IfL announces results of Advisory Council elections

The Institute for Learning (IfL), the independent professional body for teachers and trainers throughout the learning and skills sector, has announced the results of its elections for a new Advisory Council.

IfL’s Council decided at its AGM in September 2009 to increase the number of member representatives, in order to reflect changes in the size and scope of IfL as the membership body for over 200,000 teachers and trainers across further education and skills.

Sue Crowley, chair of IfL, said, "I am delighted to congratulate and welcome the newly elected members of our new Advisory Council, which will be in place from January 2010. Our new governance structure allows increased member representation and a greater focus on policy matters.

It also gives membership to partner organisations, selected to cover the diversity of the further education and skills sector. I would like to thank all those members, fellows and associates who took part in the governance consultation process and the elections. IfL also appreciates the involvement and support of partner organisations.”

The representatives in the three categories will be:

Member representatives, elected by IfL members, fellows and associates, with five seats reserved for equality and diversity, six for members from different parts of the sector, and nine for regional representation:

  • Zaeem Mohammad Zaman (age)
  • Lisette D'Cruz (black and ethnic minority)
  • Marianne Beamish (disability)
  • Ms Beatrix E Groves (gender)
  • There was no candidate for the seat reserved for sexuality.

  • Karen Gray (adult and community learning)
  • Dave Bains (FE colleges)
  • Douglas Dummett (Ministry of Defence)
  • Lynne Western-Lait (offender learning)
  • Govind Bharadia (sixth-form colleges)
  • Stella Austin (work-based learning)

  • Andre Verwijs (East Midlands)
  • Alan Kemp (East of England)
  • M Ade Lawal (Greater London)
  • North East England
  • Margot Cambridge (North East England)
  • Angie McConnell (North West England)
  • Nigel Beckford (South East England)
  • Caroline Huntley (South West England)
  • Tony Armstrong (West Midlands)
  • Phil Hodgkinson (Yorkshire and the Humber)

  • Mary Bennett
  • Anne Brookes
  • Sue Broster
  • April Carrol
  • Dick Cervantes
  • Stuart Emmerson
  • Jan Hanson
  • Melanie Jones
  • Fiona Joy
  • Sue Lloyd
  • Rosalind Pearson
  • Sarah Louise Pigott
  • Sue Rhodes
  • Ed Sallis.

Stakeholder representatives from organisations chosen for their focus and involvement in the FE and skills sector; a strong commitment to professionalism for teachers and trainers; a national reach; a credible history and a sustainable future:

  • Association Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (ACCETT) – Dr Maggie Gregson, Co-Director
  • Association of College Management (ACM) – Nadine Cartner, Head of Policy
  • Association of Learning Providers (ALP) – Paul Eeles, Director of Sector Reforms
  • Association of Colleges (AoC) – Martin Doel, Chief Executive
  • Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) – named person being considered
  • HOLEX – Rosemary Sloman, Head of Adult Learning and Skills
  • Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) – Ivor Jones, Deputy Chief Executive
  • The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) – Miriam Sampson, Assistant Director
  • National Union of Students (NUS) – Shane Chowen, Vice President, and Gemma Painter, FE Policy Officer
  • Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) – James Noble-Rogers, Executive Director
  • University and Colleges Union (UCU) – Dan Taubman, Senior National Official
  • UNISON – Christine Lewis, National Officer.

Observers nominated by their government department or organisation, to
act in a non-voting capacity:

  • Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
  • Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
  • General Teaching Council for England (GTCE)
  • Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)
  • Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted).