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Issue 102 | January 2020

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A happy new year and a happy new decade to our readers. We hope you all had a restful Christmas break. CLICK UPDATE As we near the half way point in the academic year here at Click we wanted to remind you about how we can support your Teaching, Learning and Assessment improvement and observation […]

Issue 101 | December 2019

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THE GENERAL ELECTION 2019 The general election is now over and, as you will be aware, the Conservatives were returned with a Commons majority of 80 seats. This probably makes it worth revisiting the party’s proposals for spending on education in general, and FE in particular. These proposals only apply to England, since spending on […]

Issue 100 | November 2019

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Click is ten years old this month. This is a notable achievement, particularly given the last ten years of austerity with cuts in public spending falling disproportionately on the FE sector. Coincidentally, this is also the 100th edition of the Click newsletter which, over a similar period of time, and despite facing significant challenges, has […]

Issue 99 | October 2019

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EDUCATION SECRETARY FOR ENGLAND SAYS HE WILL ‘PUT FE CENTRE STAGE’ Although it now seems a long time ago now, Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary of State for England (speaking at the Conservative Party conference earlier this month), promised to ‘super-charge’ FE over the next decade. Mr Williamson went on to say that his aim […]

Issue 98 | September 2019

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Firstly, from all of us at Click, we hope you have had a good and restful summer break and would like to wish you all a successful and rewarding new academic year. NEW DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (DFE) MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES You will probably be aware of the main changes in ministerial responsibility affecting the FE sector […]

Issue 97 | July 2019

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APPRENTICESHIPS AND SKILLS MINISTER FOR ENGLAND RESIGNS Anne Milton, the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, has announced her resignation from the government after 25 months in office. She resigned from her post ahead of the appointment of the new prime minister, Boris Johnson. In her letter of resignation, she cited the reason as being her […]

Issue 96 | June 2019

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DFE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF T-LEVELS The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed base T-Level funding rates, which will range from £4,170 to £5,835 per year per student depending on the subject area. The department has also announced a further package of funding to support the introduction of T-Levels. This includes […]

Issue 95a | May 2019

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Click Newsletter Supplement: Auger Review of Post-18 Education and Funding The Auger Review of Post-18 Education and Funding in England was published today (30 May).  The review, chaired by Philip Auger, was commissioned by Theresa May in the wake of the 2017 general election, in an attempt to counter Labour’s promise to young voters that […]

Issue 95 | May 2019

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OFSTED PUBLISHES FINAL EIF AND FE AND SKILLS INSPECTION HANDBOOK VERSIONS FOR USE THIS SEPTEMBER Earlier this month (May), following a 3-month public consultation, Ofsted published the final version of its new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) for England, along with the accompanying FE and Skills Inspection Handbook. The new EIF replaces the earlier Common Inspection […]

Issue 94 | April 2019

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THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY PUBLISHES LATEST COLLEGE ACCOUNTS The ESFA has published its latest database of college finances for the year ended 31 July 2018. The files contain colleges audited financial accounts submitted to the ESFA by 31 March 2019. Not all colleges have submitted their accounts yet and the ESFA says that […]

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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