Governors

Role of the Governing Body

The Governing Body has 5 main responsibilities:

The determination of the educational character and mission of the institution and oversight of its activities
The effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the institution and the safeguarding of its assets
The approval of annual estimates of income and expenditure
The appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the holders of senior posts and the Clerk
The setting of a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff.

These responsibilities are set out in the College’s Articles of Government which have been adopted from The Further Education Corporations (Replacement of Instrument and Articles of Government) (Wales) Order 2006.

Governing Body Meetings

Committees

Code of Conduct for Bridgend College Governors

All Members agree to adhere to the Code of Conduct when they accept their position as a Member of the Governing Body or Co-opted Committee Member. They also agree to follow the Nolan Principles (Committee on Standards, Lord Nolan) which are:

Selflessness – take decisions solely in terms of the interest of the public
Integrity – not place themselves under any financial or other obligation to outside individuals or organisations which might influence them
Objectivity – holders of public office should make choices on merit alone
Accountability – accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to scrutiny
Openness – should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions they take
Honesty – a duty to declare any private interest relating to their public office duties and to take steps to resolve any conflicts arising in a way which protects the public interest
Leadership – promote and support these principles by leadership and example

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Who are the Governing Body Members?

The Governing Body is comprised of a wide mix of individuals with a wealth of skills and experience. There are currently 19 Members. The Chair of the Governing Body is Mr Paul Croke and the Vice-Chair of the Governing Body is Mr D John Finch. Both have been in post since October 2014.

The Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Simon Pirotte, is also a member of the Governing Body.

Paul Croke (Chair of the Governing Body)

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 2013

Chair of the Governing Body since October 2014

Committee Membership

Member of the Resource Planning Committee

Chair of the Curriculum & Quality Committee

Chair of Search and Governance Committee

Chair of Selection Committee

Member of Remuneration Committee

Former employment/interests

Former Principal of Yale College, Wrexham

Former Principal of Gorseinon College, Swansea

Simon Pirotte (Chief Executive)

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since June 2013

Committee membership

Member of Curriculum and Quality Committee

Member of the Resource Planning Committee

Member of the Search and Governance Committee

Member of the Selection Panel (with the exception of the post of Principal)

Current employment/interests

Principal of the College since June 2013

Chair of the Colegau Cymru Active Wellbeing Strategic Group

Member of PSB (Bridgend) and Chair of WISE Board

Board Member – National Theatre Wales

Member, Advisory Board Academic Wales

Former employment/interests

Former Deputy Principal of the College

John Finch (Vice-Chair of the Governing Body)

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 2012

Vice-Chair of the Governing Body since October 2014

Committee Membership

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Selection Committee

Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Member of the Search and Governance Committee

Current employment/interests

Supervisory Committee Chair of Bridgend Lifesavers Credit Union

Member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting

Bridgend Local Service Board – Member of the Scrutiny Panel

Civilian Instructor 631 (Maesteg) SQN Air Training Corps

Former employment/interests

Former Financial Controller working for the Ministry of Defence and Office for National Statistics

Sara Davies (Staff member - Teaching)

Governing Body

Member of Governing Body since March 2018

Konrad Halabuda (Staff member - Non-teaching)

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 2018

Member of the Curriculum & Quality Committee

Dr John Graystone

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 2014

Committee Membership

Member of the Resource Planning Committee

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Member of the Selection Committee

Member of the Search & Governance Committee

Current Employment/ Interests

Chair, Addysg Oedolion Cymru / Adult Learning Wales

Chair, Agored Cymru

Member, Membership Body Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water

Member, National Academy for Educational Leadership

Member, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Former employment/interests

Chief Executive of Colegau Cymru

Kathy Lewis

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 2013

Committee Membership

Member of the Selection Committee

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Search and Governance Committee

Current employment/interests

Governor of Llangewydd Junior School

Former employment/interests

Former Faculty Head, Barry College

Hayden Llewellyn

Governing Body

Member since September 2017

Committee Membership

Chair of Audit Committee

Current employment/interests

Chief Executive of the Education Workforce Council

Dr Ben Calvert

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 2019

Committee Membership

Member of the Curriculum & Quality Committee

Current employment/interests

Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of South Wales

Julia Longville

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 2018

Committee Membership

Member of the Curriculum & Quality Committee

Current employment/interests

Dean (School of Education and Social Policy) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Estyn Registered Inspector

Sport Wales Board Member

Welsh Netball Association

Satwant Pryce

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since October 2015

Committee memberships

Member of the Resource Planning Committee

Former employment/interests

None

Trish D’Souza

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 1 September 2019

Committee Membership

None

Current employment/interests

Senior Associate at Capital Law

Council Member and Co-Chair of BAME Sub-Committee of Cardiff and District Law Society

Cllr Dr Charles Smith

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 17 October 2019

Committee Membership

Member of the Curriculum & Quality Committee

Current employment/interests

Cabinet Member – Education and Regeneration at BCBC

Member of Laleston Community Council

Member of Unison

Member of UCU

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Director of Colega Consulting Ltd

Contractor of AQA Examining Board

Contractor of Cambridge Exam Board (OCR)

Alwena Morgan

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 13 February 2020

Committee Membership

Member of the Audit Committee

Current employment/interests

None

Tomas Lewis (Student Governor)

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 1 September 2020 as a Student Governor

Committee Membership

Member of the Curriculum & Quality Committee

Current employment/interests

Studying Level 3 Animal Management at the College

Stephanie Parkhouse (Student Governor)

Governing Body

Member of the Governing Body since 1 September 2020 as a Student Governor

Committee Membership

Member of the Curriculum & Quality Committee

Current employment/interests

Studying Level 3 Access to HE (Social Care) at the College

Governing Body Meetings

Follow the link for calendar of meetings, details relating to areas of discussion, student engagement and more.

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Gender Pay Gap Report

Our aim at Bridgend College is to create an environment where everyone feels supported, valued and respected.

We are committed to ensuring all our staff have the opportunity to advance their career with us and will seek to remove any barriers which prevent people engaging with such opportunities. View our Gender Pay Gap report below.

English 2018

Cymraeg 2018

Strategic Equality Plan

English 2017-20

Cymraeg 2017-20

Selflessness

Integrity

Objectivity

Accountability

Openness

Honesty

Leadership

Useful links

Senior Leadership
Team

Simon Pirotte	CEO & Principal
Viv Buckley	Deputy Principal – Curriculum / Teaching & Learning
Andrew Gibbs	Vice Principal – Resources
Matt Williams	Executive Director Work-based Learning
Joe Baldwin	Assistant Principal Learner Journey
Elisabeth Evans	Director of Curriculum and Quality
Sam Morgan	Director of People
Melanie Glover	Principal’s PA
Nicola Eyre	Clerk to the Governing Body
Louise Morgan	PA to the Senior Leadership Team

Governors