Governance

The Corporation (or governing body) is responsible for the educational character, mission and strategic direction of the new College; it determines policy and monitors the performance of the College.

Governors have education, business and/or community backgrounds and include one staff and one student governor, nominated and elected by staff and students respectively. Together they form a robust and enthusiastic team, committed to the success of all our students and determined to bring the best of their personal expertise, experience and strategic skills to maximise the future of City of Portsmouth College and the communities it serves.

City of Portsmouth College governors are:

• Shahalam Ali
• Prue Amner
• Liz Byrne
• Huw Chapman
• Mark Cooper
• Ashley Cullen
• Alex Dartmouth
• Graham Goddard
• Tim Jackson
• Lyndsey Mason (staff governor)
• Anne Murphy
• Shirley Nellthorpe
• Robert Nitsch
• Katy Quinn(Principal/CEO)
• Elizabeth Rix
• Mike Stoneman
• Pauline Tiller

Corporation is always looking for individuals with an understanding of the city and time to dedicate to being a governor. For further information please contact Paola Schweitzer, Director of Governance, on 023 9232 8630 or email paola.schweitzer@copc.ac.uk

Downloads

Instrument & Articles of Government (PDF)
Corporation & Committee Membership (PDF)
Committee Terms of Reference (PDF)
Standing Orders (PDF)
Role Description & Person Specification (PDF)
Governor Recruitment & Succession Planning Policy (PDF)
Modern Slavery Statement 2022 (PDF)
Scheme of Delegation (PDF)

Whistleblowing

If you would like to make a whistleblowing complaint, please email whistleblowing@copc.ac.uk

City of Portsmouth College seeks to achieve the highest possible standards of probity and honesty in all of its activities. A link to the college's Whistleblowing Policy can be found below.

Whistleblowing Policy – 2019 (PDF)

If you would like to make a whistleblowing complaint to the College's primary regulator, the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), please email complaints.esfa@education.gov.uk or complete this online form. For further information on the ESFA's whistleblowing procedures click here.

Declaration of Interests

In line with the Conflicts of Interest policy, governors declare any interests they have to ensure there are no conflicts with their role as governor at City of Portsmouth College. A summary of governors' interests can be found below. The Director of Governance maintains a full Register of Interests which may be viewed on request.

Register of Interests 2023-24 (PDF)

Ofsted

City of Portsmouth College has not been inspected since the merger between Highbury College and Portsmouth College in 2021.

Highbury College Ofsted report (2020) (PDF)

Find all of Ofsted's reports on City of Portsmouth College here

Governance minutes

Corporation minutes

17 August 2021 (PDF)
21 September 2021 (PDF)
05 October 2021 (PDF)
07 December 2021 (PDF)
15 January 2022 (PDF)
10 March 2022 (PDF)
15 March 2022 (PDF)
30 June 2022 (PDF)
21 July 2022 (PDF)
04 October 2022 (PDF)
13 December 2022 (PDF)
14 March 2023 (PDF)
25 July 2023 (PDF)

Audit Committee minutes

30 November 2021 (PDF)
15 February 2022 (PDF)
14 June 2022 (PDF)
20 September 2022 (PDF)
29 November 2022 (PDF)
6 March 2023 (PDF)
13 June 2023 (PDF)

Finance & Resources Committee minutes

04 October 2021 (PDF)
26 October 2021 (PDF)
25 January 2022 (PDF)
01 March 2022 (PDF)
26 April 2022 (PDF)
12 July 2022 (PDF)
27 September 2022 (PDF)
22 November 2022 (PDF)
28 February 2023 (PDF)
11 July 2023 (PDF)
17 July 2023 (PDF)

Learning & Quality Committee minutes

10 November 2021 (PDF)
22 February 2022 (PDF)
07 June 2022 (PDF)
25 October 2022 (PDF)
07 December 2022 (PDF)
21 February 2023 (PDF)
20 June 2023 (PDF)