Our Owner
We are proud to be wholly owned by the Premier Education Group; a holding company to a number of wholly owned subsidiary companies. Our Group is the leading education provider and employer through sport, physical activity, performing art and wellbeing initiatives in England. Built on outstanding reputation, our Group has been pivotal to the professionalisation and economic growth of the sector.
Our Group’s mission is to drive participation and excellence as the UK sector leader whilst growing a global footprint.
Our Group
Each subsidiary is governed autonomously from the parent and their sister companies for integrity and conflict of interest prevention purposes. Each subsidiary is however committed to our Group’s vision, values and ethical position.
Our collective vision is to Educate and Activate the World!
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Our People
Stacey Doherty
Executive Awarding Director
Our industry ambassador! Stacey is a former Great Britain Rugby League Player, a classically trained musician, dancer and orchestral composer. As a former BASES accredited sport psychologist, she consulted widely both nationally and internationally with elite athletes and coaches. With an eclectic set of competencies Stacey is well placed to lead our awarding organisation to success! She has 15+ years awarding organisation experience and is expert in total quality management systems. Her collaboration with over 50 Professional and National Governing Bodies across the home nations in the development of regulated qualifications is widely acclaimed. Stacey validated 900+ regulated industry qualifications over 15 years. This, coupled with her drive, determination and commitment to excellence will enable her to inspire positively the ongoing industry transformation through world leading awarding solutions.
Steven Mitchell
Independent Governing Body Chairman
Our industry influencer! Mitch is perfectly positioned as our strategic leader. An exemplary individual with vast industry connections created through intrinsic knowledge of industry standards delivered with highest level of integrity! Mitch has developed extensive relationships across the industry over 20 years. An exemplary mentor, he has collaborated effectively with Professional and Standards Setting bodies, National Governing Bodies of Sport, County Sports Partnerships, industry organisations and individuals. A true believer and absolute advocate for industry professionalisation!
Roger Pemberton
Independent Governing Body Senior Officer
Our business coach! Roger delivers an outstanding contribution through expert business acumen and strategic planning. Roger collaborated with four blue chip companies and climbed the corporate ladder for 25+ years. As a successful business coach, he has supported 200+ business owners to establish their strategic direction and achieve outstanding results! Accuracy, precision and control render him an exemplary asset to the awarding community.
Susan George
Independent Governing Body Member
Our quality custodian! Sue is uniquely placed to advise on compliance, risk and performance! She has integral knowledge of regulation from both the regulatory and awarding perspective. She gained expert competencies working within the Ofqual entry and exit team and subsequently in senior quality and strategic leadership roles across awarding organisations. Sue’s capacity for check and challenge renders her to be a real compliance champion!
Joanna Peat
Head of Awarding Operation
Our golden thread! Joanna is highly accomplished and with 20 years’ awarding organisation experience she is perfectly placed to lead on the deployment of our operation. Her expertise lies in system design, internal control and services to industry having managed 800+ industry providers and 100+ EQAs to positive effect. Our golden thread is defined by the checks and balances led by Joanna to ensure development and deployment of fit for purpose and accessible products. This coupled with her effective and efficient communication style supports the first-class service we deliver to all our stakeholders and is critical to our success!
Paul Thornton
Head of Product Development
Our Innovator! Paul is extraordinarily agile and able to respond rapidly to the needs of our industry. With 10+ years’ experience in the awarding arena; developing qualifications, assessment and bespoke learning experiences he is unwaveringly solutions driven! Paul is an experienced collaborator which is reflected in his partnership working across countless Professional Bodies, National Governing Bodies and Standards Setting Bodies. His incredible work pace combined with his commitment to learning, creativity and innovation serves as the critical success factor which sits behind our exclusive and unique offer!
Nicola Mc Cafferty
Service Manager
Our Gatekeeper! Nicola is outstanding in her ability to balance customer service with compliance. The awarding world is complex and one where outstanding service levels are required to support the ongoing compliance. Nicola has 10+ years’ experience in delivering exceptional awarding services in to our industry. She is unique in her ability to translate the complexity of the regulations to customers in a manner which drives our compliance and quality standards. Nicola is however unwavering when non-compliance is detected to protect the interest of our learners as our highest priority.
Dan Stowers
Research Officer
Our Secret Weapon! Dan is our data man! With a skill set which is highly unusual in the awarding sector our opportunities are endless! Dan is an analysist and believes in BIG data. He collates the rich data available to us from the regulator, suppliers, industry alliances and partners. He monitors labour market intelligence, conducts analysis and market impact assessments. Dan drives valid decision making and is pivotal to our ability to drive economic growth across our industry!