Blackpool & the Fylde College Principal

: Jed Keenan; College Principals; 11 October 2024; Hits: 1268

Blackpool & the Fylde College

Principal

Principal

Alun Francis

Alun Francis is Principal and Chief Executive of Blackpool and The Fylde College. He has thirteen years of experience in further education, having previously led Oldham College. Prior to this he had a varied career which has included a range of public services, local government, area-based regeneration, youth work and education, including primary, secondary and higher education. Alun has a strong interest in the economics of what is now referred to as ‘levelling up’ and sees FE colleges as making a strong contribution to addressing this challenge.

Alun is Chair of the Social Mobility Commission which is an independent body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office, which exists to create a United Kingdom where an individual’s future is not determined by the circumstances of their birth.

He received an Order of the Order of the British Empire for service to education in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List.

Previous Principals/CEOs

Bev Robinson

Bev has over 25 years’ experience in further and higher education colleges.

She believes in the power of education and training to transform lives and is passionate about technical and professional education, co-created with industry, to drive the UK economy.

Bev is a member of the Board of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. She was on the Independent Panel for the Review of Post 18 Education and Funding which produced the Augar report and was a member of the Independent Panel on Technical Education chaired by Lord Sainsbury.

Bev is a member of the Lancashire LEP Skills and Employment Advisory Panel and a member of Blackpool Town Board.

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