Mark joined the business in August 2020. He brought with him significant leadership experience as well as a deep understanding of education and skills, through a wide range of senior roles. He was CEO of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (representative body for all Independent Training Providers), and led the Exam Board, OCR. Prior to that he was principal of Oaklands, a large FE college and a senior civil servant in the Department for Education. His career started as a chartered accountant with KPMG and in the late 90s was part of a team that started a tech company servicing the portal and procurement needs of the public sector.
Paul joined the team in April 2021 and is currently responsible for TSN's delivery, development of materials and resources and the quality across all educational aspects of the business. Before this Paul has had senior roles in colleges including Principal & CEO of Havering Sixth Form College; Principal of Havering College of Further and Higher Education and Group Deputy Principal at New City College. Paul has always had a focus on high quality learner experience and effective teaching and learning. Paul is a contributory author of Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education and Challenging Professional Learning. It is this expertise in teaching and learning as well as strategy and operations that shape his approach to developing TSN's resources, services and quality.
Sian leads the international strategy at The Skills Network, which is key to supporting the organisation's growth plans and expanding its international customer base. As a former director at Global Prosperity Skills, Sian has a wealth of experience in the skills sector.