Janet joined in the Group in January 2020 as the Group Director for HR and Organisational Development. In July 2020, she became the Group Chief People Officer. Janet has 18 years of experience in the Further Education Sector, including 13 years of experience in Senior Leadership roles. Her role in the group includes implementing the People Strategy to ensure the group develops the capability and culture to deliver its ambition of positively impacting lives and communities across the region.

Her role also entails providing high-quality, expert services across the Group, ensuring a positive and constructive people-focused environment where staff are engaged and people are at the heart of decision-making, and leading on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion across the Group to ensure that EDI is embedded within the Group’s culture and working practices.

Janet is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a trained mediator and Coach.