College Principals' Group
The College Principals’ Group (CPG) purpose is:
To deliver strong leadership in partnership to ensure a vibrant and successful college sector for Scotland and to create a credible and confident executive voice for the sector by:
- developing and influencing key relationships;
- driving innovations, change and success in the core business of the sector, which is to deliver lifelong learning in the areas of:
- skills and economy
- post-16 education
- inclusion and social mobility
Chair
Audrey Cumberford MBE, Chair of College Principals' Group and Principal and Chief Executive, Edinburgh College
Vice Chair
Paul Little, Vice Chair of College Principals' Group and Principal and Chief Executive, City of Glasgow College
Principal Leads for Engagement
Area |
Principal Leads |
Advanced Learning COVID Recovery Group (CRG) |
Liz Connolly, Audrey Cumberford, Simon Hewitt, Paul Little, Lydia Rohmer |
Advanced Learning COVID |
Formal settings (classrooms, labs, workshops etc) - Liz Connolly |
COVID Expert Advisory Group on Colleges and Universities | Jon Vincent |
CDN Research Advisory Group of the Research and Enhancement Centre | Jackie Galbraith, Chris O'Neil, Ken Thomson |
Climate Emergency |
Angela Cox, Simon Hewitt |
College Sector Strategic Partnership Forum |
Angela Cox, Jackie Galbraith, Hugh Hall, Chris O’Neil, Derek Smeall, Ken Thomson |
Community Learning & Development (CLD) |
Angela Cox |
Digital |
Joanna Campbell, Simon Hewitt |
European Union |
Neil Cowie, Debbie Murray, Lydia Rohmer, Jon Vincent, Nuala Boyle (Business Development Director Lead), James Thomson (Finance Director’s Lead) |
Four Nations | Joanna Campbell, Margaret Cook, Audrey Cumberford, Simon Hewitt, Lydia Rohmer, Aileen McKechnie |
Governance |
Joanna Campbell, Margaret Cook |
GTCS Council | Jon Vincent |
GTCS Steering Group | Jon Vincent, Neil Cowie |
HR Engagement | Margaret Cook |
Innovation |
Angela Cox, Audrey Cumberford, Lydia Rohmer |
Modern Apprenticeships |
Jon Vincent |
Mental Health |
Jon Vincent |
Mental Health - Thriving Learner Advisory Group | Jon Vincent |
Partnership Action for Continued Employment (PACE) |
Liz Connolly, Angela Cox, Aileen McKechnie |
Scenario Planning Group |
Liz Connolly, Simon Hewitt |
School/College Partnerships |
Lydia Rohmer, Ken Thomson |
Scottish Funding Council |
Jackie Galbraith, Hugh Hall, David Patterson |
Scottish Funding Council - Expert Group of the Economic and Social Impact Framework (ESIF) | Roddy Henry (Principal Lead), Douglas Dickson (VP Lead), Michael Jeffery (VP Lead), Robin McGregor (VP Lead), Vicki Nairn (VP Lead), Sara Rae (Assistant Principal) |
Scottish Qualifications Authority/Awarding Bodies |
Anne Campbell (VP Lead), Julie Grace (VP Lead), Jonny Pearson (VP Lead) |
Sector Infrastructure Investment |
Joanna Campbell, Liz Connolly, Debbie Murray, Lydia Rohmer, Martin Joyce (Senior Staff Lead), Andy Ross (Senior Staff Lead), Tracy Elliot (Finance Director’s Lead), Alan Williamson (Finance Director’s Lead) |
Skills Development Scotland |
Liz Connolly, Angela Cox, Debbie Murray |
Sport Scotland Engagement | Jon Vincent |
Student Support Stakeholder Engagement Group |
Louise Park, Ayrshire College (College Lead) |
Young Person’s Guarantee Implementation Group |
Aileen McKechnie, Derek Smeall, Stuart Millar (Business Development Director Lead) |