FE Governance

Leadership skills for governance - best practice in further education governance

Distinction Between Governance and Management

Governance deals with

approving, reviewing and monitoring the educational character and mission of the college, its services and academic activities
formulating the medium and long term strategy of the college including quality and monitoring the performance of the Principal as CEO against that strategy
assuring the overall ethos of the college and how it conducts its business ensuring the college's financial solvency

College management, led by the Principal, is responsible for

developing and proposing the educational character and mission of the college to the governing board
developing and managing services and academic activities
implementing the medium and long term strategies formulated by the governing board
the day to day running of the business of the college.