Principal

Only one file has been retained. This is Alaine Sommerville's personal file containing copies of governors' papers, such as Articles of Government, chairman's notes, various minutes and general correspondence.

The college Principal was also the Chief Executive. S/He was responsible for the Director of Academic Affairs who managed courses, the library and research, the Director of Finance who controlled finance, central services and estates, and the Director of Business Developments.

S/He managed teaching staff and support staff appointments, duties, grading, remuneration and suspension. S/He was also responsible for general college management and could undertake urgent action that would otherwise have fallen to the Governors as long as the action was reported to the Governors at the earliest opportunity.

In 1985 the governing body appointed Alaine Sommerville as Principal and her remit was to develop new products and services.

The files of the office of Principal were destroyed on merger along with the files of the three directorates for which she was responsible. The surviving file is her personal collection of documents.