As Chief Executives and Principals of Further Education Colleges and Executive/Managing Directors of training organisations, we write to publicly congratulate John Hayes MP on the announcement of his Knighthood.
John was acknowledged as an exceptional Minister for Further Education and Skills, widely admired in the sector for his understanding of, and commitment to, practical learning. It is no exaggeration to say that his mission to ‘elevate the practical’ changed the national conversation about vocational and life-long learning.
As Ministers gain the admiration of those in the field for which they are responsible; fewer still retain the respect and affection that John enjoys.
Ian Pryce CBE
Principal and Chief Executive
Bedford College
Di Roberts CBE
Principal and Chief Executive
Brockenhurst College
Andrew Wren
Principal and Chief Executive
Furness College
Mark Currie
Executive Director
Mantra Learning Ltd
Mike Hopkins
Principal and Chief Executive
South and City College Birmingham
Jatinder Sharma OBE
Principal and Chief Executive
Walsall College
Dawn Ward CBE
Chief Executive and Principal
Burton and South Derbyshire College
Lowell Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Dudley College of Technology
Crawford Knott
Managing Director
Hawk Training
Karen Dobson
Principal & Chief Executive
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group
Lesley Davies OBE
Principal and CEO
The Trafford College Group
Dr Alison Birkenshaw OBE
Principal and Chief Executive
York College
