The Gomex Governing council is task with the following:
- Adapt to the distinctive characteristics of an academic environment and act so as to exemplify and reinforce the institution’s core values and ethos
- Oversee all aspects of the School, including its control and accountability systems, and approve the expenditure and capital budgets
- Develop and maintain healthy relationships with key stakeholders and develop effective communication channels
- Ensure a strategic approach to the school’s future by setting major goals, policy frameworks and strategies
- Set the tone and the ethical standards of the school and monitor adherence to them
- Review plans and budgets established by school management
- Approve all material expenditure outside the budget
- Anticipate problems as much as possible and act to diffuse issues
- Be attentive to the matter of succession
- Establish committees where appropriate
- Review and monitor adherence to systems of risk management, governance compliance and legal compliance
- Monitor organisational performance
- Conduct an annual review of the Board’s own performance (i.e. Board Appraisal)
- Conduct an annual review of the School’s progress in meeting its objectives
- Maintain the solvency of the school.
(We will be updating the list and profile of the current members of the Council)