Agenda item

Report of the Principal, Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

The Board considered a report of the Principal in respect of the amendments to the Instrument and Articles of Government.  Governors noted that the Establishment and Policy and Resources Committees, of the City of London Corporation,  had recently approved a target operating model and governance review proposals for the School, which would need to be incorporated as formal amendments to the School’s Instrument & Articles of Government.  Once the Board had agreed the amendments,  they would need to be formally approved by the Court of Common Council, before being presented to the Office for Students as a reportable event.

Governors noted that, under its designation as a Higher Education Institution, the relationship of the School’s Academic Board to the Governing Body needs to be visible within the I&As.  Within the Code of Practice for Higher Education, there is also a requirement for a Nominations Committee.  The I&As do not preclude the establishment of other committees, and the School also has Audit and Risk Management, Finance and Resources and Governance and Effectiveness Committees.  The Board also noted that it now reserves the right to appoint a second Deputy Chairman from amongst its external (co-opted) Members, which is also compliant with the Committee of University Chairs’ (CUC) Higher Education Code of Governance.

RESOLVED, that – the amendments to the School’s Instrument and Articles of Government be recommended to the Court of Common Council for formal approval, before being presented to the Office for Students as a reportable event.