Stevie Tyler Chief Executive, Adult Literacy Trust Start date September 2026 Previous job Chief Executive, The Aplastic Anaemia Trust Interesting fact Stevie is a long-time performance poet who co-founded a night called Rhymes with Orange fifteen years ago. The night encourages people to get up and perform their poems, often for the first time and it is still running! Simon Ross Interim Principal, Carlisle College (NCG) Start date August 2026 Previous job Principal, Newcastle Sixth Form College Inteeresting fact As a newcomer to Cumbria, Simon is excited to pursue his love of hill walking, sailing and enjoying the wall-to-wall sunshine that he has been assured is entirely typical Cumbrian weather.