Governance

• To foster individual versatility.
• To balance the performing arts as an economy and art form.
• To promote self-sufficiency and a spirit of enterprise.
• To promote cross skill collaboration.
• To ensure parity of esteem for both support roles and performing roles.

• Goal 1 - Maintain and develop our purposes;
• Goal 2 - Maintain and develop high quality and innovative teaching, responsive to the changing needs of the contemporary performing arts economies;
• Goal 3 - Maintain and develop resources to meet teaching, learning, support and business process needs;
• Goal 4 - Maintain and develop inclusive recruitment of talented students, eager to learn and practice;
• Goal 5 - Maintain and develop entrepreneurial capacity;
• Goal 6 - Maintain and develop participation in appropriate local, regional, national and international strategies.

Our Associates contribute to our development by applying their specialist experience and knowledge to achieve our strategic goals.

• James Berresford
• John Flamson
• Thomas Schönberg
• Tony Wood

The Members of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act are

• John Causebrook
• Flo Clucas
• Jim Dimmock
• Mark Featherstone-Witty
• Simon Fowler
• Geoffrey Goodwin (Chair)
• Rupert Grey
• Ian Jones
• Jo Moriarty
• Roger Morris
• Adrian Packer
• Jon Thornton

The guarantors are the Members of LIPA and are internally referred to as such. They include some of the original subscribers. They are the guardians of LIPA's mission. They meet a minimum of once a year. There is no time limit on their length of service. They have no say in the day to day management of LIPA. They are consulted by Council on questions of long term strategy and the appointment of the Principal. They have the power to dismiss Council-Directors. New Members are elected by Members.

The Memorandum and Articles of Association have been approved by the Privy Council and the Charities Commission. Copies are filed with the Registrar of Companies.

The Members of LIPA include some of the original subscribers to the Company's Articles of Association. They meet a minimum of once a year and there is no time limit on their length of service. Their main areas of focus are long-term strategy and the appointment of the Principal. Members have the power to dismiss Council Directors. New Members are appointed by the Members.

The standard of Education provided by LIPA to its students is assessed within a six-year cycle of institutional audit by the Quality Assurance Agency pursuant to the Agency's contract with the Higher Education Funding Council.

LIPA has policies and development programmes in place to promote equality of opportunity.