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Chair: Professor Gordon Stobart, Institute of Education, University of London
Isabel Nisbet is the acting Chief Executive of the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual). From 2005 – 2008 Isabel was Director of Regulation and Standards at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. In July 2004 she led the establishment of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) and in 2003 she set up a new regulatory body, the Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals, and was its acting Chief Executive. Before that she held Director posts at the General Medical Council, at a time of comprehensive reform. From 1995 - 1999 she was Deputy Health Service Commissioner (Ombudsman) for England, Scotland and Wales. Isabel was a senior civil servant, with a career in Government spanning the Scottish Office, the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health. Isabel lives in London, but was brought up in Glasgow and retains links there. She is a keen musician when time permits.
We are grateful to Matthew McCullagh, Quality Manager, who spoke on behalf of John Lewis (Project Manager for advanced level Professional Development Awards (PDAs) at the Scottish Qualifications Authority. He has responsibility for developing policy and guidance on PDAs specifically, but also contributes to (and sometimes leads on) the development of policy and guidance on HNC/HNDs, assessment, work-based learning and workplace assessment, quality monitoring, and articulation)
Dr Michael Kingdon is accredited by UNESCO and IAEA as an international expert in assessment and he has over 25 years of experience of designing, developing, managing and evaluating professional qualifications. His assessment research, management and consultancy experience ranges from SATS, GCSE and A/AS examinations, to vocational and professional qualifications. His qualifications span education, mathematics and management, and he is a chartered member of two professional bodies. Currently, Dr Kingdon is a Principal Education Consultant for Entity
Jeremy Tafler BA, MA, PGCE, Dip Design of Educational Materials, Dip Advanced Educational Studies, Ofsted Inspector, Associate Institute of Education, London, PRINCE2, OGC Risk Management Practitioner. Jeremy Tafler is one of the country's most original thinkers on educational issues plus an exceptional communicator, writer and editor. His career spans teaching, administration, research, plus curriculum and assessment development. He has worked for SCDC, SEAC, Edexcel, QCA and was Head of the Addington Education Action Zone from 1999 to 2000. He has participated in many of the innovations of the last 20 years including the KS1 to KS3 tests, World Class Tests and most recently KS3 Teacher Assessment. An ongoing theme in his work has been how institutions must develop to gain the advantages offered by successions of educational developments.
Colin Robinson, Independent Consultant with QCA and DCFS - Colin Robinson graduated in Old, Middle and Modern English from the National University in Ireland and went on to obtain First Class Honours in the Higher Diploma in Education at the University of Dublin (Trinity College) specialising in teaching English and mathematics to children with special needs. After teaching at Archway School, Stroud in Gloucestershire, he joined the staff of the National Foundation for Educational Research, initially developing test materials for the LEAs’ and Schools’ Item Bank and later as advising on test development and use as Deputy Head of Test and Research Services. He joined the newly formed Secondary Examinations Council in 1983 as Principal Professional Officer with responsibility for Research and in this capacity oversaw a variety of research including work on the development of grade criteria and the revision of the A level grade scheme. As Head of the Evaluation and Monitoring Unit of the School Curriculum and Assessment Council he was responsible for the evaluation of assessment models for the National Curriculum, the establishment of the School Coordinating Unit and the management of National Evaluations. In the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority he supervised the National Value Added Project and the Monitoring National Curriculum and Assessment Project. He has been an active member of the International Association for Educational Assessment, the Association of Commonwealth Examinations and Accrediting Bodies and the British Educational Research Association, serving as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer from 1993 to 2002, for which he was awarded Honorary Life Membership. He retired from QCA at the end of 2006 and is now an independent consultant with QCA, Ofqual, DCSF and Cambridge International Examinations amongst his clients.
Julian Potter is a highly experienced Senior Consultant and Project Manager with 26 years in computing including 24 years working for major software houses. Julian has worked in a number of industries including the automotive, manufacturing and retail sectors, but in the last 10 years his focus has been the education sector working with awarding bodies and regulatory bodies. In the last 4 years, Julian has been employed on both the QCA's Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) and Minerva (Diploma) programmes, principally as a qualifications data architect. Julian also completed a six-year assignment with a leading UK Awarding Body focusing primarily on teacher training (INSET), examiner allocation and post results services.
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