Welcome to Barnsley College Governors website. Here you can access information about the Board of Governors and its Committees, its legal status, Policies and procedures and minutes of Board and Committee meetings.
The Board of Governors is responsible for the quality of service that the College offers to its learners and the local community and for the College’s financial health and strategic direction. It meets on a termly basis to ensure the monitoring of College performance and prescribed compliance takes place. The framework which the Board operates is derived from the Instrument and Articles of Government.  More information about the legal status of the College and its framework of operation can be found here.

The current board consists of 15 members drawn from local businesses and the local community, whose skills and experience make a vital contribution to the continuing development of the organisation. Governors work on a voluntary basis and are totally committed to their role, working closely with senior management to achieve the College’s strategic aims. Membership details and governor profiles can be found here.

The Board has developed a high profile within the College through its Link Governor programme and through attendance at the many student focused events that are held throughout each year. Board and committee meetings are held termly; and the minutes can be found here.

Governance policies relating to Access to Governing Body meetings and Recruitment of new governors can be found here.

Vacancies occur on the governing body from time to time. If you would like to make a valuable contribution to your community and are interested in finding out more, please contact the Clerk to the Governors.

Frank Johnston LLB (Hons), Barrister-at-Law, FloD, PILCM
Chair of Governors

Barnsley College is an independant Further Education Corporation, established by the Further Higher Education Act 1992. The College is administered under the Instrument & Articles of Government which sets out the rules for the constitution and operation of the Board and its Committees.

• - Instrument and Articles of Government
• - Standing Orders of the Conduct of Business
• - Committee Terms of Reference
• - Code of Conduct

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The current Board of Governors

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Frank Johnston	Colin Booth	Josie Thirkell	Gus McSkimming	Ray Corner
Janet Campbell- Smith	Sue Hamby	Gary Dickinson	Michael Taylor	Norman Gath
Philip Lawson	Gordon Beever	Appointment to be confirmed	Ericcson Mapfumo	Daniel Gibbons

Minutes from previous meetings:


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•  - 22 October 2008

•  - 17 December 2008
  
•  - 18 March 2009
•  - 12 May 2009
•  - 14 July 2009
  
•  - 20 October 2009
•  - 16 December 2009
•  - 23 March 2010
  

Audit  Committee

• - 11 March 2009

• - 30 June 2009
• - 23 September 2009
• - 1 December 2009
  

Governance and Search Committee

•  - 16 November 2009
  

Finance and Resources

•  - 10 December 2008

•  - 29 April 2009

•  - 6 October 2009
•  - 2 December 2009
  

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There are currently no vacancies available. please try again later.

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The Clerk can be contacted as follows:
Ms A J Oaks
Clerk to the Governors
Barnsley College
PO Box 266
Church Street
Barnsley
S70 2YW
Tel: 01226 216 416
Email: a.oaks@barnsley.ac.uk

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Managing Partner of Gibson Booth Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers since 2002 and member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.  Gary was appointed to the Board in December 2003 and is also a member of the following committees:
     - Finance & Resources
     - Property Strategy
 

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Frank is a Barrister-at-Law (non practicing).  He is Chief Verifier and Member of the Monitoring and Verification Board of the National Training Strategy for Town and Parish Clerks; Clerk to Cawthorne Parish Council; a member of the Board of Trustees of Rural Yorkshire (formerly the Yorkshire Rural Community Council); serves as Member and Chair of the Independent Education Appeals Tribunal; is a lay member of the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s Audit Committee; and a lay member of the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority Audit Committee.  He has previously served as Chairman of Barnsley and District Citizens’ Advice Bureau and as a Non-Executive Director on the Trust Board of Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Frank was first appointed as a governor of the College in October 2002.  He was Vice-Chair of the Board from 2003/04 and has been Chairman of the Finance & Resources Committee since the academic year 2004/05.  He is also a member of the Governance & Search Committee, Remuneration Committee and Property Strategy Committee.  Frank was appointed Chair of Governors on 20 October 2009.

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Colin took up post as College Principal on 1 October 2008.  As Principal he is an ex-officio member of the Board.

Colin’s previous post was as Vice Principal Curriculum at Newcastle College where he helped steer the college through two outstanding Ofsted inspections. Prior to Newcastle, Colin worked for 15 years in South London. He has worked in the further education sector since qualifying as a teacher in 1984.

Colin’s background as a teacher and middle manager in further education is in Skills for Life and provision for students with disabilities or learning difficulties. Since 1999, he has also worked as a part time inspector for Ofsted, the Adult Learning Inspectorate and Nord Anglia.

Colin attended Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington before studying for a first degree in Chemistry at Norwich. Since then he has completed teacher training, a post graduate diploma in social education and an MBA in college management.

Colin now sits on the following committees:

 - Governance & Search
 - Finance & Resources
 - Property Strategy
 - Roles and Responsibilities of the Board

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Josie is an Executive Head Teacher of the new special school at Springwell and is also Head of all of the wider borough services for behaviour and in-school support and guidance within this area. She is a qualified Ofsted Inspector. Working within Barnsley since 2002 she was appointed as a governor of the College in July 2007 and was appointed Vice Chair in October 2009.  She is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.





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Gus was appointed as a governor of the College in May 2009 and is a member of the Audit Committee.





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In 1991 Gordon was previously Managing Director of Bespoke Precast Ltd in Sheffield, employing over 70 staff until the Company was sold in 2007. Gordon is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA).  Educated in the local area of  Penistone and at Barnsley College, Gordon has lived in the area for over 30 years giving him an in-depth knowledge of the local community, education system and the needs of young people.  He joined the Board in March 2010 and is a member of the Finance & Resources Committee and the Property Strategy Committee.


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Janet has been a College employee since September 2000 and is currently a teacher in Public Services.  Before joining Barnsley College she had a career spanning 20 years within the Civil Service.  Janet was appointed as the academic staff governor in October 2007 and also serves on the Audit Committee.





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Sue commenced her career in education in 1976 as a teacher of Geography at Darton High School and became Sixth Form Tutor in 1978.  Sue moved to Edward Sheerien School in 1981 as Head of Geography, became Head of Lower School in 1986, Deputy Head in 1992, Acting Headteacher in 1995 and Headteacher in 1996.  Sue has been appointed as the Principal of Carlton Community College, the new Advanced Learning Centre in Carlton, Barnsley.  She has a strong commitment to improving educational standards within school and the Barnsley area as a whole. Sue has served as a governor of the College since September 1999 and is a member of the Governance & Search Committee.




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In a career spanning 25 years, Michael Taylor has worked across the breadth of bakery business environments, from leaving school on a YTS scheme to running his own bakery business. He’s faced the challenges and enjoyed the successes of being in business, and brings that experience to his current role as Operations Director at Fosters Bakery.
He was appointed as Operations Director at Fosters Bakery in October 2004 and joined the company with enthusiasm and a commitment to tackle Operational and HR problems and to develop a stronger culture of investment in people. Michael has developed a number of initiatives to address education and skills issues.

Michael is a fully qualified baker and also has a Masters Degree in Food Safety Management. He is also a registered trainer with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and in 2007 passed his Diploma in company direction with the Institute of Directors (IOD).
Michael has not only played a key part in increasing the company’s turnover and profitability but has also contributed to making Fosters Bakery a knowledge based company.  He has supervised two Knowledge Partnerships with Sheffield Hallam University and was appointed in January 2008 as Chairman of the Board of Cenfra Ltd (Centre for Food, Robotics and Automation), a Yorkshire Forward funded organisation.

He was appointed as a governor of the College in January 2008 and serves on the Audit Committee (currently as Chair), Remuneration Committee and Property Strategy Committee. Michael was also most recently awarded the IOD Yorkshire and Humber Young Director of the Year 2008.

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Norman is the support staff governor.  He commenced his employment with the College in May 1995 as a 3D Technician in Art and Design, gaining a teaching qualification in 1999.  He is currently an Associate Teacher in the same department, working across College and on various external projects.  He was appointed as a governor in February 2008 and is a member of the Governance & Search Committee.




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Philip was appointed as a governor of the College in July 2009 and is a member of the Finance & Resources Committee.






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Governance policies relating to Access to Governing Body Meetings:

•  - Policy for Access to Governing Body meetings and policy on Confidentiality
•  - Policy on Selection of Governors
•  - Roles and Responsibilities of the Board
•  - Roles and Responsibilities of the Governors
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We currently have a Governor vacancy. Would you like to use your vision and strategic thinking to contribute towards the development of education and training in Barnsley?  Download the details of the post.

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I have been studying at Barnsley College now for five years. I am currently undertaking a BTEC National Diploma and when I leave College hope to pursue a career in teaching, working my way up the ladder to hopefully gain the position of Head teacher one day. 

When it comes to education I feel strongly about it. I feel that all students are individuals and learn in different ways and progress differently. This College, and more importantly the lecturers who work here, have made a real impact to how I have developed; not only educationally over the past five years but also socially. I have high respect for the College as it has given so much to me.


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A meticulous and hardworking student who has applied the ‘kaizen’ principle throughout his life. In his last year of  a Level  2 plumbing course. The kaizen principle is about continuous improvement and growth. His philosophy is summarised in these words: “get good, get better, be the best!”

Ericcson  became a student governor in December 2009 to inspire and encourage other students to the life of never-ending improvement.  He believes that each of us has the seeds of greatness waiting to be tapped. With experience as a student at Leeds College of Building,  Ericcson brings a valuable input to the board.

When asked of his secret he said: ‘God is my advantage!’


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Ray was co-opted to the F&R Committee for a year prior to becoming a full member of the Board in March 2010.  Ray has had a varied career in public sector finance, much of which was at a senior level in the Education sector.   He started work in the 1960s and worked for three Local Authorities over a period of 19 years. He qualified as a Chartered Public Finance Accountant in 1970 and is now a retired life member of the CIPFA.  He joined Price Waterhouse as a Consultant working for a number of public sector clients including the Audit Commission. In 1986 Ray joined Wakefield Health Authority as Director of Finance & District Services which included Estates, Supplies and Information Services. 

Ray became Head of Finance at Salford College of Technology in 1990, progressing to Director of Finance in 1994 at Salford University. Rayead of Fiannce at Ray  is employed as a part time Consultant for the Crescent Purchasing Consortium which serves the Education sector, and was formerly Chairman until 2007. Ray is a member of the Finance & Resources Committee.

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