Some of the country’s top college principals have been appointed
to a new group which will work with underperforming colleges to
help drive up standards and improve quality of teaching.
The seven National Leaders of Further Education (NLFE) will
provide support to the further education sector, to help improve
provision so that more people have access to high quality
education and training.
All the NLFEs, confirmed
today by Apprenticeships and Skills Minister , are college leaders from good
or outstanding colleges who have a strong track record of
delivering improvement – both in their own colleges and in
working with others.
Apprenticeships and Skills Minister said:
We have a number of fantastic leaders across the FE sector, who
have already achieved great results. Now we want them to use
their expertise and experience to help other colleges to
improve.
This is an exciting new programme that will provide colleges
with practical advice and support from experts within the
sector, who have a proven track record of delivering results,
giving learners a greater chance of gaining the skills and
knowledge they need in later life.
It has also been announced that
seven new members have been appointed to the Principals’
Reference Group, made up of experienced principals from good or
outstanding colleges, who will advise and challenge the FE
Commissioner and help inform policy development affecting
colleges.
Additionally, more Deputy FE Commissioners and Advisers have been
selected to support the FE Commissioner in leading interventions
to help struggling FE and sixth form colleges.
These high quality appointments were made following a rigorous
and open recruitment process.
