Governor Visit Guidelines - Bexley College
Governor Visit Guidelines - Bexley College
Governor Visit Guidelines - Bexley College
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BEXLEY COLLEGE:<br />
GUIDANCE ON GOVERNORS’ VISITS<br />
The purposes of <strong>Governor</strong>s’ visits to curriculum areas and other School activities are for<br />
<strong>Governor</strong>s:<br />
• To inform <strong>Governor</strong>s of the working of the <strong>College</strong>, in particular to understand how learning<br />
takes place<br />
• To learn about the <strong>College</strong> curriculum offer;<br />
• To learn about the experiences of students in the <strong>College</strong>;<br />
• To fulfil their strategic responsibilities with regard to quality issues;<br />
• To raise the profile of the Corporation with Staff and Students of the <strong>College</strong>.<br />
Frequency of visits:<br />
• <strong>Governor</strong>s should conduct at least an annual visit and the Clerk will make available an annual<br />
report on governor visits for consideration at the summer meeting of the Curriculum & Quality<br />
Committee.<br />
• It is expected that governors will be allocated to a new curriculum area each year in order to<br />
gain a broad experience on the <strong>College</strong>’s curriculum offer.<br />
The types of activities most frequently engaged in are:<br />
• Tour of facilities;<br />
• Meetings with staff (perhaps during course team meetings) to discuss key issues;<br />
• Discussions with staff and students to aid understanding of the curriculum, the student<br />
experience, and the <strong>College</strong>’s progress towards achieving its strategic objectives;<br />
• Attendance at Open Days, student shows and exhibitions.<br />
• Review progress against Quality Improvement Action Plan and the area Action Plan.<br />
The visits specifically do not include:<br />
• observation of teaching, learning or tutorials;<br />
• reports on any individual member of staff or student;<br />
• consideration of staff grievances or complaints.<br />
The Curriculum Area Leader should provide the following documents in advance of each visit<br />
to a curriculum area:<br />
• Curriculum Area Management Structure & staffing Chart<br />
• Curriculum area’s QIAP and action plan<br />
• Course portfolio, highlighting the area to be visited<br />
• Prospectus, highlighting the area to be visited<br />
• List of classes to be visited (if any) on the day of the visit<br />
• <strong>College</strong> Information Service (CIS) final outcomes report (recruitment, retention and<br />
achievement)<br />
• CIS student destinations report<br />
The following is a list of topics intended to act as an aide memoire for the types of areas of<br />
quality which <strong>Governor</strong>s may find useful to explore with staff and students in informal<br />
discussion:<br />
• Course performance<br />
• Quality Assurance systems eg course audit, student questionnaires<br />
• Equipment/ materials<br />
• Student Welfare and Student Services support<br />
• Libraries, Study Centres & ILT Centres<br />
• Catering, Cleaning, Facilities<br />
• Links with industry<br />
• Links with the community<br />
• Student careers<br />
Brief written reports from <strong>Governor</strong>s on their visit should be made available to the Clerk who<br />
will make available an annual summary report to be considered at the summer meeting of the<br />
Curriculum & Quality Committee.
GOVERNORS’ VISIT REPORT FORM<br />
Name of <strong>Governor</strong><br />
Curriculum Area <strong>Visit</strong>ed<br />
<strong>College</strong> Centre<br />
Curriculum Area Contact<br />
Date of <strong>Visit</strong><br />
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