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18 September 2026

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New beginning for Norfolk FE’s local hero

Jerry White has joined the AoC after 17 years with the college group where he grew up. Jessica Hill finds out what drives his passion

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‘What do I stop to start this new thing that’s also needed by Norfolk? And you can’t respond’

Jerry White, AoC policy and projects consultant

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It’s rare for a college chief executive to hail from the community their institution serves.

But Jerry White, who has just left City College Norwich (CCN) after 17 years to become the Association of Colleges’ policy and projects consultant, is a Norfolk ambassador in more ways than one.

Until recently, his office was 500 meters from the hospital where he was born, and roughly the same distance in the other direction from his old high school.

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