A passionate educationalist Sally was, until March 2022, CEO at Activate Learning. This is a multi-academy trust of six schools and seven colleges, with a budget of £150m and 2,500 staff. She led successful collaborations with several university partners including Royal Holloway, Middlesex, and Oxford Brooks.
Sally is also the elected President of the Association of Colleges, a membership group of 220 FE colleges. She is the Chair of the Skills for Jobs White Paper Policy Group and on the boards of Pearson and STEM Learning.
Her previous roles include Principal and CEO, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College; Principal and CEO; VP, Marketing and Communications, VP Curriculum and Learning Strategies, all at Milton Keynes College; and prior to that, Head of Business and Professional Studies, Hackney College of Further Education.
