Kerry Payne

There is no biographical profile of the Principal on the College's website. This detail is from the 2022 appointment article.

Ms Payne joined East Coast College in 2006 as a Lecturer in Science, and progressed to the role of Curriculum Manager and then Head of Higher Education. She took up her role as Assistant Principal seven years ago, where she looks after the college’s Higher Education, Access to Higher Education, Maritime, ESOL and Neaco provisions.

https://www.eastcoast.ac.uk/new-principal-for-lowestoft-sixth-form-college/

Previous Principals/CEOs

Keith Shiels

There is no biographical profile of the Principal on the College's website. This detail is from the 2019 appointment article.

Keith brings a wealth of local knowledge and teaching experience to the role, having started his career at Benjamin Britten High School in 1985. When Lowestoft Sixth Form College opened its doors in 2011, Keith took the role of Faculty Head of STEM and Sport and was later promoted to Assistant Principal.

In 2018 Keith came runner up for the prestigious Gong at the TES Further Education Awards after being nominated by his colleagues for ‘Teacher of the Year’. The awards celebrate excellent and innovative practice across the further education sector.

https://www.eastcoast.ac.uk/east-coast-college-welcomes-keith-shiels-as-new-principal-of-lowestoft-sixth-form-college/