Polly Harrow FE Student Support Champion, Department for Education Start date: November 2023 Concurrent Job: Assistant Principal – Safeguarding and Inclusion, Kirklees College Interesting fact: Polly is the first person to hold this new role advising ministers and the FE commissioner on how to support students to complete and succeed in their studies Dan Howard Deputy Chief Executive, Springfield Training Start date: January 2024 Previous Job: Post 16 education and skills consultant, DHC Interesting fact: Dan has recently discovered he a descendent of Queen Elizabeth I’s private secretary and privy councellor Lord Thomas Wilson