Principal and CEO

Morley College is one of the UK's oldest and largest specialist providers of education for adults and provides lifelong educational opportunities for London's diverse communities. Founded in Waterloo in 1889, by Emma Cons, an artist, social reformer and suffragette, Morley has grown through a merger with Kensington and Chelsea College in 2020, to serve the communities of North Kensington and Chelsea (including young people aged 16-18). As well as a very successful Ofsted inspection in 2023, the College was awarded the prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). This recognition, awarded by a panel of academics and students with expertise in learning and teaching, signifies outstanding student experiences and outcomes.

With the departure of our long-standing Principal and CEO, Dr. Andrew Gower, we are now looking to recruit our next Principal who will join at the beginning of a new strategic cycle. The College is in a positive position with a clear proposition, healthy finances, high quality delivery and a clear and distinct mission serving its communities and London as a whole. This is an exciting time for an incoming Principal to set our direction for the next several years.

We are looking for a candidate with an outstanding leadership track record, a passion for high quality education, coupled with a strong affinity for the College's ethos, and the ability to inspire a collaborative culture of continuous improvement. An understanding of and exposure to education, and experience of being a part of a public/not-for-profit, regulated, national system would be desirable.

For an informal and confidential conversation, please do contact our advising consultants at Anderson Quigley, Paul Aristides or Carolyn Coates at / or .

Closing date 17 February 2025

Morley College London is an Equal Opportunities employer. The College aims to reflect the diverse community it serves and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds