College Governance
Funding Information
ESIF Programme ESF
The European Social Fund (ESF) Operational Programme is part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme for England in 2014-2020.
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ESIF Programme ERDF
The Cornwall College Group has received grants from the European Regional Development Fund.
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Legal Status
Cornwall College is a further education corporation. Further education corporations were incorporated by Parliament under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (FHEA), as such their powers are limited to those set out in this act as amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000, the Further Education and Training Act 2007, the Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and the Education Act 2011.
The FHEA also states that further education corporations are exempt charities. This means that corporations are required to demonstrate compliance with charity law but the majority of the regulatory provisions of the Charities Act 2011 do not apply.
Further Education Corporations are regulated by an array of bodies but their main regulator is the Skills Funding Agency which is the principal funder for most colleges.
The key governing documents for further education corporations are:
- The Instrument and Articles of Government which prescribes the membership of the governing body and sets out rules for external and internal conduct. Please see here
- The Financial Memorandum with the ESFA which sets out the conditions of funding.
- The Joint Audit Code of Practice which sets out the mandatory audit requirements for further education colleges
Board of Governors
The Cornwall College Board of Governors comprises twenty governors including the Chief Executive Officer and Principal, student and staff members. Governors are collectively responsible for determining the strategic direction of the College and oversight of its activities as well as ensuring the effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the institution and safeguarding its assets.
The Governors of Cornwall College come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of skills, knowledge and experiences. Governors are unpaid and act in a voluntary capacity. They are required to act in the best interests of the College and to comply with a code of conduct. Governors are required to declare any interests, financial or personal, which could be perceived as influencing their judgement. Governors’ completed declarations of interest are available to inspect along with the code of conduct at the College on request to the Clerk to the Corporation.
Anyone interested in becoming a governor should contact the Clerk to the Corporation.
The Board of Governors usually meets five times a year and operates through a committee structure which can be viewed here: Governance Structure Chart
Each Board committee and sub committee has terms of reference agreed by the Board. These are available on request to the Clerk to the Corporation.
In addition to the Governance committees the Corporation has a subsidiary company, CCMS (2000) Limited which operates a recruitment agency trading as Concorde Recruitment.
The schedule of meetings for 2019/20 can be found here: Please find the Schedule of Dates 2020/2021 here.
Staff and Student Involvement
The Board of Governors encourages staff and student involvement through membership of formal committees. There are two staff and two student members on the Board of Governors and they are encouraged to present their views at meetings.
The Board considers good communication with its staff to be very important. To support this there are termly Principal forums on each campus, a weekly staff newsletter ‘Insight’ and local campus publications.
The Board of Governors gathers learner views through a variety of mechanisms including close working with the Cornwall College Students’ Union, student representation on the Board of Governors, Board committees and corporate and campus management groups. Regular whole college learner views surveys are carried out with key findings and outcomes reported to Governors.
Cornwall College Student Union (CCSU) operates a course representative system for gaining learner feedback and has its own Board of Trustees which reports through to the Board of Governors.
Please find the Schedule of Dates 2020/2021 here.
Public Access to Meetings
Members of the public, including representatives of the press or media, will not be admitted to meetings of the Board of Governors or its committees. In exceptional circumstances, the Board or a committee may decide (by a majority vote) to allow public attendance for all or part of a particular meeting.
NOTE: Members of the public are defined as anyone who is not a member of the Board, Clerk to the Corporation or any member of staff, student or officer invited by the Chair to attend for a specific purpose
Whistleblowing
The Board is committed to ensuring that the business of the Board and of the College is conducted openly and with accountability. The College’s policies and procedures set out good practice and guidance in the day-to-day conduct of the College and to manage risk. In the interests of good governance the Whistleblowing Policy, which is an essential part of the internal control mechanism, provides an additional safeguard against fraud, corruption or malpractice which the Board of Governors takes seriously.
For further details contact
Wendy Randle, Clerk to the Corporation
wendy.randle@cornwall.ac.uk
01726 226557
Facilities
The Cornwall College Group is required to publish the Local Recognition & Facilities Agreement to include the Facility Time which is time off from an employee’s normal role to undertake trade union duties and activities as a TU representative, as set out in the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017.
Useful Documents
Complaint Management Policy-v1
Document Categories: Complaints Policy and Procedure, Policy
Publish date: 16 December 2020
Expiry date: 1 December 2023
File Type: Adobe PDF
Complaint Form-v2
Document Categories: Complaints Policy and Procedure, Policy
Publish date: 16 December 2020
Expiry date: 1 December 2023
File Type: Word Document
strategic aims 2020-23-v1
Document Categories: College Governance
Publish date: 30 September 2019
Expiry date: N/A
File Type: Adobe PDF
Schedule of Board & Committee Meetings -19-20
Document Categories: Board Reports and Minutes, College Governance
Publish date: 1 August 2019
Expiry date: N/A
File Type: Adobe PDF
Gender Pay Gap Report – 2018
Document Categories: College Governance
Publish date: 1 January 2019
Expiry date: N/A
File Type: Adobe PDF
Gender Pay Gap Report – 2017
Document Categories: College Governance
Publish date: 1 January 2018
Expiry date: N/A
File Type: Adobe PDF
Disabled Students’ Allowances Non Medical Help Charge Rates (HE students only) – 2020 – 2021
Document Categories: SEND
Publish date: 14 June 2017
Expiry date: 31 December 2020
File Type: Adobe PDF
Higher Education Terms and Conditions
Document Categories: HE, Policy
Publish date: 1 January 2016
Expiry date: N/A
File Type: Adobe PDF
HE Admissions Policy
Document Categories: HE, Policy
Publish date: 1 October 2015
Expiry date: N/A
File Type: Adobe PDF
Risk Assessment-COVID-19-Whole College from March 2021-v260221
Document Categories: Policy, Risk Assessment
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File Type: Adobe PDF
FOI Publication Scheme-Charging Policy and Scale of Charges-v1.1
Document Categories: Freedom of Information
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FOI Publication Scheme-Introduction-v1.1
Document Categories: Freedom of Information
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Privacy Notice-Staff-GDPR-v2-1
Document Categories: Policy, Privacy Policy
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Privacy Notice-Visitor-GDPR-v1-1
Document Categories: Policy, Privacy Policy
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Privacy Notice-Parent-Guardian-Third Party-GDPR-v1-1
Document Categories: Policy, Privacy Policy
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Privacy Notice-Enquirer-Student-GDPR-v1-1
Document Categories: Policy, Privacy Policy
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Privacy Notice-Commercial-Supplier-Organisation-GDPR-v1-1 (1)
Document Categories: Policy, Privacy Policy
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Student Code of Conduct 2020-21
Document Categories: Guidance, Policy
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Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations Policy-v2
Document Categories: Freedom of Information, Policy
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Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy-v2
Document Categories: Policy, Safeguarding and Prevent
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General Data Protection Policy-v2
Document Categories: Policy, Privacy Policy
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SEND Provision Statement
Document Categories: Guidance, SEND
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SEND Code of Practice January 2015
Document Categories: SEND
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Local Recognition Agreement Oct 20
Document Categories: Local Recognition Agreement, Policy
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Charging Policy & Scale of Charges
Document Categories: Policy
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Privacy Notice-COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Testing Annex-v1
Document Categories: Policy, Privacy Policy
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Learner Code of Conduct
Document Categories: Policy
Publish date: N/A
Expiry date: 1 July 2020
File Type: Adobe PDF
Pound Plus & Fee Remission Policy 2020/21
Document Categories: Policy
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a-NMH-Rates-Template-Sept-2020
Document Categories: Policy
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Prevent (E&R) Policy and Procedure
Document Categories: Safeguarding and Prevent
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Learner Lanyard and ID Card Policy and Procedure-v1
Document Categories: Policy, Safeguarding and Prevent
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Schedule of Dates 20-21 Final
Document Categories: Board Minutes, Board Reports and Minutes, College Governance
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Gender Pay Gap Report 2019
Document Categories: College Governance
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COVID-19 – Learner Absence Guidance-v1
Document Categories: Policy
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Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure
Document Categories: College Governance, Policy
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HE Programme Change and Closure Policy
Document Categories: HE, Policy
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Risk Assessment whole college covid 19 from September 20 Dated 19.10.20
Document Categories: Policy, Risk Assessment
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College Governance Pages
- Anti-Slavery & Human Trafficking
- Appointing New Governors
- Board Reports & Board Minutes
- College Charter
- Compliments & Complaints
- Cookie Policy
- Current Governors
- Equality & Diversity
- Freedom of Information
- HE Strategy & Public Information
- Principal’s Welcome
- Subcontracting & Supply Chain
- Your Information & Privacy Policy