Facilitator
Maureen Deary
Further Education and Skills and Independent Schools Inspector, Strategic Adviser in Governance, Leadership, Management and Quality
Maureen is a current practising further education and skills inspector and lead inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). She inspects and provides consultancy support across all FE and Skills and HEI provision and a wide range of sector areas sectors. She works with a range of colleges, prime and sub-contractor/partner training provider organisations and is a consultant and adviser in quality development support and improvement work and has supported organisations for over thirty years in the state, private, schools, further and higher education sectors. . She has lived and worked overseas in the education sector and has held representative sports coaching posts to national level. Maureen has worked for a number of awarding bodies approving new centres, developing qualifications, acting as a Chief and Centre Approvals Verifier/Moderator and Principal Examiner and QCF qualification designer, whilst living in the UK and in Hong Kong and Asia.
Her specialist sector areas are: health and social care, early years and childcare, sport, leisure, travel and tourism, business, management and law, employability, English, and maths. Maureen is an expert in apprenticeships and is a governance board member of a number of national regional and small workplace providers and including one national Academy Trust.
Facilitated by
Amy Fowles
Director of Education, Acacia Training
Amy Fowles has worked in education for 15 years. Following completion of a BA (Hons) at Lancaster University and PGCE in Post Compulsory Education & Training at Edge Hill University. Amy has held varied roles in further education, working with many hard-to-reach groups. In 2016 she joined Acacia’s team in the role of Functional Skills Specialist, since then she has held several positions and now lead the delivery function.
Amy is currently undertaking her Senior Leader Apprenticeship & MBA to further her development. She is keen to contribute to the wider sector and drive forward real change for the future of education.
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