East Durham College Principal

: Jed Keenan; College Principals; 11 October 2024; Hits: 1120

East Durham College

Principal

Principal

Scott Bullock

Scott Bullock officially took up his position as Principal and CEO of East Durham College on Monday 2nd Sept 2024], following the announcement of his appointment in May.

Scott brings a wealth of experience gained within the Further Education (FE) sector over a 25-year period and joins East Durham College at an exciting time of growth and development.

During his career in FE, Scott has specialised in quality improvement, teaching and learning and curriculum operations, as well as leading professional services functions of Curriculum Information Services and Exams. This included a role at New College Durham, with a senior leadership remit for quality and performance management, before joining Newcastle College.

He also has experience as an Ofsted Inspector, an EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Excellence Assessor, a member of the T Level qualifications design panel and represented Newcastle College Group on the Association of Colleges (AoC) National Policy Group for Quality and Accountability.

Scott joined Newcastle College in August 2016 as Vice Principal of Curriculum and Quality, progressing to Deputy Principal and then Principal in 2020.

Previous Principals/CEOs

Suzanne Duncan

Suzanne Duncan is the Principal and Chief Executive Officer of East Durham College, an appointment she has held since 3rd September 2012.

Hartlepool-born Suzanne has over 20 years experience in the further education sector and joined the College from Sunderland College, where she had worked for five and a half years in the role of Vice Principal. She also worked for a number of years as an Ofsted inspector.

Mrs Duncan, who now lives in Durham, previously worked at East Durham College as Assistant Principal from 2003 to 2007 and was delighted to return to EDC.

Mrs Duncan was educated at Northumbria University, where she read BA (Hons) in Travel & Tourism Management. She went on to work in the travel industry for a number of years in London before returning to her native North East.

In her leisure time Suzanne is a keen follower of rugby, a passion shared by her husband and sons.

https://www.edc.ac.uk/discover/updates/news-archive/statement-suzanne-duncan

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