How to create a common controller type? Does it makes sense?

You want to call a bunch of view files in a standard way. so it can be appropriate to put those calls in a template.
Here's one way to do it:
http://forum.codeigniter.com/thread-6379...#pid326426

very similar example with added example of calling a model for a dynamic header
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34909...4#34911214