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College Governors

Maureen Baldwin
Anne Bergin
Penny Brown
Margaret Burdsey
Bob Carden
Sheelagh Draper
Marian Hackett
Alison Harding
Lee Jaycocks
Polly Kelly
Louize Kinsella
David King, Chair
Stuart McLaughlin, Principal
Amanda Meier
Rev. Richard Rushforth
Ray Tiltman
Hayley Williams
Michael Wright

Parent Governor Vacancies – Can you help us?

In December two Parent Governors came to the end of their 4 year term of office. As their children are no longer students at PCC they are not eligible to continue as Parent Governors. However, we are grateful that they wish to continue their involvement with the College: Maureen Baldwin has been appointed to fill the vacancy as a Community Governor, while Sally Dunning leaves the Governing Body but will continue her involvement on the Community Committee as our link with the Pre-school groups. We are also sorry to lose the valuable services of Greg Barnes, who has reluctantly resigned due to the additional pressures of his job on his time.

This has created 3 vacant positions for Parent Governors. If you would like to join us to assist with our work towards improving the College, you will be alongside the other four Parent Governors with four Staff, five Community and five Local Authority Governors.

Contacting the Governors

Should you wish to contact the Governors, please do so in writing to:
Clerk to the Governors
c/o Portslade Community College
Chalky Road
Portslade, BRIGHTON
BN41 2WS

Role of the Governors

Governing bodies are responsible to parents, funders and the community. Appointments are for four years.

A school's governing body's main role is to help raise standards of achievement. It:

• is accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
• plans the school's future direction
• selects the headteacher
• makes decisions on the school's budget and staffing
• makes sure the national curriculum is taught
• decides how the school can encourage pupil's spiritual, moral and social development
• makes sure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs.

Governors are at the heart of how a school operates. It is important they get things right. How they do their job affects the interests of pupils, staff morale and how the school is seen by parents and others in the community.

Governors support and challenge heads by gathering views, asking questions and deciding what's best for the school. They are not there to rubber stamp decisions. They have to be prepared to give and take and be loyal to decisions taken by the governing body as a whole.
Information taken from SMSC