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16-18 Reference Group

Group Chair

Michael Jaffrain, Principal, Loreto Sixth Form College

Group Vice Chair

Shireen Razey, Executive Principal, Christ the King Sixth Form College

Members:

  • Adam Sturt, Vice Principal for TLA, Curriculum and Quality, UCS College Group
  • Alastair Mullins, Assistant Principal - Academic Programmes & Value, HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges)
  • Andrea Quantrill, Director of Quality and High Performance, Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
  • Andrew Cropley, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Vision West Nottinghamshire College
  • Andrew Stephenson, Vice Principal, New College Durham
  • Anne-Marie Francis , Vice Principal – Curriculum, Wigan & Leigh College
  • Carl Ara, Assistant Principal, Nottingham College (The)
  • Caroline Wareing, Head of 16-19, Blackpool and The Fylde College
  • Cath Brierley, Deputy Principal Curriculum and Quality, Stoke on Trent College
  • Catherine Orridge, Assistant Principal, Newcastle College Group (NCG)
  • Charlotte Corfield, Interim Executive of Curriculum, Quality and Student Journey, City College Plymouth
  • Claire Millard, Vice Principal Curriculum & Quality, Dudley College of Technology
  • Corinne Barker, Group Director of Curriculum, Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
  • David Lycett, Assistant Principal, City of Portsmouth College
  • Debbie Garroway, Deputy Principal Curriculum and Quality, Chelmsford College
  • Faye Williams, Vice Principal, Curriculum & Quality Moulton College
  • Gary Durant, Vice Principal, Weston College
  • Gill Burbridge, Principal, Leyton Sixth Form College
  • Graham Thompson, Principal, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
  • Hayley Allsopp, VP Students, Barnsley College
  • Helen Van Aardt , Loughborough College Principal, Loughborough College Group
  • Helen Wood, Assistant Principal Young People, Trafford & Stockport College Group (TSCG)
  • Jackie Moores, Principal/CEO, Tameside College
  • Jade Ottey, Vice Principal, Exeter College
  • James Eagney, Assistant Principal - Performance & Progress, Reasheath College
  • Jasbir Sondhi, Group Principal for Young People, English, Mathematics and SEND Capital City College Group
  • Jo Thomas-Moore, Director of Curriculum, Walsall College
  • Karen Hucker, Principal, Bexhill College
  • Karen Spencer, Principal & CEO, Harlow College
  • Kate Da Costa, Deputy Principal – Curriculum Development, Cambridge Regional College
  • Kirk Hookham, Deputy CEO, South Staffordshire College
  • Laura Lavender, Director of Inclusion, Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
  • Dr Lindsay Pamphilon, Chief Executive Office and Principal, East Surrey College (Orbital South Colleges)
  • Lisa Macdonald, Group Executive Director – Curriculum and Quality, Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
  • Marian Curran, Principal, St Brendan's Sixth Form College
  • Matt Ridgill, Assistant Principal: Academic Education, Derby College (DCG)
  • Matt Smith, Deputy Principal, Boston College
  • Matthew Harbour, Vice Principal & Deputy CEO, South Devon College
  • Michaela Lines, Director of Study Programmes, Hull College Group
  • Mohammed Ramzan, VP Quality and Student Experience, St Helens College
  • Nick Holbrook-Sutcliffe, Chief Curriculum Officer, East Kent College Group (EKC)
  • Pauline Hughes, Vice Principal Quality & Student Experience, Kirklees College
  • Rachel Tarplee, Vice Principal - Curriculum and Quality, Blackburn College
  • Sara Russell, Principal & CEO, Peter Symonds Sixth Form College
  • Sebastian Gasse, Vice Principal Student and College Services, City College Norwich
  • Sharon Sheppard, Vice Principal, Askham Bryan College
  • Shaun Cook, Bedford College, Campus Principal (Tresham/Corby/Wellingborough/NC4MS)
  • Shelly Brown, Director of Curriculum Quality & Performance, NSCG Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group
  • Steve Dann, Principal, Long Road Sixth Form College
  • Tim Whitaker, Principal & CEO, Askham Bryan College

Meeting dates 2025/26

  • Tuesday 14 October 2025, 13:00pm-15:00pm online
  • Tuesday 24 February 2026, 13:00pm-15:00pm online
  • Wednesday 10 June 2026, 11:00am-13:00pm (f2f - AoC London)

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