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13 May 2026

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 412

Najot Johal Head of Region – Midlands, WEA Start date: January 2023 Previous Job: Head of Operations, Challenge-trg Skills Interesting fact: When Navjot worked in alternative provision in 2010, he and his learners were coached by the British Olympic diving team towards diving from the 10m platform Alan Pease Start date: January 2023 Previous Job: […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 411

Ed Reza Schwitzer Head of External Affairs, AQA Start date: January 2023 Previous Job: Associate Director – Education Practice, Public First Interesting fact: While hailing from Slovak Jewish ancestry on his dad’s side andIranian on his mum’s side, Reza is also fluent in Italian Senior Policy Manager, Greater Manchester Colleges Group Start date: January 2023 […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 410

Rebekah Wilkins Director of Marketing and Admissions, Wycliffe College Start date: January 2023 Previous Job: Director of Marketing, Sales and Learner Services, City of Bristol College Interesting fact: Rebekah is a keen runner and has completed 11 marathons. Her love of running goes to work, with her introducing a C25K group at City of Bristol […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 409

Helen Ketteringham Executive Director for People, NCFE Start date: November 2022 Previous job: Head of HR, North Yorkshire Council Interesting fact: Helen has a broad HR and coaching career in retail, financial services, and local government. Her ongoing voluntary work in the education sector includes career mentoring for young people and helping to shape career […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 408

Tamara Pierce Associate Director – Teaching and Learning, Middlesbrough College Start date: November 2022 Previous job: Advanced Practitioner, Education Training Collective Interesting fact: Tamara started her career as a history teacher and continues to be a keen historian. She is particularly interested in the development of women’s rights in the 20th Century. Bernard Grenville-Jones Managing […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 407

Kam NandraAssistant Principal – Quality, South and City College Birmingham Start date: November 2022Previous Job: Director, Nandra Education Ltd Interesting fact: Kam says the best CPD he ever took part in was an introduction to plaiting hair. He is now an expert and is allowed to plait his seven-year-old daughter’s hair! Amber MasseyDirector of Hairdressing […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 406

Rosa Wells Executive Dean – Engineering, Digital and Sustainable Construction, University College Birmingham Start date: November 2022 Previous Job: Executive Director, Solihull College and University Centre & Greater Birminghan & Solihull IoT Interesting fact: Rosa is a trained aerospace engineer and has taught all over the country from Inverness to Southampton. Clair Hanson Area Education […]

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 405

Lyn Bolton Chief Executive, Alliance Learning Start date: October 2022 Previous Job: Director of Apprenticeships, SCL Education Group Interesting fact: Lyn loves holidays and visiting new places but with her beautiful new granddaughter being only 1 week old, she’s plans on going nowhere for a while! Lloyd Davis Principal, The London City Institute of Technology […]