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Adults (inc. ESOL) Reference Group
Group Chair:
Ann Marie Spry, Group Vice Principal, Curriculum & Adults, Leeds City College
Members
- Alison Marshall, Head of Learning Adults, Dudley College of Technology
- Angela McLean, Vice Principal Curriculum & Quality, Hertford Regional College
- Claire Parnell, Curriculum Director - English and maths, East Durham College
- Corina Lordache, Project Lead Online and Employer Lead Adult Learning, The Sheffield College
- Corrin Hoyes, Vice Principal - Quality Improvement, Cambridge Regional College
- Deborah Barton, Assistant Principal, West Suffolk College (Eastern Education Group)
- Diana Martin, Vice Principal , Dudley College of Technology
- Elliot White, Director of Lifelong Learning and Skills, Stoke on Trent College
- Jasbir Sondhi, Vice Principal , Westminster Kingsway College (Capital City College Group)
- Kirk Hookham, Deputy CEO, South Staffordshire College
- Kully Sandhu, Vice Principal - Adult, HE and Community Learning, Leicester College
- Liam Evans, Vice Principal - Corporate & Community, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS)
- Lisa Buckley, Vice Principal Curriculum & Performance, Kirklees College
- Mohammed Ramzan, VP Quality and Student Experience, St Helens College
- Mumtaz Van-der-Vord, HRUC - Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges, Assistant Principal,
- Nick Hayward, Vice Principal (Group lead for adult provision), The Bedford College Group
- Nicola Welland, Deputy Principal, Tameside College
- Nina Elvin, Head of Adult & Future Skills, Askham Bryan College
- Phil O'Hara, Vice Principal - Skills and Adult Curriculum, Northampton College
- Sarah Kopera, Head of SGS Life, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS)
- Seb Schmoller, Vice Chair of the Board, Northern College for Residential Adult Education
- Sian Deasy, Head of Higher Education and Adult Learning, Yeovil College
- Sophie Sanderson, Head of SEND and Learning Support, Derby College (DCG)
- Tracey Wood, Group Assistant Principal Adult Skills and Employer Engagement, Trafford & Stockport College Group (TSCG)
- Vickie Nardoni, Assistant Principal, Nottingham College (The)
Meeting dates 2024/25
- Friday 18 October 2024 13:00pm-14:30pm
- Wednesday 12 February 2025 14:00pm-15:30pm
- Tuesday 20 May 2025 11:00am-12:30pm
Previous meetings:
- Wednesday 11 October 2024
- Tuesday 5 March 2024
- Thursday 6 June 2024
