Agenda item

Report of the Principal.

The Board considered a report of the Principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama regarding a revision to the Strategic Plan.

The Principal clarified that the Strategic Aims and Vision within the Plan remained unchanged but that a revision had been required for inclusion in the recruitment pack for the next Principal. The Principal wished to record his thanks to the Strategic Review Group (consisting of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, four current and former members of the Board, the Principal and the three Vice-Principals) for overseeing the revision of the document.

The Principal reported that it was now suggested that two further amendments be made to the Plan. The first amendment was to reflect the fact that the School now featured in the QS world rankings among the top ten institutions for the performing arts in the world. The second amendment would be to refer to the City now carrying out its own strategic review of funding.

Governors welcomed the update to the document. A Member suggested that the word ‘educational’ be added to the description of the qualities of a Guildhall graduate within the document as it was felt that this was a key area of the Plan. The Principal undertook to make this revision.

In response to a question, the Principal reported that this document was last reviewed by the Board in 2013.

RESOLVED – That, the Board approves the April 2016 revision the Strategic Plan and three further proposed amendments to add the word ‘educational’ to the description of the qualities of a Guildhall School graduate and to reflect the QS top ten ranking and the forthcoming City review of funding for inclusion in the recruitment pack for the next Principal.