Experience

Activate Learning

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-opted Governor

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  To play a key role in developing and driving the Corporation's strategy To provide support and accountability to the Group Executive Team To play a key role in developing and driving the Corporation's strategy To provide support and accountability to the Group Executive Team



Buckinghamshire College Group

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Co-opted Governor Quality and Curriculum

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  To support the work of the Corporation through membership of the Quality and Curriculum Committee To provide expert knowledge relating to the operation of the Quality and Curriculum Committee. To guide the strategic oversight of the Quality and Curriculum Committee and act as ‘wise counsel’ when required. To support the work of the Corporation through membership of the Quality and Curriculum Committee To provide expert knowledge relating to the operation of the Quality and Curriculum Committee. To guide the strategic oversight of the Quality and Curriculum Committee and act as ‘wise counsel’ when required.



Department for Education

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Further Education Adviser

  • Nov 2017 - Jul 2021

  • Supporting Further Education Commissioners with interventions in Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges which have been judged to be failing or in poor financial health. • Supporting implementation of recommendations arising from area reviews of post-16 education in England. • Working with Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges undertaking diagnostic assessments where a college is in Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) early intervention for financial health and significant risks are identified.



Prest Education Management Solutions

• Education Administration Programs

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2020

  Prest Education Management Solutions Ltd. is an expert consultancy service based on and driven by the values of integrity, honesty, openness and mutual respect. I am able to draw on a wealth of experience to consult and advise on management solutions for improving performance and efficiency through best practice and the implementation of management solutions. Colleges I have worked with include: Morley College o Delivering a coaching programme for Heads of School to increase their leadership and management capacity Plumpton College o Interim Director Quality o Reviewing existing quality systems to ensure that clear processes and policies are in place Canterbury College o Interim Principal Canterbury College o Responsible for strategic and operational leadership, management and development East Kent College o Interim Principal, Dover Technical College o Quality review of their Broadstairs Campus and Virtual Campus o Analyses and report for the Principal and senior staff BDO LLP o Due Diligence of quality and curriculum in preparation for a merger o Preparation of a presentation for merger partners Activate Learning o Coaching and mentoring Assistant Principals, Interim Principal and curriculum managers o Reviewed, revised and developed the self-assessment process for both the curriculum areas and the Activate Learning Group o Quality assurance and improvement Aylesbury College o Supporting curriculum managers and group service managers to develop and deliver their quality improvement plans o Curriculum reviews and raising standards Walsall College o Interim Deputy Principal o Preparing the college for Inspection, judged Outstanding February 2013 Exeter Havering SFC Writtle Kidderminster Eastleigh Cadbury SFC Barking and Dagenham Epping Forest College o Quality assurance and improvement support



Seed Creative Academy

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs

• Director

  • Dec 2015 - Nov 2020

  • Strategic consulting, including business planning and sales strategy development. • Advising on education and training services. • Quality assurance and continual improvement. • Member of the Steering Committee and Company Secretary. • Strategic consulting, including business planning and sales strategy development. • Advising on education and training services. • Quality assurance and continual improvement. • Member of the Steering Committee and Company Secretary.



Guildford College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Independent member of the Corporation Board

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2019

  Independent member of the Board Member of the Curriculum and Standards Committee Independent member of the Board Member of the Curriculum and Standards Committee



Ofsted

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Inspector Further Education and Skills

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2018

  Experience of judging the quality of teaching, learning and assessment and leadership and management. Experience of judging the quality of study programmes and apprenticeships Experience of judging the quality of teaching, learning and assessment and leadership and management. Experience of judging the quality of study programmes and apprenticeships



East Surrey College

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Independent Member of the Corporation Board

  • Jun 2012 - May 2016

  • Member of the Learning and Quality Committee • Inspected December 2014 and secured an overall Good grade with grade one curriculum areas placing the college in the top three colleges inspected 14/15 • Member of the Learning and Quality Committee • Inspected December 2014 and secured an overall Good grade with grade one curriculum areas placing the college in the top three colleges inspected 14/15



Surrey Police Authority

• Vice Chair Standards Committee

  • Nov 2009 - Nov 2012

  • Liaison arrangements with the Standards Board for England, • Monitoring of compliance with policy and procedure, • Audit, inspection and self assessment and the progress made against any recommendations and required improvements • Liaison arrangements with the Standards Board for England, • Monitoring of compliance with policy and procedure, • Audit, inspection and self assessment and the progress made against any recommendations and required improvements



Walsall College

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Interim Deputy Principal

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2012

  Main purpose of the role and principal accountabilities • Member of the Executive Team reporting directly to the Principal and Chief Executive • Provide strategic direction and leadership for Curriculum and Quality • Quality Improvement and assurance including self assessment and validation • Curriculum development, design and delivery • Performance management of staff and students Major achievements • Walsall College was inspected in February 2013 and judged by Ofsted to be Outstanding in every aspect.



Guildford College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice Principal Curriculum and Quality

  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2011

  Until June 2011 I was Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality at Guildford College for Further and Higher Education and I was a member of the Executive Team for 12 years. Main purpose of the role and principal accountabilities• Member of the Executive Team reporting directly to the Principal and Chief Executive• Provide strategic direction and leadership for Curriculum and Quality (circa 600 curriculum staff, 12000 students, £39m turnover, all 15 sector subject areas, substantial WBL, and ESF contracts)• Quality Improvement and assurance including self assessment and validation• Curriculum development, design and delivery• Performance management of staff and studentsMajor Achievements• As the College Nominee I have led the College through two successful full inspections in 2005 and 2009 the latter demonstrating significant improvements in success rates and judged Good with Outstanding features• As the College Nominee I have worked with lead inspectors on numerous assessment/monitoring visits, a good practice inspection in Landbased, two national inspections one in Level 3 provision and the other in Initial Teacher Training and a Care Standards Inspection with CSCI• I am a trained member of the South East Peer Review Group and have undertaken peer reviews in Leadership and Management and curriculum in a number GFE colleges • Successfully completed a Senior Leadership Programme with the Centre for Excellence in Leadership• Successfully merged with a local 6th Form College (Farnham) which has been publicly acclaimed by Ofsted and the SFA• Led and managed a complete curriculum and quality reorganisations and implemented a structure with clear reporting lines and accountabilities based on clear principles and objectives

• Vice Principal for Learners

  • Jan 1999 - Apr 2005

  • Member of the Executive Team reporting directly to the Principal and Chief Executive• Provided strategic direction and leadership for the learner services to include; Educational Learner Support, Additional Learner Support, Student Services, Information, Advice and Guidance, Marketing and PR, Information Learning Communication Technology, Continuous Professional Development.• Most senior manager based at Merrist Wood campus providing strategic direction and implementation of recent merger• Management performance }• Financial viability } for Learner Services • Quality and standards }Major Achievements• I have successfully project managed a merger between Guildford College and Merrist Wood ( land based college) in August 2003• I have successfully managed an IT connectivity project across both campuses costing £900k• I led and managed a comprehensive learner support service for circa 20,000 students within a strategic framework• I led the College through a successful Training Standards Council Inspection to be listed in the top 23 of 400 training providers inspected that year for its work based learning• I was the lead Director for successful FEFC inspection for Support for Students gaining a grade 2 good provision in which the strengths clearly outweighed the weaknesses• I managed a £4.5 million budget whilst implementing efficiency savings contributing to the College going from a deficit budget to a surplus budget in three years• I applied for and project managed over £400,000 of additional grants• I carried out a complete review and restructuring of the learner support services and implemented clear lines of accountability• I implemented new more efficient and effective business processes resulting in increased enrolments, more rigorous data capture and improved student retention • I undertook a comprehensive piece of internal research on widening participation