Governors' Who's Who
GOVERNORS: OCT 2009
| STAFF |
Mrs Sue BULPIN |
| PARENT |
Mrs Jo DAWSON |
| PARENT |
Mr Michael DYER |
| COMMUNITY |
Mrs Jill EDWARDS |
| PARENT |
Mr Ian FLEMING |
| STAFF |
Mr Peter FRENCH |
| COMMUNITY |
Mr Geoff GADIE |
|
| PARENT |
Mr Nick HAWKINS |
|
| LEA |
Dr Duncan JEFFRAY |
| PARENT |
Mr Duncan McCANLIS |
| LEA |
Mr Martin MCNEILL (Chair) |
| PARENT |
Dr Leone MARTIN (Vice Chair) |
| PARENT |
Mr Nicolas MOUZOURI |
| COMMUNITY |
Miss Sarah-Jane SHERRING |
| STAFF |
Mr Nick SWANN |
| COMMUNITY |
Mr Jeff WHITE |
| STAFF |
Mr Robin WICHARD |
| GOVERNANCE MANAGER |
Ms Susan MEW
email: smew@educ.somerset.gov.uk |
To see photos and find out more about each of the governors, Please click here!
WHAT DO GOVERNORS DO?
Governing bodies are responsible for the strategic direction of the College. This includes working with the principal, staff and other members of the College community to determine the policies and ethos of the College. Governors also act as the 'critical friend'. The principal is responsible for the day to day management of the College. Governing bodies have responsibilities in these areas: standards; curriculum; staffing; finance; equalities; premises; and reports. The core aspects of good governance are:
- setting the strategic direction
- defining key roles and responsibilities
- setting the values and culture
- ensuring processes and controls are in place
- developing leadership
- ensuring accountability
At The West Somerset Community College, all of our governors are assigned to one or other of the governing body’s two main committees - Education and Finance/Resources. In addition to their duties as members of the full governing body and of these committees, all governors (other than staff governors) are assigned one or more specific responsibilities. Most of these responsibilities are as link governors for curriculum teams or other teams, such as catering or premises. Some governors also have other specific responsibilities, such as equality/diversity or child protection. Link governors make visits to the College and read relevant documents in order to make themselves familiar with the work of the teams to which they are linked. The purpose of this is to ensure that the governing body is well informed about the work of the college and all aspects of its management and curriculum/service delivery. Through the link system, there is at least one governor (who is not a member of staff) with knowledge of every important aspect of the work of the College.
To find out more about which governor is linked to which team, follow this
link.