Priestley welcomes Education Chief to campus

Priestley College welcomed William Lewis to campus, the Head of Innovation at the Learning and Skills Improvement Service.

The service is a sector owned body that aims to accelerate the drive for excellence in the learning and skills sector and has been responsible for the direct funding of numerous innovation projects at Priestley, in line with the College's Beacon status.

Mr Lewis had chance to tour the campus before meeting staff and students who have worked on a Closing the Gender Gap project aimed at inspiring young minds to excel.

After taking lunch with members of the College Council, he met with those who have been involved in Priestley’s Opening Doors in Science and Maths project and then members of staff who have worked on the Mentoring for Excellence programme, aimed at supporting and sharing best practice amongst teachers.

"I was really impressed to meet a bright, confident and articulate collection of young people, who were fully appreciative of the ways Priestley is helping them to learn effectively" said Mr Lewis.

"I found Priestley to be a very interconnected College community, with excellent work and much good practice taking place to support effective and efficient learning both internally and externally."

Priestley Principal, Mike Southworth, added, "It was my pleasure to welcome William to campus, he enjoyed his visit a great deal and was given an opportunity to see a small snapshot of the many innovative projects that are currently running within our College community."

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