Legal and Governance | The Northern School of Art

Who We Are

The Northern School of Art has provided students with specialist art and design education in the North East for over 100 years. Dating back to 1870 when The Middlesbrough School of Art was opened shortly followed by The Government School of Art in Hartlepool in 1874. These Historic institutions later evolved in to Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD) around 1979. Today the Northern School of Art still resides in its original towns of Hartlepool (Higher Education Site) and Middlesbrough (Further Education). Although we have had many names our principles and ethos remain the same; to continue to provide exceptional creative education to students in the North East. Being the only educational institute dedicated to art and design in the North East over this course of time has given our school immeasurable experience and expertise in creative education. We have had the opportunity to work with outstandingly talented students that have graduated to become some of the best in their respective industries. Our Alumni include Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, car designer Keith Patterson and artist Mackenzie Thorpe. The Northern School of Art is a statutory charity as set out in the ‘Further and Higher Education Act 1992’; as an organisation we are regulated by the Education & Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education.

Our Vision and Values

Our Mission

The School’s essential mission concerns the quality of students’ learning experience and outcomes. Its mission statement reflects this: “Exceptional education for creative careers.”

Our Objectives

At the Northern School of Art we constantly strive to provide the best creative programmes possible, in order to support the creative industries. We have characterised our objectives as simply: “More students on better courses”

Our Values

Creativity and Excellence

We aim to place creative practice by students and staff at the centre of what we do, with excellent outcomes as our goal.

Professional Practice, Employability and Enterprise

We aim to develop students’ skills for employment and enterprise through curricula informed by staff and student engagement with the creative industries. We value the encouragement of professional practice in students and the continuing professional development of staff, improving their performance and contribution to the education sector and creative industries.

Student Engagement, Collaboration and Community

We aim to promote student engagement within their learning environment as a partnership with staff, to aid delivery of a high quality student experience and to promote understanding and appreciation of art and design. We aim to develop complementary areas of study that support interdisciplinary collaboration and learning and engagement with external partners.

Our Behaviours

Concern for the quality of student experience

A high quality student experience is the essential prerequisite for the School’s success. This means a high quality experience in terms of teaching, learning and assessment, and that the curriculum must continue to be relevant and delivered by staff whose knowledge is up-to-date.

A positive, collegiate approach

The reputations and fortunes of the School’s FE and HE courses and programmes are, to a large extent, entwined. There are many positive opportunities for expansion of provision and FE and HE colleagues should work together to achieve this.

Professionalism

All staff should seek to achieve high standards and behaviours – in other words being professional. Part of being a professional is that work is subject to review and comment in order to maintain and improve standards. Staff should work together with appropriate planning for improvement, and individuals should seek to provide and receive feedback in a manner which improves outcomes for the School and its students.

Always seeking improvement; appropriately self-critical

We should always seek to improve the quality of our provision to students, and all School staff should seek to be appropriately self-critical, focusing on future improvement.

Equality and diversity

The School is committed to the principles of equality and diversity and aims to ensure that all employees and School users are treated fairly and equally regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Leadership

The Governing Body of the Northern School of Art is responsible for the educational character and strategic direction of the institute. They determine our policies and monitor our performance. The Corporation consists of 19 Governors from a wide variety of backgrounds, including staff and students, and their experience and strategic skills make a vital contribution to the continuing development of the School.

Tim Bailey

Chairman

Robin Simmons

Vice Chair

Ian Swain

Independent MemberChair of Audit Committee

Sarah Fawcett

Independent MemberLink Governor for ED&I and Safeguarding

David Hughes

Independent Member

Martin Raby

Principal

Rob Kane

Staff Governor (FE)

Lesley Mclaren

Head of Governance

Gillian Miller

Independent Member

Mark Blanshard

Independent Member

Jane Rapley

Independent Member

Kieron Goldsborough

Independent Member

Eyv Hardwick

Staff Member (HE)

Jane Havakin

Staff Member (HE)

Kirsten Baggaley

Independent Member

Natalie Brett

Independent Member

Elouise Leonard Cross

Independent Member

Rachel Marsh

(HE Student Governor)

Sarah Webber

(HE Student Governor)

Freya Coulson

(FE Student Governor)

Corporation Board Papers

Governor Involvement Governor Involvement Governor Biographies Governor Profiles 2b) Reports and publications 2b(i) Strategy Strategic Plan 2019-24 2b(ii) Accounts and Financial Statements Financial Statements 2021 Financial Statements 19-20 Financial Statements 18-19 Financial Statement 2017-18 Financial Statements to July 2017 2b(iii) Declarations of Interest Declaration of Interest 2b(iv) Public Value statement Part of The Information Publication Scheme What we spend and how we spend it Finance Regulations 2021 Part of The Information Publication Scheme Our policies and procedures Part of The Information Publication Scheme Whistleblowing Policy Whistleblowing Policy May 2021 Gender Pay Gap Report Gender Pay Gap Report

Instruments and Articles Instrument & Articles The Northern School of Art 2021 Terms of Reference for the Sub-committees Audit Committee TOR Approved July 2021 Capital Programme Group Committee TOR Approved July 2021 Finance Committee TOR Approved July 2021 Governance & Search Committee TOR Approved July 2021 Remuneration Committee TOR Approved July 2021 Academic Committee July 2021 Academic Board July 2021 CUC Code of Conduct CUC Code of Conduct AoC Code of Good Practice AoC Code of Good Practice Corporation Board Paper Information 2018/19

Making Decisions

TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

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STAFF/STUDENT CONSULTATION GROUP MEETINGS

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APPOINTMENT COMMITTEES & PROCEDURES

- Governance and Search Committee If there is other information you require that is not available on this page please email foi@northernart.ac.uk.