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Group Chair:
Ann Marie Spry, Group Vice Principal, Curriculum & Adults, Leeds City College
Members
- Adam Sturt, Vice Principal for TLA, Curriculum and Quality, UCS College Group
- Alison Marshall, Head of Learning Adults, Dudley College of Technology
- Angela McLean, Vice Principal Curriculum & Quality, Hertford Regional College
- Claire Parnell, Curriculum Director - English and maths, East Durham College
- Corrin Hoyes, Vice Principal - Quality Improvement, Cambridge Regional College
- Daniel Clarke, Assistant Principal, Dudley College of Technology
- Deborah Barton, Assistant Principal, West Suffolk College (Eastern Education Group)
- Elliot White, Director of Lifelong Learning and Skills, Stoke on Trent College
- Greg Dugdale, Assistant Principal, Northampton College
- Jasbir Sondhi, Group Principal for Young People, English, Mathematics and SEND Capital City College Group
- Jennifer Alia Rehman, Assistant Principal: Community Education, Derby College (DCG)
- Kirk Hookham, Deputy CEO, South Staffordshire College
- Kully Sandhu, Vice Principal - Adult, HE and Community Learning, Leicester College
- Liam Evans, Vice Principal - Corporate & Community, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS)
- Lisa Bell, Director of Higher Education, Adults and Apprenticeships, Brockenhurst College
- Lisa Buckley, Vice Principal Curriculum & Performance, Kirklees College
- Mark Harris, Vice Principal: Adults, UCEN (LTE Group)
- Mary Roberts, Head of Access & Continuing Education, Blackpool and The Fylde College
- Mohammed Ramzan, VP Quality and Student Experience, St Helens College
- Nicola Welland, Deputy Principal, Tameside College
- Sallyann Turner, Vice Principal for Curriculum (Adult), The Sheffield College
- Sarah Kopera, Head of SGS Life, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS)
- Seb Schmoller, Vice Chair of the Board, Northern College for Residential Adult Education
- Sharon MacNamee, Head of School for ESOL, HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges)
- Shaun Cook, Campus Principal (Tresham/Corby/Wellingborough/NC4MS), The Bedford College Group
- Sian Pering, Head of Higher Education and Adult Learning, Yeovil College
- Tracey Wood, Group Assistant Principal Adult Skills and Employer Engagement, Trafford & Stockport College Group (TSCG)
- Vickie Nardoni, Assistant Principal, Nottingham College (The)
Meeting dates 2025/26
- Wednesday 15 October 2025 14:00pm-15:30pm
- Wednesday 11 February 2026 14:00pm-15:30pm
- Thursday 11 June 2026 14:00pm-15:30pm
Previous meetings:
- Wednesday 11 October 2024
- Tuesday 5 March 2024
- Thursday 6 June 2024
