The Deputy Principal added that it was an exciting time at the College as they were now starting to see the effect of the hard work that had been put in. The Board accepted the update. 5.7 Learner Voice update Wendy Davies presented the Learner Voice report and elaborated on the work that was on going and the future developments. The Student governor was asked whether students not on the Learner Voice were able to contribute and he confirmed that they did and that there were opportunities to put across their views and issues. The accepted the Learner Voice update. 5.8 Monthly Management Accounts January 2016 – Received with no additional comments. 5.9 Estates Strategy - update The Vice Principal referred to the update and specifically referred to the HCA Development as outlined in the report. He explained to the the planning difficulties that were being experienced with Dartford. The HCA development would provide a solution to the planning difficulties as HCA would have to deal with the planning issues and not the College. Further meetings were due to take place in the next fortnight and the Board would be kept up-to-date with the progress. Although, as advised in the report the purchase of the land would in all likelihood would be less than if the College went out on the open market and it was envisaged that following the meeting with the council indicative figures would be available for the board meeting in April. 5.10 Fees Policy 2016/2017 formally approved by the – 5.11 Safeguarding Report Spring 2016 – Wendy Davies explained the process of the online reporting checks and how the action points were implemented. The Clerk to the Corporation also explained that having spoken to Sheila Dance that some of the columns within the report would be made clearer for the next meeting. Noted that this was a new system that had been implemented and they were still getting to terms with some of the terminology used within the software. SLT were pleased with the effectiveness of the online process. Governors requested clarification on the cases and how this was determined. ‘closed’ Wendy Davies explained how they assessed cases whether they were closed or on-going.
The Deputy Principal added that it was an exciting time at the College as they were now starting to see the effect of the hard work that had been put in. The Board accepted the update. 5.7 Learner Voice update Wendy Davies presented the Learner Voice report and elaborated on the work that was on going and the future developments. The Student governor was asked whether students not on the Learner Voice were able to contribute and he confirmed that they did and that there were opportunities to put across their views and issues. The accepted the Learner Voice update. 5.8 Monthly Management Accounts – January 2016 Received with no additional comments. 5.9 Estates Strategy - update The Vice Principal referred to the update and specifically referred to the HCA Development as outlined in the report. He explained to the the planning difficulties that were being experienced with Dartford. The HCA development would provide a solution to the planning difficulties as HCA would have to deal with the planning issues and not the College. Further meetings were due to take place in the next fortnight and the Board would be kept up-to-date with the progress. Although, as advised in the report the purchase of the land would in all likelihood would be less than if the College went out on the open market and it was envisaged that following the meeting with the council indicative figures would be available for the board meeting in April. 5.10 Fees Policy 2016/2017 – formally approved by the 5.11 Safeguarding Report – Spring 2016 Wendy Davies explained the process of the online reporting checks and how the action points were implemented. The Clerk to the Corporation also explained that having spoken to Sheila Dance that some of the columns within the report would be made clearer for the next meeting. Noted that this was a new system that had been implemented and they were still getting to terms with some of the terminology used within the software. SLT were pleased with the effectiveness of the online process. Governors requested clarification on the ‘closed’ cases and how this was determined. Wendy Davies explained how they assessed cases whether they were closed or on-going.
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