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Isabel Sutcliffe
Isabel Sutcliffe has had an extensive career in the education and skills sector, most recently acting as an independent consultant in the qualifications and assessment sector.
Prior to her working independently, she was Pearson’s International Standards and Quality Director, based in India, and before that Pearson Education’s Regulation, Standards and Research Director, which included the role of Responsible Officer. Isabel joined Pearson, having left her position as Chief Executive of NCFE in 2006.
Isabel’s extensive career in qualifications’ development, assessment and quality assurance has covered school, college and work-place standards, and has included national, international and customised awards.
She is chair of the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education’s(IfATE) Independent Assessment Group, chair of the City & Guild’s Quality & Standards Committee, a Co-opted Governor of Harrogate College of FE and a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Educators.
Isabel is passionate about assessment, accreditation and the role of awarding organisations in supporting the lifelong learning needs of individuals, employers and society at large.
Isabel is a member of the AQA Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
