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Lucy McLeod

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Lucy started her journey in the FE sector in 1998 as an English Foreign Language (EFL) Lecturer after spending a few years teaching English in northern Thailand.

Inspired by her gap year experiences backpacking around the world after leaving school, Lucy’s time in Thailand followed her undergraduate studies at Lincolnshire University, where she graduated with a 2:1 in Environmental Studies.   

Back in the UK, Lucy built her career in FE, becoming a Programme Leader, and later progressing up the ranks to Director of Partnerships, where she was responsible for programmes for the unemployed, the management of subcontracting, and apprenticeships.

In 2015, Lucy took on a new challenge as Vice Principal for Widening Participation at the former East Kent College. In this role, she steered the strategic direction of student support, and was the Senior Safeguarding Lead.

She later progressed to become Principal of Broadstairs College, before joining Canterbury College in 2017. She then took on the role as the Group’s Chief Further and Higher Education Officer and Assistant CEO, and has subsequently been appointed as the Group’s Deputy CEO.

Passionate about student voice, Lucy is committed to giving her students the best experience possible, going beyond just achieving a qualification. How a student develops personally whilst at College is a key focus of hers.

Besides her role at the Group, Lucy also chairs the Kent and Medway Care Leavers Progression Partnership, which is committed to improving the progression opportunities of care experienced young people.

Lucy is now married with two young children, who keep her fully occupied when she is not at work.

We are a group of six community-based colleges

Our mission is to play a leading role for East Kent in developing the economic and social prosperity of the diverse communities we serve.