Principals Report

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Principals Report

• David Gibson
• Interim Principal

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City College Management Structure College
Leadership Team
Clerk to Corporation
Positions which will require national
advertisement
NB It is recommended that the VP and Director
posts be designated as Senior Post Holders thus
requiring the involvement of a panel of Governors
to make their individual appointments.
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Vice Principal Curriculum Development

• Reports to The Principal
• Purpose of the Role
• The purpose of this role is to develop the
  curriculum offering, in order to deliver business
  targets and stimulate organisational growth in
  line with college priorities, learner needs and
  government policy initiatives.
• The post-holder is a member of the College
  Leadership Team and is designated as a senior
  post-holder.

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Vice Principal Curriculum Delivery

• Reports to The Principal
• Purpose of the Role
• The purpose of this role is to ensure that the
  College meets its targets for student
  recruitment, retention and achievement through
  the cost-effective provision of high quality
  teaching resources and a stimulating learning
  environment.
• The post-holder is a member of the College
  Leadership Team and is designated as a senior
  post-holder.

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Director of Planning Information

• Reports to The Principal
• Purpose of the Role
• The main purpose of this role is to produce the
  Colleges strategic and operating plans and to
  ensure that the College is able to monitor its
  performance against key elements of these plans,
  primarily through the development and
  implementation of robust management reporting
  systems. The role also has responsibility for
  ensuring that appropriate information systems are
  in place through the College to inform, monitor
  and evaluate managerial decision making.
• The post-holder is a member of the College
  Leadership Team and is designated as a senior
  post-holder.

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Senior Post HoldersWhat this means

• Where there is a vacancy or expected
• vacancy in a senior post, the Corporation
• shall
• Advertise the vacancy nationally, and
• Appoint a selection panel consisting of
• (i) at least five members of the Corporation
  including the Chair or the Vice-Chair or both,
  where the vacancy is for the post of Principal
  or
• (ii) the Principal and at least three other
  members of the Corporation, where the vacancy is
  for any other senior post

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Senior Post Holders What this means

• The members of the panel shall
• Decide on the arrangements for selecting the
  applicants for interview
• Interview the applicants
• Where they consider it appropriate to do so,
  recommend to the Corporation for appointment one
  of the applicants they have interviewed

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Job Title Difference

• Vice Principal Curriculum Posts
• Director Non teaching posts
• e.g.
• VP Curriculum Development
• VP Curriculum Delivery
• Interim VP Quality Standards Curriculum PIAP
• Interim Director of Finance
• Director of Planning
• Director of Human Resources
• Director of Property

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Other Relevant Issues

• Staffing
• Minimum Levels of Performance
• 3 Year Curriculum Plan
• MOTs
• Strike
• Severance