Introduction
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) is an independent Corporation formed under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.
The Instrument and Articles of Government set out the Corporation’s powers, membership, roles and responsibilities which is supplemented by various other documentation including the financial memorandum, the Audit Code of Practice and law relating to equality and diversity and health and safety.
The College is funded predominantly by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
The Members of the Corporation comprise individuals from business, local community, staff, students and parents. The College Principal is an ex-officio Member.
On this site you will find information about the Governors and the work of the Governing Body, including details of Corporation and Committee meetings and other key Governance documentation.
Expressions of interest in becoming a Governor of the College are always welcome and in the first instance, please contact the Clerk to the Corporation, Louise Pennington: l.pennington@bhasvic.ac.uk
BHASVIC has two Parent/Carer Governors on its Governing Body, the Corporation, and both positions will become vacant at the end of December 2024. A Parent/Carer Governor normally serves for a term of 2 years. A Nomination Form, Governor Role Description and Code of Conduct for Holders of Office at BHASVIC, are available on the College Website.
If you are interested in serving BHASVIC as a Member of the Corporation, please complete the Nomination form and return it Louise Pennington by the deadline, via email (l.pennington@bhasvic.ac.uk). You must be a parent of a student, under the age of 19 (on the date of appointment as Parent Governor), who is at the College at present. Should more than two nominations be received, an election will have to take place.
Nominations should be made by midday on Friday 25th October 2024
Please direct any questions about the role to:
Louise Pennington BSc (Hons), FCII, ACIS
Governance Director and Clerk to the Corporation
01273 503945 or mobile 07920 096365
l.pennington@bhasvic.ac.uk
William Baldwin
Kirstin Baker
Jo Davis
Jasmine Howard
Marcus Palmer
Chris Piper
Simon Porges
Wilhelmenia Rantala
Reeya Reesaul
Professor Nachiappan Subramanian
Florence Topping
Andrew Wright
CONSULTATION WITH STAFF AND STUDENTS
Arrangements for obtaining Stakeholders’ views
INSTRUMENT AND ARTICLES
Instrument and Articles of Government
CORPORATION AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
BHASVIC MEETING DATES 2024-25
Corporation & Committee Meeting Dates
GOVERNORS ROLE DESCRIPTION
Chair / Vice-Chair Role Description
CODE OF CONDUCT
CORPORATION AND COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES:
CORPORATION
AUDIT
SEARCH & GOVERNANCE
QUALITY & CURRICULUM
RESOURCES
For further information about the Corporation or becoming a Governor, please contact:
Louise Pennington
Governance Director - Clerk to the Corporation
BHASVIC
205 Dyke Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6EG
E -mail: l.pennington@bhasvic.ac.uk
Telephone: 01273 552200
Non-confidential Corporation and Committee meeting papers are not included on this web-site but are available to be viewed by contacting the Clerk to the Corporation.
BHASVIC: www.bhasvic.ac.uk
From the Main Page, under ‘The College’, there are three other pages that are highly relevant to governors:
• Governors
• Policies
• Performance: includes Exam Results, Ofsted information, Annual Reports and DfE performance data
Department for Education (DfE): www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-sixth-form-college-governors
Department for Education (DfE) performance tables: www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk
Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA): www.gov.uk.government/organisations/education-and-skills-funding-agency
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) merged in 2017.
Education and Training Foundation (ETF): www.et-foundation.co.uk
ETF is the Government backed sector owned national support body for FE education and training.
Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA): www.sixthformcolleges.org
Association of Colleges (AoC): www.aoc.co.uk
S7 Colleges: www.s7colleges.com/moodle
Ofsted: www.ofsted.gov.uk
Local Authority: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/children-and-education/childrens-services
Local Safeguarding Children Board: www.brightonandhovelscb.org.uk
National Governance Association: www.nga.org.uk/Home.aspx