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- David Oyelaran
Head of Health and Social Care
Registered Social Worker with 11 years frontline and management experience across local authority and third-sector adult services. Leads Lift College’s Level 3 and Level 5 Adult Care programmes and the Care Certificate c...
- Dr Mark Fielding
Head of A Levels and GCSEs
PhD in Physics from Durham. Former head of science at a Kent grammar school. Twelve years teaching A Level and GCSE science and maths, seven of them online. Now leads Lift College’s A Level and GCSE pathways for adult an...
- Dr Sarah Mitchell
Lead Tutor, Access to HE Nursing
Registered Nurse (Adult) with 14 years clinical experience across NHS acute and community settings. PhD in Nursing Education. Leads the Access to HE Nursing pathway at Lift College and advises on university placements fo...
- James Holloway
Head of Functional Skills, Lift College
Former FE college head of maths with 18 years teaching Functional Skills across three West Midlands colleges. QTLS qualified. Specialises in adult numeracy and second-chance learners preparing for apprenticeships, nursin...
- Jane Doe
- Priya Shah
Lead Tutor, Teaching and Childcare
HLTA-qualified with 12 years in primary schools across Manchester and Leeds. Currently leads Lift College’s Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Early Years Educator courses. Board member of a multi-academy trust supporti...
- Rachel O’Brien MCMI Ch
Head of Management and Leadership
Chartered Manager (MCMI Ch) and CMI-approved centre lead. Fifteen years in senior operations roles at two FTSE 250 retailers before moving into leadership education. Delivers CMI Level 5 and Level 7 diplomas at Lift Coll...