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Management and Administration at RMET
RMET is the operating
name of Ruskin Mill Educational Trust Limited, a company limited
by guarantee, which is the sole trustee of Ruskin Mill Education
Trust, a registered educational charity.
Reg Milne and Aubrey King act in a voluntary capacity as directors
of the trustee company:. They meet at least once each term and bear
overall responsibility for RMET's charitable purposes and for the
appropriate use of its financial assets.
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Council of Management
The Council of Management of RMET is answerable to the directors
of the trustee company and is responsible for all aspects of the
management of the RMET. It consists of Aonghus Gordon and John Gush
and is advised by the RMET Head of Finance. They meet weekly and
are responsible for the effective management of the RMET's including:
- Financial planning
and control
- Strategic planning
- Policy regarding staff
recruitment and discipline
- Policy regarding student
admissions
- Capital development
- Health and safety
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Day to Day Management
Day to day management is carried out the Senior Management Team at
each RMET college. They are answerable to the Council of Management
and report to them on a regular basis.
Each Senior Management Team consists of the Education and Training
Manager, the Residential Services Manager and a member of the Council
of Management.
Day to day management structures differ between the sites in some
details but can be summarised as follows:
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Student Admissions
The Admissions Co-ordinator and his team guide applicants through
the admissions and assessment process and make recommendations to
the SMT at each college.
Education and Training
The Education and Training Manager and his team of administrators
co-ordinate the content and delivery of students' programmes and ensure
that tutors are trained, supervised and supported.
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Residential Services
The Residential Services Manager and his team is responsible for ensuring
that students receive appropriate residential services and that residential
staff are sufficiently trained, supervised and supported.
Pastoral Care
Neighbourhood Heads
The residential provision at each college is divided into neighbourhoods
catering for between ten and twenty students in a range of residential
households. The Neighbourhood Heads fulfil two roles. They are line
managers for all residential staff working within their neighbourhood
and pastoral care head for all the students living within that neighbourhood.
The RMFEC nurse
and doctor liaise with the students, those who work with them and
the local GP practice.
The Support Services Manager and the Transport Manager ensure that
appropriate facilities are available.
A duty and emergency management system provides an on call service
24 hours a day throughout the year.
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Finance
The Bursar and his team ensure that income and expenditure is appropriately
monitored and accounted for; and that the Council of Management
and the Trustees are provided with the information they need to
manage the finances of the RMET.
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