Author: FE Week Reporter

Lucy Jeynes Chair. South and City College Birmingham Start date: October 2025 Previous Job: Vice Chair, South and City College Birmingham Interesting fact: Lucy is a poet and is currently putting the finishing touches to her first collection. When not at work, she spends as much time as possible in France, which now feels like […]

Fliss Miller Director of Skills and Employment, East Midlands Combined County Authority Start date: September 2025 Previous Job: Director of Skills, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Interesting fact: Fliss loves all things vintage with a special interest in pre 1940s’ Christmas decorations, and can often be found in charity shops and antiques fayres trying to […]

Laura Woods Chair, Middlesbrough College Start date: August 2025 Previous job: Former Director of Academic Enterprise, Teesside University Interesting fact: Laura found a whole new world of interests after full-time work, from creative writing to swing dancing, cryptic crosswords and all things French Robert Halfon Executive director – policy, membership and external affairs Start date: […]

Reza Schwitzer Director of Assessment Reform, AQA Start date: September 2025 Previous Job: Director of External Affairs, AQA Interesting fact: Reza’s wife wouldn’t take his surname after she found out it literally translates as ‘sweaty one’ in Yiddish. David Marlow Chair, Nottingham College Start date: August 2025 Concurrent Job: Chief Executive, Age Partnership Interesting fact: […]

Emily Andrews Director of Policy and Research, Learning and Work Institute Start date: July 2025 Previous Job: Deputy Director for Work, Centre for Ageing Better Interesting fact: In a previous role as an academic historian, Emily appeared on an offshoot of Who Do You Think You are. Somewhere on the internet there is footage of […]