There’s no denying:
we’re passionate about what we do.

Paul has over 30 years’ experience in the post-16 skills sector, including seven years as a lecturer and 13 years managing work-based learning with colleges and independent providers. For the past nearly two decades, he has been on the senior teams of all of the key membership bodies across the further education and skills sector, representing apprenticeship providers and colleges. More recently, along with being the CEO of Skills and Education Group, he has been on the board of and chaired the body representing awarding organisations across the UK. But he’s no stick-in-the-mud.

Continuously expanding his thinking and building his skills, Paul is responsible for:

• Leading the strategy of the Skills and Education Group and our subsidiaries, and seeking opportunities for the group and subsidiaries to grow and add value
• Ensuring that our whole team is developed and focused on delivering great results for our members and customers
• Working with key partners, stakeholders and influencers to advance our work and our objective to make a real difference in people’s lives
• Linking everything we do back to our charitable objective

Leading by example, Paul understands the need for action, working closely with our team to take on a range of challenges in order to effect change for each and every one of our stakeholders.

Forget about “two shakes of a lamb’s tail”. Simon gets things done in one, because he has the necessary experience and drive grounded in 20 years of further education work and a background in training and development.

Some of Simon’s primary roles and responsibilities are:

• Finance, IT, premises and resources
• Risk management
• Company secretary, governance
• Contractual and legal matters
• Tender- and project-based activities

For Simon, our commitment to social inclusion both for our customers and staff is key to delivering services of the highest value. Likewise, he’s committed to further education because of the opportunities it provides to people who might otherwise face barriers to social and economic advancement.

In his role, Scott wears a lot of hats … and shirts, ties, trousers and shoes, because he serves our organisation and stakeholders in so many ways.
Just a few of Scott’s responsibilities include:

• Leading the Member Services and Communications Directorate
• Working with the Executive Leadership team on performance, strategy, policy and finance
• Ensuring that effective management and performance systems are followed
• Developing the Annual Business Plan and budget
• Supporting strong effective communications and engagement with our membership and stakeholders
• Facilitating our customer journey

It sounds like a lot to take on, and it is. But Scott benefits from the same advantages that our members do: the full support of a qualified, passionate team.

With a passion for education, enabling progression and providing excellent customer service, Michael thrives on challenges and is happiest when working under pressure on new and innovative projects.
A cucumber should be so cool.
Michael’s role includes:

• Guiding the leadership, management and planning of the Awarding Services Directorate team and its operations
• Ensuring that high levels of internal and external customer service are maintained throughout the teams within the Awarding Services Directorate
• Overseeing the development of the annual statements of compliance across all activity regulated by Ofqual, QW and CCEA
• Advising the Executive Leadership team on issues of performance, strategy, policy and finance

But he doesn’t do it alone. When faced with out-of-the-ordinary issues and opportunities, Michael draws on the expertise of our teams, recognising that the dedication and support of others is integral to success, within our group and in the skills and education sector.