GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND SELF ASSESSMENT

(Against the Governance Performance Indicators and Targets Approved by the Corporation)

The Clerk to undertake an annual review of performance against agreed governance performance indicators and to make available
to the Corporation an Annual Review of Governance Report supported with a Governance Action Plan to address any identified
weaknesses arising from the annual review.
The Annual review of Governance Report will provide governors with a commentary on performance against each PI. The
Governance Report to be made available in the autumn term for the proceeding year. The Governance Report will also be used to
inform the Colleges annual self-assessment report.
Performance
Indicator
Corporate
Effectiveness

Target

Commentary on performance against the PI and Target

1) Key strategic outcomes in the Colleges Strategic Plan

to be formally monitored by Corporation each term:
Learners Numbers against profile (16-18; 19+, HE, parttime and full-time)
Success Rates
Qualified teacher Status
Student Attendance
Lesson Observation profiles
2) Setting and monitoring of targets for retention,
achievement and success rates and to call for
improvement plans where appropriate
3) Monitoring the financial performance of the College
4) Appropriate Skills mix amongst governors

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Attendance

Length of
meetings
Appointment

Committee
membership
Register of
interests &
Annual
Declaration of
Eligibility
Training and
development

Clerkship

Guiding and

5) 75% attendance at all main Corporation meetings in the

year
6) 75% attendance at all committee meetings in year (by
committee)
7) Corporation & Committee meetings to last no more than
2.5 hours (good practice)
8) Corporation vacancies to be filled within four months of
the vacancy occurring.
9) Continue to strive to improve the representation of
women and ethnic minorities onto the Corporation
10) All governors to be a member of at least one committee.
11) Declarations of interest to be made by governors as
appropriate and presented to the Clerk annually.
Confirmation of annual eligibility to serve as a governor.

12) Publication of a governor training programme with

confirmation of the delivery of the agreed governor
training programme
13) All Chairs of Committee and the Chairman to participate
in pre-planning meetings prior to Committee/Corporation
meetings with appropriate College senior management
14) Corporation College Arrangements to be implemented
15) All new governors to undertake an induction
16) All governors to be supported in the discharging of their
duties by being issued annually with a Governance
Handbook confirming roles and responsibilities
17) Issue of Agendas and supporting papers at least 7 days
before meetings
18) Drafting of minutes within 1 week of all meetings
19) Meeting to be held at least once a year focusing solely

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monitoring the
strategic direction
of the College
Corporation as
the employer
Senior post
holders

on strategic direction of the College, or alternatively,

specific agenda items at Corporation meetings on the
strategic direction of the College
20) Human Resources monitoring of human resource
data
21) Annual appraisal of senior post holders including the
Independent Clerk with outcomes reported to the
Remuneration Committee and Corporation.

Commentary on governance: (To be incorporated within the leadership & management section in the Colleges SAR)

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