According to the judges, London South East Colleges’ chief executive Sam Parrett embodies what it is to be a true leader, not just a person at the top of an organisation. Appointed principal of Bromley College in 2010, she oversaw a merger with Orpington College the following year. Then, in 2016, at the request of […]
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Graphic design lecturer Helena Good has worked in education for 23 years. In her current role as a graphic design lecturer at Edinburgh College, she shares her passion for creativity and design with students through the colleges NC, HNC and HND graphic design courses. Good established a programme that partners HND students with a mentor […]
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Redbridge Institute Fun isnt a word that Ofsted uses lightly. But when the inspectorate published its report on the Redbridge Institute last May, there was no other word that would do. As the glowing report, which found the provider outstanding in all areas and identified no areas for improvement, put it: Teachers have extremely high […]
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Samantha Jones, Bedford College This category recognises tutors who have made a major contribution to educational life. Samantha Jones has not only made a contribution to her students but also to the FE sector as a whole through her FE Research Meet initiative. Jones is a part-time advanced practitioner in Bedford Colleges Teacher Education and […]
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Foxes Academy This was the first time that the winners of the five institutional categories FE college, training provider, sixth-form college, as well as the inaugural specialist provider and adult and community learning provider awards have gone head-to-head for the right to be named overall provider of the year. And the judging panel […]
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Lowell Williams – Dudley College of Technology It was in 2007, shortly after Dudley College of Technology had been rated inadequate by Ofsted, that Lowell Williams was appointed principal. He put in place a range of remedial actions, communicated a clear vision to staff and governors, and laid out a detailed annual plan. He then […]
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