Quicklinks: Cheryl Willis - Matt Hackett - Angela Pinner - Mike Holroyd - Cath Catt
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Cheryl Willis - adviser
Has had a varied career in a variety of business settings prior to moving into acting as an interface between schools and businesses.
An early part of Caring for Education (C4E) as a force for raising attendance, aspiration and work related learning skills and introducing 'Workwise' to the schools of Lowestoft and other parts of Suffolk.
Has worked in education business links for 10 years and has accumulated a wealth of wide ranging experiences from managing reading partnerships to taster day sessions with middle school students.
Worked for Lincolnshire Education Business Partnership for 2 years.
Re-established connections with Lowestoft schools returning to C4E in 2003 to broker important industry experiences for students of the ground breaking Entrepreneurial Studies course.
Represents Enterprise Lowestoft on Education Business Link Consortiums and networks at Business Link and Chamber of Commerce Business Days.
Has two children currently in years 10 and year 11 and is well aware of the pressures on students of this age.
Has a very good understanding of how the business sector can work with and be a powerful motivator within a school environment and also understands the structure and demands of school life on both the teaching staff and students. |
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Angela Pinner - consultant
Independent Consultant in Vocational Education: 14-19 Education, Research and Development.
Consultant
MA in Education specialising in Vocational Education and Training gained with OU in 1992
Experienced class room teacher of a wide variety of vocational subjects from Entry level to Advanced level.
Vocational Coordinator for 13-18 High School 1992 – 2003.
Pastoral Head of House 13 – 16 age group 2001 – 2003.
Vocational Consultant since September 2003.
Successful bid for Key Skills Project with Learning and Skills Development Agency.
Supported individual schools to embed Key Skills into Vocational Programmes.
Successful bid to gain one of two national Young Apprenticeship Programmes 14 -16 with SkillsActive.
Network Coordinator for Lowestoft 14-19 Partnership’s Young Apprenticeship in Sports Management, Leadership and Coaching . |
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Mike Holroyd - consultant
Consultant
Royal Navy Physical Training Instructor 1960 –1965 Teaching young recruits how to survive the rigours of naval life.
Teacher of PE in Secondary and Grant maintained schools.
One Year as Health Education Officer for Suffolk County Council Based in Bury St Edmunds.
Recruited to lead a team of teachers to develop a Teaching and Learning programme for RoSLA students at King Edward V1 Upper School – Bury ST Edmunds.
Has worked largely with teenagers labelled as “disaffected”.
High school Senior Teacher and Deputy Headteacher with responsibility for studen.t Guidance – financial control and behaviour management.
Interim Manager as Deputy Headteacher for two local Middle schools in distress for five termsEnterprise Pathfinder Adviser for Enterprise Lowestoft with responsibility for Middle School programmes
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Cath Catt - director
Operational aspects of the company. Moving projects forward. Assisting with funding and writing bids (both for Enterprise Lowestoft and others). Enterprise Consultant.
Biographical Details
Has taught in all areas of Suffolk in rural and urban environments. Head of Sixth Form and senior teacher. As senior teacher, she has been key in implementing wide-ranging changes.
Significant experience of successful bid writing. Keynote speaker at several conferences on wide-ranging number of issues. Has successfully organised large-scale educational and business events throughout East Anglia and London.
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