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Issue 131 | September 2022

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EDIT- 30/09/2022 @ 15:15: Due to a formatting error some of the figures in the original article were displayed incorrectly. These have now been corrected. Sorry for any confusion caused. SUMMER 2022 EXAM RESULTS This summer, students sat formal exams again and the grades they were awarded were determined by their performance in them. To […]

Issue 130 | July 2022

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A WEEK OF RESIGNATIONS AND RESHUFFLES AT THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (DFE) The week commencing 4 July saw three different Education Secretaries in post. On 5 July, Nadhim Zahawi, who was Secretary of State for Education, was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer after Rishi Sunak resigned. He was replaced as Education Secretary by Michele Donelan, […]

Issue 129 | June 2022

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COLLEGE UNIONS REJECT 2.5% PAY OFFER AND PREPARE TO BALLOT FOR STRIKE ACTION On 26 May, representatives of the Association of Colleges (AoC) met with representatives from UCU, NEU, UNISON, UNITE and GMB.  The AOC informed union representatives that it was recommending that colleges offer a pay rise of 2.25% for 2022/23. The offer is […]

Issue 128 | May 2022

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STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT AND QUEEN’S SPEECH The State Opening of Parliament took place on 10 May. Prince Charles delivered the Queen’s Speech, in which 38 Bills of Parliament were announced. Two of these were Bills that affect education provision in England. These are: The Schools Bill. The background briefing note says that the bill’s aims […]

Issue 127 | April 2022

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GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES DETAILS OF £2.6 BILLION UK SHARED PROSPERITY FUND ALLOCATIONS On 13 April, the new UK Government Department for Levelling Up. Housing and Communities published details of financial allocations to local authority areas from the UK Shared Prosperity fund (UKSPF). This follows the UK government’s commitment to match the funding from the European Social […]

Issue 126 | March 2022

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RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FE Gas supplies: Colleges with contracts for the supply of gas from the Russian firm Gazprom have been warned they could face harsh financial penalties if they sever their contracts early. Legal advice suggests that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would ‘not be a lawful reason to terminate a […]

Issue 125 | February 2022

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LEVELLING UP WHITE PAPER PUBLISHED On 2 February, the government published its long awaited White Paper, entitled ‘Levelling up the United Kingdom’ . The White Paper contains 12 policy objectives, which are also referred to as ‘missions’ in a technical annexe to the White Paper called ‘Missions and Metrics’. This provides an ‘underpinning analytical framework’ for […]

Issue 124 | January 2022

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From all at Click, we would like to wish you a happy, prosperous and Covid free new year  INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR FULL TIME STUDENTS AGED 16 AND 17 IN ENGLAND On 17 December, the  Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) published details of the increase in funding for full-time provision for 16-19-year-olds in England […]

Issue 123 | December 2021

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On 14 December, the DfE published its updated Covid operational guidance for colleges and other FE providers in England. This latest update followed three earlier DfE updates published just days earlier on 9 December, 2 December and 30 November respectively. The latest guidance includes changes to isolation rules (see the “Isolation’ section below). The flurry […]

Issue 122 | November 2021

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OFSTED CHIEF INSPECTOR’S SPEECH TO THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES CONFERENCE On 16 November, Amanda Spielman, the Ofsted Chief Inspector for England, delivered a speech at the AoC Annual Conference (see here for a copy). The topics covered in Ms Spielman’s speech are outlined below: Resumption of full on-site inspections: Inspections ‘…will need to be handled […]

Liz Chorley

Office Administrator

Liz has been with the team at Click since 2017, working both as an Administrator an Finance Assistant. During her previous career, she has worked at establishments such as South Staffordshire College as the School Links and HE Administrator and at QA Higher Education in Student Services and Registry. She brings years of experience to the role and is always ready to help our clients and associates achieve their goals. 

Outside of work, Liz enjoys reading crime fiction, spending time with friends and family and walking around her  local park, where she watches the deer and water birds.

Fun Fact: Liz was asked to leave the Brownies as a child, as she had removed the vicar’s gate during a challenge of finding items in his garden beginning with each letter of the alphabet. She still believes this wasn’t fair, as there was no other item beginning with the letter ‘G’!

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Wendy Preedy

Office Administrator

Wendy started working with Click back in 2011 in an Adminstrator role.  Before this, she had dedicated herself to a career in law, starting from the bottom as an Office Junior and having worked her way up to an Office Manager position. This has given her a keen eye for detail, which she uses to benefit both the team here and also those working with us.

Away from the office, Wendy enjoys spending time with her daughter and granddaughter. She loves to bake and also really enjoys dancing, having  even done masterclasses with Strictly professionals Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite!   

Fun Fact: Wendy’s a true fan of romantic novels, with her favourite being Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ – she loves the historical charm of the characters that Austen brings with her writing.

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Mandy Chapman

Finance Manager

Mandy started with Click at the formation of the company in 2009 as Finance Manager, overseeing the company’s planning, budgeting and reporting functions. She supports the team with sound day-to-day operations, a commitment to financial integrity and continuous improvement.

Previously, Mandy had worked in the voluntary sector with a children’s services project that supported parents and children with care and play opportunities, whilst providing training and work experience for people aiming to work with children.

Outside of work, she’s a passionate fan of live music and Aston Villa football club.  She’s also  a regular yoga enthusiast and enjoys reading and walking her dog.

Fun Fact: Mandy recently broke her finger in Venice whilst trying to touch the `lucky nose’ of a statue!

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Colin Smith

Executive Director

Colin began his career in the land-based sector before moving into further education as a teacher, working his way up the ranks to become a senior manager. He has been involved in a wide range of curriculum areas, including construction, commercial services and land based. Colin then moved into interim management roles with Click for 5 years before becoming a full-time member of the team in 2016. He particularly values his time  working with  students who find accessing education and learning more challenging. Colin is also a Vice Chair of Governors at a large London College and is a part time Ofsted inspector.

In his spare time, Colin enjoys travelling with his family and dog and is a keen reader.

Fun Fact: Colin is a huge fan of historical drama stories, such as the James Clavell Asia sagas – he loves how they paint a colourful picture of social attitudes and how those attitudes have changed over the centuries.

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Annette Howard

Executive Director

Armed with in-depth knowledge and know-how of the UK’s further education sector resourcing, Annette has been going the extra mile with clients at Click since 2015. As an experienced former senior college manager, she has worked across a wide range of colleges and areas of specialism, including apprenticeship growth, marketing and ESF projects. She also has worked as an interim manager, bringing first-hand experience in placing associates. Prior to working in the further education sector, Annette was in marketing and business development.

Outside of work she enjoys walking her two dogs and socialising with friends. She also loves to travel and is slowly working through her bucket list of places to visit.

Fun Fact: As part of her ‘turning 40 crisis’, Annette decided to run a half marathon. As she was nearing the finish line, the traffic policeman on duty reported into his walkie talkie ‘just the stragglers coming through now’ – she hasn’t run a race since!

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Kate Mulleady

Founder

Our Founder, Kate Mulleady, has decades of experience in successfully placing high-quality interim managers and consultants with all kinds of education and skills providers. Kate has an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by the further education sector, having first-hand experience as a former senior college manager herself. She was the Executive Vice Principal at Sutton Coldfield college for 10 years, and Interim Vice Principal and a Governor at Dudley College.

In 2009, she noticed that further education professionals need to be secure in the knowledge that they are dealing with a resourcing team that truly understands their interim management needs, quality improvement goals and recruitment requirements. She set out to give clients all the certainty they’ll ever need, building a team that has first-hand knowledge and experience of working in the UK further education and skills provision, and that is how Click was created.

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