Hurst
– Chairman of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
Graham Pennington
– Principal of Sandwell College
– Member of the Search Committee
– Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
Ninder Johal
– Second Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors
– Member of the Remuneration Committee
Jan Britton
– Chairman of the Search Committee
– Member of the Audit Committee
Mohammed Jalal Uddin
– Member of the Audit Committee
Rebecca Jenkins
– Member of the Audit Committee
– Member of the Remuneration Committee
Tariq Mahmood
– Member of the Audit Committee
Richard Youds
– Member of the Search Committee
Dharminder Chuhan
Martin Smith
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.
