Governance & policies: Committees & minutes

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Committees are an essential way for Board members provide specific oversight and support of the college. This page outline the current make-up of each committee, and provides minutes from recent meetings.

Audit Committee

Jennette Arnold (Chair)
Judy Balderson (Co-opted Member)
Joe Hedges
Kay Sandford-Beal (Co-opted Member)

Search & Governance Committee

Tim Newsholme (Chair)
Abigail Appleton
Peta Darnley
Mervyn Jones
Katie Seekings

Finance and General Purposes Committee

Abigail Appleton
Professor Robin Baker
Mervyn Jones
Peta Darnley
Clive Hodgeman

Academic Quality and Standards (FE) Committee

Tim Newsholme (Chair)
Katie Seekings
Abigail Appleton
Mervyn Jones
Dr Joanne Horton (Co-opted Member)
Charlotte Semus (Student Governor HE)
Dr Kate Mori

Remuneration Committee

Tim Newsholme (Chair)
Peta Darnley
Clive Hodgeman
Mervyn Jones

Full Board

Mervyn Jones (Chair of Governors)
Tim Newsholme (Vice Chair)
Professor Robin Baker OBE (Independent Governor)
Jennette Arnold OBE (Independent Governor and Designated Safeguarding and SEND Governor)
Kay Sandford-Beal (Co-opted member of Audit Committee)
Katie Seekings (Independent Governor)
Joe Hedges (Independent Governor)
Abigail Appleton (Principal and Chief Executive)
Caroline Sedilek (Staff Governor nominated by Professional Services staff)
Oliver Cameron-Swan (Staff Governor nominated by FE/HE staff)
Charlotte Semus (Student Governor HE)
Clive Hodgeman (Independent Governor and Health and Safety Designated Governor)
Peta Darnley (Independent Governor)
Dr Kate Mori (Independent Governor)
Myfanwy Page (Staff Governor nominated by HE/FE staff)

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Governance & policies

Our board members play a key role in supporting leadership to champion the transformational power of creative education. On these pages you can find more on who they are, what they do and the policies that underpin our success as an institution.