FETL believes in looking everywhere and elsewhere for knowledge, inspiration and thought leadership for FE and skills. For that reason, our trustees are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of skills and interests relevant to the sector and its challenges and opportunities now and ahead. Together they are ultimately responsible for directing the affairs of FETL.

Dame Ruth Silver DBE
President
Dame Ruth is the founding President of the Further Education Trust for Leadership and Co-chairs the Skills Commission.... Read full biography

Caroline Bault
Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee and Trustee
Caroline Bault is Managing Partner at CounselRock Partners and is a specialist in hedge fund research and alternative... Read full biography

Chris Moody
Trustee
Chris has been Chief Executive of Landex ‘Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence’ since February 2011.

Emily Tofield
Trustee
Emily Tofield is the Director of Communications and Information Services at the Ministry of Justice. She is also a... Read full biography

Jill Westerman
Trustee and Vice-Chair
Jill Westerman is principal of the Northern College for Residential Adult Education, which is based in Barnsley. The... Read full biography