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New appointments to LSC National Council

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) have announced three new appointments to the LSC’s National Council.

The three new faces on the LSC’s governing body are Claire Ighodaro, Mary Marsh and John Taylor.

Claire Ighodaro was until recently the Finance Director, Broadband, BT Group and a past President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Ighodaro is a non-executive Director of the Banking Code Standards Board.

Mary Marsh is Director and Chief Executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a governor of Shooter’s Hill Post-16 Campus in Greenwich and former headteacher of two schools, Queens’ School in Bushey and Holland Park School in Kensington and Chelsea.

John Taylor is Chief Executive of Sheffield College and Chair of the Sheffield First for Learning & Work Partnership.

"We are delighted to welcome Claire, Mary and John to the National Council,” said Chris Banks, Chairman of the Learning and Skills Council. "Their appointments are part of the Learning and Skills Council’s ambitious strategic development plan for the transformation of the Learning and Skills sector. They will work closely with the rest of the team ensuring that we provide an unparalleled public service to business and the six million learners that we fund and serve. Nothing less will do."

Banks also thanked Lynne Morris, Principal of Joseph Chamberlain College, and Professor Bob Fryer, Chief Executive of National Health Service University (NHSU), for their contributions as they step down from the LSC; and welcomed Sir George Sweeney’s continued support as he moves to take up the role of Special Advisor to the National Council. The National Council consists of sixteen people and one observer.

Education and Skills Secretary, Ruth Kelly said: "I am determined to ensure that people in this country have the skills to match the best in the world. The Learning and Skills Council's role is to achieve this by 2010 by bringing about greater participation and attainment in post-16 learning. With these three new appointments, the LSC is strengthening its capacity to focus on this crucial challenge and make a real difference, both to our economy and to people's lives."

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