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14-16 Reference Group

Group Chair:

Alan Mckenna, Deputy Director SEND and Inclusive Provision (14-16), Leeds City College (Luminate Education Group)

Members:

  • Abi Clarke, Head of Key Stage 4 Alternative Provision, Cambridge Regional College
  • Adam Sturt, Director of Quality & TLA, UCS College Group
  • Ben Lydon, Head of Curriculum 14+, Hull College Group
  • Carla Sweeney, Pre16 co-ordinator, New College Swindon
  • Caroline Wareing, Head of 16-19, Blackpool and The Fylde College
  • Cassandra Dockery-Pirouzi, Head of School: 5.1 Schools Academy, South and City College Birmingham
  • Catalina Marin, Group Director of ALF and Quality Assurance, Activate Learning
  • Clair Etchell-Johnson, Head of Department Foundation Learning and High Needs, Isle of Wight College
  • Claire Gordon, Head of Inclusion, Stoke on Trent College
  • Donna Smith, Director of Education Improvement, East Kent College Group
  • Greg Corcoran, Director of Alternative Education, East Durham College
  • James McCauley, Head of 6th Form and Deputy Head of High School, South Devon College
  • Jo Chappel, Head of Learning, Chichester College Group
  • Kate Da Costa, Deputy Principal – Curriculum Development, Cambridge Regional College
  • Kate Hartshorn, Projects & Business Development Manager, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS)
  • Laura Peters, Associate Vice Principal- FE, Windsor Forest Colleges Group
  • Laura Rees, Head of Faculty - SEND, Learner Engagement & Inspire Hubs, Peterborough College/Inspire Education Group
  • Maryam Webb, Deputy Head of School, South and City College Birmingham
  • Matt Burrows, Assistant Principal English and Maths High School Leisure Sector, South Devon College
  • Matthew Holness, Principal, The Academy Grimsby (TEC Partnership)
  • Nazia Shah, Assistant Principal, Sir George Monoux College
  • Niki McKenna, Head of the 14+ Academies, 14+ Academies (Leeds City College)
  • Samantha Rooney, Assistant Principal, Isle of Wight College
  • Sarah Waller, Group Head of Schools and Inclusion, Windsor Forest Colleges Group
  • Scott McCue, Director of Transition and Education Pathways, Plumpton College
  • Sulliman Peerbacos, Group Curriculum Director for 14-16, New City College Group
  • Tom Beer, Headteacher SGS Create, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS)
  • Tony Griffin, Head of School, Petroc
  • Vicky Donnelly, EHE Manager, Activate Learning

Meeting dates 2025/26

  • Wednesday 22 October 2025 10:00am-11:30am
  • Tuesday 10 March 2026 11:00am-14:00pm
  • Wednesday 17 June 2026 10:00am-11:30am