Role of the Governors
Woodhouse College is a highly successful state maintained Sixth Form College. Under an amendment to the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 it is designated as a Sixth Form College Corporation. This means that it is an independently governed corporation funded by the Government through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). The College is situated on a pleasant eleven-acre campus in North Finchley, within the London Borough of Barnet. It has excellent accommodation and up-to-date resources which it is currently in the process of improving further.
Woodhouse is a multi-ethnic, multi-faith college of around 1460 full time students, aged 16-18, all on GCE A Level courses. The College takes in students from over 180 schools in north London. Its success makes it popular and oversubscribed. Three schools (Friern Barnet School, The Archer Academy and The Totteridge Academy) have partner school status; applications from students at these schools have priority status.
The most recent Ofsted Inspection Report (published in January 2007) awarded the College 'Outstanding Status'.
The College Corporation, or Board, consists of 20 members representing business, the local community, parents, staff and students of the College. The Board of Governors, by statute, has responsibility for:-
• the determination of the educational character and mission of the College and for the oversight of its activities;
• the effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of College and the Corporation and for safeguarding their assets;
• approving annual estimates of income and expenditure (the annual budget is about £7m);
• the appointment, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the Principal and Vice Principal (the 'Senior Post Holders') and the Clerk;
• setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all the other staff.
In order to discharge its duties the Board meets four times a year. Additionally members are also expected to serve on one or more of its committees.