Item HAR/1/9 - Governing Body minutes

Meetings of minutes of the Governing Body of Harrow Technical College held on 13/06/1974, 29/10/1974, 20/02/1975, 19/06/1975, 28/10/1975, 19/02/1976

Matters arising on 13 Jun 1974: report of the Academic Board; report of the Principal; report of the Clerk to the Governors;
Report of the Clerk: student discipline; refectory; Students' Union; special lecture fees; new Caretaker's bungalow; Education Committee - review of standing orders and terms of reference; staffing - appointments and resignations; teaching staff establishment.
Report of the Principal: new courses - Diploma in Management Studies, foundation courses, photography, Nursery nurses; CNAA application; Gann Report; short courses in photography; supervision courses; computer work with schools; student success; School of Art mural at Meyerstein Institute of Radiotherapy; death of Head of Engineering Department - Mr Norman Spink; gifts to the college; courses and conferences attended by teaching staff; faculty heads.

Matters arising on 29 Oct 1974: revenue estimates; report of the Academic Board; report of the Principal, report of the Clerk to the Governors; student accommodation.
Report of the Clerk: membership; Students' Union; student discipline; staffing - appointments and resignation; non-teaching staff; appointment of Head of Department of Engineering; College government; temporary accommodation; college vehicle; bar; bank; refectory cleaning; fractional full-time staff; Careers Advisory Committee; proposed budget; sports clubs expenditure breakdown 1974-1975;
Report of the Principal: new courses - Department of General Studies, Department of Health and Community Studies, School of Management and Professional Studies, School of Photography, Department of Science, Department of Engineering; sessional enrolments; DES statistics; examination results; staff notes; study secondment; diploma and prize presentation; college refectory; open day - School of Photography; teacher exchange

Matters arising on 20 Feb 1975: report of the Academic Board; report of the Principal; report of the Clerk to the Governors.
Report of the Clerk: Students' Union; College Medical Officer; lecturers for weekend courses; staff appointments and resignations; temporary accommodation; progression of Principal Lecturers and Senior Lecturers through the efficiency bar; tuition fees; meals subsidy; remission of fees; appointment of principal; receipts and payments.
Report of the Principal: new 'tops' course (Training Opportunities Scheme); new course applications 1975-1976; film and television courses; the Technician Education Council; staff distinctions; departmental re-organisation; Houghton report on non-university salaries; facilities for the Teachers' Union - ATTI; university admissions; course publicity; opening of Applied Photographic Laboratory; visit of the German Ambassador; death of Mr A Dangerfield, Lecturer in Engineering; Principal's Retirement - HJE Anscombe; departmental re-organisation.

Matters arising on 16 Jun 1975: report of the Academic Board; report of the Principal; report of the Clerk to the Governors.
Report of the Clerk: Chairman's action; membership; tuition fees; examination fee - administration charge; regulations for services to industry and commerce; teachers in Further Education establishments - model grievance procedure; minor captial projects; Students' Union report; staff appointments and resignations; School of Photography materials levy.
Report of the Principal: student successes; Houghton award; study secondment for staff; courses and conferences attended; new courses; British Institute of Management; seminar on Industrial Democracy; Regional Management Association; Non-teaching staff; Principal's resignation.

Matters arising on 28 Oct 1975: report of the Academic Board; report of the Principal; report of the Clerk to the Governors; revenue estimates 1976-1977.
Report of the Clerk: membership; Students' Union - proposed budget 1975-1976; Governing Body Sub-Committee; staff appointments, regradings and resignations; revision of fees and charges; Capital building programme; part-time staff.
Report of the Principal: visit of the mayor and mayoress; the Governing Body; the Faculty of Art and Photography; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Faculty of Social Sciences; Educational Resources Centre; the Library; examination results; sessional enrolments; staff social club; death of Mr D Mackinnon, lecturer in Engineering.

Matters arising on 19 Feb 1976: report of the Academic Board; report of the Principal; report of the Clerk to the Governors.
Report of the Clerk: Students' Union; payment of assessors; playing fields; Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA); staff appointments and resignations; Further Education Staff College; assistance with travel to students of 16+; licensing of education premises; tuition fees in further education.
Report of the Principal: Governing Body; tour of the college; visiting governors; the Faculty of Art and Photography; the Faculty of Science and Engineering; the Faculty of the Social Sciences; Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA); Health and Safety; staff social club.