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Workforce Strategy Group

Group Chair:

Jerry White, Principal / CEO, City College Norwich

Group Vice Chair:

TBC

Members

  • Alison Andreas, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Colchester Institute
  • Andrew Kaye, CEO, South Hampshire College Group
  • Carol Thomas, CEO and Principal, Coventry College
  • Darren Hankey, Principal, Hartlepool College of Further Education
  • David Akeroyd, Principal & CEO, Barnsley College
  • David Withey, Principal & CEO, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS)
  • Denise Brown, Principal and CEO, South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
  • Gerry McDonald, CBE, Group Principal & CEO, New City College Group
  • Iain Hatt, Principal & CEO, Wiltshire College & University Centre
  • Jackie Grubb, Principal and CEO, City College Plymouth
  • Jacquie Carman, Principal & CEO, Halesowen College
  • Julie Richards, Principal & CEO, Chesterfield College
  • Karen Redhead, Principal & CEO, West London College
  • Lucy McLeod, CEO, East Kent College (EKC) Group
  • Mandie Stravino OBE, Chief Executive, Derby College (DCG)
  • Mark Robertson, Principal & CEO, Cambridge Regional College
  • Palvinder Singh, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Kirklees College
  • Rachael Hennigan, Principal, Hugh Baird College
  • Shaun Hope, Principal, Bishop Auckland College
  • Simon Cook, Principal and CEO, MidKent College
  • Simon Jordan, Principal & CEO, Oldham College
  • Tim Whitaker, Principal & CEO, Askham Bryan College

Meeting dates 2025/26

  • Wednesday 3 December 2025 14:00pm-16:00pm
  • Wednesday 25 March 2026 13:00pm - 15:00pm
  • Thursday 2 July 2026 13:00pm-15:00pm

Past meetings