New Chair and President for Learning and Work Institute

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14 10 2022

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Learning and Work Institute (L&W) has appointed Jeremy Moore CB as its new Chair at its Annual General Meeting. Jeremy has been a member of the Board since 2018, and his previous roles include Director General roles at the Department for Work and Pensions, working on schools and higher education policy in the Department for Education, and in HM Treasury. He also worked at the Economic and Social Research Council and was a non-executive director of the Student Loans Company. Jeremy is also a member of the Shaw Trust Board.

The news follows L&W’s previous Chair, Maggie Galliers CBE, and President, Nick Stuart CB standing down from their roles after reaching the end of their terms of office.

Nick Stuart is a lifelong champion of lifelong learning and was a Board member of Learning and Work Institute for more than 20 years, including serving as Chair and President. Prior to this he served in a range of senior roles in the civil service, including as private secretary to the Minister for the Arts, the Head of the Civil Service and successive Prime Ministers. Nick served as an adviser in the cabinet of the President of the European Commission, and held a number of director general posts in the education and employment departments. He was appointed CB in 1992. Nick has made an invaluable contribution to lifelong learning and Learning and Work Institute, and will remain a close friend of the organisation.

Learning and Work Institute’s previous Chair, Maggie Galliers, now takes up the role of President of Learning and Work Institute. She has served on the Board for 16 years, and was previously Principal of Henley College Coventry and Leicester Colleges, President of the Association of Colleges, a member of the Ofqual Board, and a member of the Open University Council. In addition to her role as President, Maggie is also Chair of the National Housing Federation and Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council at Buckinghamshire New University.

Jeremy Moore, chair of Learning and Work Institute, said:
I am delighted and honoured to be taking up the role of chair at a vital time for the Institute’s work. It’s focused on some of the big questions we face, including how widening access to lifelong learning and fair work can contribute to a fair and prosperous society. Our work is central to promoting growth, increasing productivity and raising living standards. I pay tribute to Maggie and Nick who have helped to guide and lead the Institute for many years. I am thankful to continue to have access to Maggie’s wise counsel going forward in her new role as President of the Board.
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    Maggie Galliers CBE

    President

    Maggie Galliers CBE

    President

    Maggie Galliers is President of the Learning and Work Institute Board. She is also Chair of the National Housing Federation, Pro Chancellor and Chair of Council at Buckinghamshire New University, a member of the Further Education Advisory Panel for the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for higher and further education and a member of the Board of NEBOSH, the National Examination Board in Occupational Health and Safety. Maggie served for sixteen years as Principal of two further education colleges, Henley College Coventry and then Leicester College, and was elected President of the Association of Colleges in 2012/13. A strong advocate for lifelong learning and inclusion, she was chair of the Learning and Work Institute from 2016 to 2022. Maggie has extensive experience at Board level. This includes having been a member of the Ofqual Board, the Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) Quality Assessment Committee, the Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) Board, the National Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the LSC’s Young People’s Learning Committee, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Teaching Quality and Student Experience Committee and the Teaching Excellence Framework Review Advisory Group. She has also been Chair of City College Coventry leading up to a merger in 2017, Chair of NIACE, a member of the Council of the Open University and Vice Chair of the Learning Without Limits Academy Trust. Maggie was appointed CBE for services to local and national further education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours’ List 2009. In 2013 she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Education by the University of Bedfordshire for “her outstanding contribution to further education and support for access and progression to higher education.”
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    Jeremy Moore CB

    Chair of Board

    Jeremy Moore CB

    Chair of Board

    Jeremy was until recently Director-General for Policy at the Department for Work and Pensions. He now has a portfolio career. Previously, at the Department for Education, he worked on both schools and HE policy and was for 4 years a non-executive director of the Student Loans Company. He spent 2 years on secondment to HM Treasury heading the Housing Urban and Transport team. He also worked for a number of years at the Economic and Social Research Council. Jeremy is deeply interested in human capital issues and the critical importance of lifelong learning. He is also strongly committed to the use of evidence and analysis in policy making.