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Governance
The Governing Body of Coleg y Cymoedd is made up of 20 Members drawn from a number of diverse areas, broadly representative of the community it serves.
The Governing Body is made up of people from business or public life and will bring with them a range of skills / expertise that is important to the development and future of Coleg y Cymoedd.
The Governing Body is responsible for:-
a) The determination of the educational character and mission of the institution and for oversight of its activities;
b) The effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the organisation and the Corporation and for safeguarding their assets;
c) Approving annual estimates of income and expenditure;
d) The appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the holders of senior posts and the Governance Officer;
e) For setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff;
A range of Governing Body information, including minutes of meetings is available to view by appointment in the Executive Office, Nantgarw Campus.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Owen, Governance officer , Coleg y Cymoedd, Heol y Coleg, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff. CF15 7QY or email jennifer.owen@cymoedd.ac.uk
Membership
Coleg y Cymoedd welcomes applications from interested parties who wish to be considered for membership of the Governing Body when vacancies arise.
Please forward a copy of your CV to:- Jennifer Owen, Governance officer , Coleg y Cymoedd, Heol y Coleg, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff. CF15 7QY or email jennifer.owen@cymoedd.ac.uk
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Meet the Governors
Nigel Bayford
Committee membership: Resources
A Land Surveyor & Cartographer originally from London, Nigel moved to Aberdare in 1974 to work on Spoil Heap Investigation Surveys post Aberfan disaster. Nigel is now retired following a successful 29 year career in Sales and Marketing of Land Surveying and Geo-Positioning Instrumentation with Leica Geosystems.
Leisure interests include membership of The National Trust, architectural and industrial heritage, travel, the visual arts and walking.
Dr Paul Smart – Chair
Committee Membership: Resources, Remuneration (Chair), Search (Chair)
Having graduated with a BSc and PhD in Engineering, Paul commenced his career in Operational Research in the gas and steel industries. He subsequently joined the UK manufacturing plant of an International Cosmetics company where he worked as both a Production Manager and Head of Human Resources. He then took a role in the company’s headquarters as UK Human Resources Director for Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and IT. After 37 years with the company Paul has now retired but still works part-time as the company’s Pension Liaison Manager and as a Pension Fund Trustee.
Catherine Thomas – Community Member
Committee membership: Resources (Vice-Chair)
Catherine is an HR professional. She has worked in Higher Education for seventeen years, having previously worked in the private, voluntary and public sectors.
Sheila Davies – Vice-Chair
Committee membership: Resources, Search, Remuneration
With over 25 years as an experienced Director in the fields of local and regional government, strategic planning, economic development and strategy, Sheila recently retired as Regional Director for Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, where her remit was to organise and prepare for the implementation of the £1.2bn Deal (the largest in the UK) between UK Gov’t, Welsh Gov’t and the ten South East Wales authorities, to drive forward the economic growth of the region.
Mark Harding – Community Member
Committee membership: Curriculum & Quality, Audit
Mark started his Education career in 2003 as an Engineering Assessor/Tutor at Gorseinon College. At that time Mark had completed an Engineering apprenticeship and qualified as a teacher. Since qualifying, Mark’s career evolved from teaching Engineering, IT, English and Maths to becoming a curriculum leader at Gower College Swansea in 2009. During this period Mark studied part time evenings at Cardiff Metropolitan University to attain an MA in Education. In August 2011, Mark gained employment at Coleg Gwent as Manager for Essential Skills holding responsibility for literacy, numeracy and wider employability skills across all of its five campuses. In 2015, Mark was promoted to the post of Head of Skills having responsibility for the Maths and English curriculum across the College. Mark is also governor at Aberdare Community School.
Richard Fullylove – Staff Member
Committee membership: Resources.
As Strategic ILT Manager at Coleg y Cymoedd, Richard is responsible for establish a meaningful digital vision and transformation at the college. With a highly creative background, over the last 20yrs Richard has been involved in many Welsh Government, UK wide, and European initiatives aimed at the adoption of digital technologies in edcuation, and the development of staff digital capabilities within the Further Education sector. As well as leading on the design and production of online learning solutions, resources, systems and business services for a wide range of commercial and academic partnerships. He is also a keen artist, martial artist, and cyclist.
Andrew Diplock – Business Member
Committee membership: Resources (Chair), Search, Remuneration
Andrew has worked for many companies in both corporate and SME sectors, built a business from start up to a successful exit. He now devotes his time to helping other businesses start and grow as both an angel investor and business advisor. He also advises Welsh Government as a member of the Ministerial Taskforce for the South Wales.
Roxanna Dehaghani – Business Member
Committee membership: Resources.
Gaynor Davies – Local Authority Member
Committee membership: Curriculum and Quality.
Director of Education and Inclusion Services, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
Gaynor began her career in education in the London Borough of Westminster in 1992, following her undergraduate degree in Psychology and PGCE training at University College Cardiff and Durham University. Her experiences as a teacher in London led to further post graduate training, and a masters in Educational Psychology from Swansea University. Gaynor has worked in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Council since 2009, and has held a number of positions in the local authority, including Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist, Head of Access and Inclusion and Service Director for Access, Engagement and Inclusion. She was appointed to the role of Director of Education and Inclusion Services in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2018.
Margaret Lippard – Business Member
Committee Membership: Audit
Margaret has a legal background having work in a series of small law firms – in Central London in human rights, in rural Somerset in agricultural affairs and in Cardiff in conveyancing and probate. She became a foster parent, taking up social work in the Rhymney Valley. After subsequent forays as an outside caterer and working for a national charity she spent ten years as a health services commissioner and manager. Margaret has also been active in local school PTAs and Communities First programmes. She was invited to join the steering committee setting up the charity Right from the Start twenty –five years ago and has been involved ever since, being Chair for the last ten years.
Lee Bolderson – Business Member
Committee Membership: Audit (Vice-Chair)
A qualified account who currently works in a senior finance role at RHA Wales with responsibility for finance, procurement and business improvement. Lee specialises in public sector finance and has worked in several sectors including further education.
Richard Edmunds – Local Authority Member
Committee membership: Curriculum and Quality
Peter Wright – Business Member
Committee membership: Audit (Chair), Search
Peter has worked in the Financial Services Sector for over 40 years across the UK with a specialism in supporting small and growing businesses. He was previously Head of Investments at Finance Wales. He now fulfils a number of consultancy/ NED roles, including being the Entrepreneur in Residence at Coleg y Cymoedd as well as being a Governor.
Jonathan Morgan – Principal
Committee membership: Curriculum and Quality, Resources, Search
Robert Evans – Community Member
Committee membership: Curriculum and Quality (Chair), Search, Remuneration
Rob has worked in further education for 30 years as a Head of Department and Deputy Principal. He has also been an Estyn Peer Inspector for 20 years.
Tiberiu Dancovici – Staff Member
Committee membership: Curriculum and Quality
Tiberiu teaches GCSE Maths at Coleg y Cymoedd. He previously worked in land surveying, youth work and as a learning support assistant with learners with additional learning needs before becoming a qualified teacher.
Lilia Simonov – Student Member
Committee membership: Curriculum & Quality
Rhys Grant – Student Member
Committee membership: Curriculum & Quality
Lynne Wakefield – Business Member
Committee membership: Audit
Gareth Reynolds – Community Member
Committee membership: Audit
Gareth’s career has been immersed in learning, starting with a PGCE (PE) in 2005 at the then UWIC Cyncoed Campus. He has held various roles, including nine years as Head of Department at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and interim Associate Head of a secondary school.
Since 2019, he has worked as a Curriculum Development Manager at Pearson, supporting FE Colleges, University Centres, Local Authorities, Sixth Forms, University Technical Colleges and Institutes of Technology provision in South West England, South Wales, and the Channel Islands. He later became Product Lead for Sport and Physical Activity, combining his passions with an applied, technical, specialist, and digital portfolio. In 2023, he took on the role of Senior Product Manager for Digital Transformation.
He is currently a member of the CIMSPA Professional Development Committee, and a former international karate athlete and coach.
James Dunn
(Co-opted)
Committee membership: Audit
Gareth Davies (Co-opted)
Committee membership: Curriculum and Quality
Membership of Committee
Curriculum and Quality Committee
Mark Harding (Vice-Chair)
Rob Evans (Chair)
Tiberiu Dancovici
Gaynor Davies
Jonathan Morgan
Rhys Grant (Student Member)
Gareth Davies (Co-opted)
Lilia Simonov (Student Member)
Richard Edmunds
Search Committee
Paul Smart (Chair)
Andrew Diplock
Jonathan Morgan
Peter Wright
Rob Evans
Sheila Davies (Vice-Chair)
Resources Committee
Paul Smart
Sheila Davies
Nigel Bayford
Andrew Diplock (Chair)
Catherine Thomas (Vice-Chair)
Richard Fullylove
Roxanna Dehaghani
Jonathan Morgan
Audit Committee
Peter Wright (Chair)
Lee Bolderson (Vice-Chair)
Margaret Lippard
Mark Harding
James Dunn (co-opted)
Gareth Reynolds
Lynne Wakefield
Remuneration Committee
Paul Smart (Chair)
Andrew Diplock
Sheila Davies (Vice-Chair)
Rob Evans
Calendar of Meetings
Corporation Board (Governing Body)
Monday 26 September 2022
Monday 19 December 2022
Monday 27 March 2023
Monday 3 July 2023
Curriculum and Quality Committee
Monday 14 November 2022
Monday 6 March 2023
Monday 5 June 2023
Search Committee
Monday 7 November 2022
Monday 6 February 2023
Monday 15 May 2023
Resources Committee
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Monday 27 February 2023
Monday 22 May 2023
Audit Committee
Monday 28 November 2022
Monday 13 February 2023
Monday 12 June 2023
Remuneration Committee
Monday 6 February 2023
Become a Governor
The College is currently looking to recruit independent governors and co-opted Committee members. Details of the vacancies and the appointment process can be found in the enclosed brochure.
Please forward a copy of your CV to:- Jennifer Owen, Governance officer , Coleg y Cymoedd, Heol y Coleg, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff. CF15 7QY or email jennifer.owen@cymoedd.ac.uk
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Governor Recruitment Information Pack
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Governor Eligibility Declaration
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Governor Equality and Diversity
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Public Facilities
Aberdare
Wellington Street
Aberdare
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF44 8EN
01685 887500
enquiries@cymoedd.ac.uk
