Paul Cliff Email & Phone Number

Northallerton, England, United Kingdom

National

This role covers development of qualifications, training, advising providers on implementation, providing guidance on QA and production of materials for the suite of qualifications from E3 – L3 that includes WorkSkills, WorkSkills for Effective learning and Employment, Skills for Employment and Personal Effectiveness (SEPE) Personal Social Development, Sustainability, Money and Finance Skills and BTEC Enterprise Skills. Increasingly I am working in an advisory capacity currently supporting the development of employability programmes to cover a range of sectors including Higher Education. I have worked with a range of external clients including Rentokil, Deloitte and Age UK in the UK and Internationally. I deliver standardisation sessions for verifiers and run regular webinars to improve the use of the qualifications across the education sector.

United Kingdom

Excited to partner with Progressive Learning Solutions to offer a unique take on the employability issue. Supporting providers to do more with their learners.

Selby, North Yorkshre

Working to support Selby College to continue to grow and develop apprenticeship and work-related training to further stimulate the economic and social development of Selby and the wider region

York, United Kingdom

Using my experience of education, community and business development to help individuals and groups to meet their aims. Whether that is grand projects or small activities people are driven by passion to make things happen. Planet-U helps organisations to help them achieve that.The company writes resources, bids and proposals, carries out research, coaches individuals , brings people together , and does whatever is necessary to make a classroom reflect the world of work or help a community group get new facilities and grow its membership.From November 2019, I stepped back from an active full-time role in the business and will engage partners to support the company aspirations.

Hull

As Director of Business Development my role was to build and develop links with local employers. The role sold the unique concept of the Hull Studio School with its work based ethos and its opportunity to add value to the City of Hull and surrounding areas.My role worked to match students from 14+ with placements that added value to the young people and also the company they are employed by. This school employer relationship was built on trust and the enterprising principles of the school.The school curriculum allowed for commissioned projects undertaken for employers at little or no cost that stretched young peoples abilities and added real world relevance. My role was to broker this work with employers and match this to curriculum outcomes to enable the development of enterprising and employability skills amongst the young people.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Managed the strategy of and the team within the learner entitlement area. This area encompassed Alternative Curriculum (Key Stage 4 pupils and those Not in Employment, Education or training (NEETs)), Additional Learning Support, Initial Advice and Guidance, student enrichment, student counselling and welfare, Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity. This broad supportive remit had students at the heart and supported the learning journey from pre-enrolment through to exit and progression and all points along the way. The team consisted of 100 staff with 10 functional managers. The role had a key strategic remit to engage and develop links with the community to develop new markets, new curriculum, new groups and create partnership and collaborative opportunities.Further responsibilities of the role were recruitment and with that opportunities to generate new business opportunities beyond traditional FE recruitment.The role was integral to developing the college as a community hub, which required networking with community groups, charities, employers and public sector bodies. The role provided a holistic supportive function to an individual’s learning from pre-enrolment (including re-engagement) through to exit and progression and all points along the way. I managed an internal budget of £1.8m. The team were crucial in supporting academic staff in the college in the meeting of retention, attendance and achievement targets through mentoring, support and guidance.Strategic development was lead through tendering across funding streams that include Welfare to Work initiatives, national initiatives now funded through local authority, and more targeted bid writing for access to additional funds such as Learning Skills Improvement Service.I also chaired the Yorkshire and Humber AoC IAG steering groups and sat on local steering groups for alcohol misuse and the minority ethnic community

Responsible for Developing working partnerships with local community and schools to improve access to educational opportunities.

Developed curriculum and oversaw the quality of Teaching and Learning. Leading a delivery team with varying academic responsibilities and specialisms

Ilm Level 5, Leadership And Management (Communty)

Cmi Level 5 Certificate In Leadership And Management, Business Administration And Management, General, Pass

Postgraduate Certificate, Post Compulsory Education, Pass

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc. Hons), Sport And Exercise Science