The Team

VESA Coordinators

Each member of the VESA's Co-ordinating Team has a range of specialist roles and responsibilities.

Jo Charlesworth
jo.charlesworth@vesa.org.uk

• Diploma Development and supporting locality planning
• Coordinating KS3 support
• KS3 Transistion
• Coordinating links with county schools, colleges and partnerships

Graham Conway
graham.conway@vesa.org.uk

• Alternative Curriculum Network Co-ordination
• ESF Project Management
• Increased Flexibility Partnerships: management & co-ordination
• Future Pathways: management & co-ordination
• Subject Support & Development Groups: GCSE, GNVQ, AVCE, A & A/S
• Support for Increased Flexibility across Leicestershire (Charnwood, South Leics.)

Tim Farthing
tim.farthing@vesa.org.uk

• Progress File developments including e-PF/ILP
• Personal Development Curriculum
• Aimhigher Widening Participation Co-ordination
• Post 16 Liaise co-ordination in Leicester City
• LLDD curriculum developments

Liz Hayes
liz.hayes@vesa.org.uk

• CPD for vocational developments and support for functional skills
• Supporting Health and Social Care and Psychology Level 3 curriculum developments
• Diploma Development and supporting locality planning
• Re-Engagement Project
• 14-19 Vocational Co-ordinators’ Network

Kay Ives
kay.ives@vesa.org.uk

• 14-16 Work Related Learning and Vocational Education
• Leicestershire Personal Development Programme (LPDP - formely WrAP)
• Personal Development Curriculum (Careers Education & Guidance, PHSE, Citizenship & Enterprise, etc)
• Education/Business Projects: vocational relevance initiatives
• Student Conferences: co-ordination & development
• Subject Support & Development Groups:

Stuart King
stuart.king@vesa.org.uk

• VESA 13-19 co-ordination
• Diploma Development and supporting locality planning
• Functional Skills
• Vocational Programmes (GNVQ, BTEC, AVCE, and Applied A levels.)
• Subject Support & Development Groups
• Post 16 Senior Manager's Network

Viv Laxton
viv.laxton@vesa.org.uk

• Increased Flexibility Partnerships: support and co-ordination
• FE Links/Tasters: development & co-ordination
• 14-16 Work-related learning
• Citizenship Post 16 Pilot
• Increased Flexibility Key Placement Co-ordinators Network (LSDA Manager)
• Subject Support & Development Groups: GCSE
• Support for Increased Flexibility across Leicestershire (Coalville, Melton/Brooksby)

Bill Leivers
bill.leivers@vesa.org.uk

• Alternative Curriculum Network/Foundation Learning Tier developments
• Diploma Development and supporting locality planning
• Increased Flexibility Partnerships: management & co-ordination
• Future Pathways: management & co-ordination
• Support for FE and WBL collaborative link programme
• Progress File developments including e-PF/ILP

Neil Stock
neil.stock@vesa.org.uk

• Aimhigher Co-ordination
• Widening Participation to FE, HE
• Progression Initiatives (Progression Accord and agreements)
• Joint Post-16/HE developments
• Excellence Challenge support
• Gifted and Talented activities
• Shared management of Leicester's Post 16 Zonel Collaboration

Jo Sykes
jo.sykes@wexa.org.uk

• Leicester/shire Work Experience Alliance (WEXA) Director
• 14-16 “Disaffection” (Future Pathways Placements)
• Vocational relevance projects and activities
• Targeted Work Experience Project
• Education Business Links and Developments

Sylvia Caddick
sylvia.caddick@vesa.org.uk

• Staff Conferences: development, organisation & delivery

Alex McManus
alex.mcmanus@vesa.org.uk

• Manager of VESA responsible for:-


- VESA team co-ordination
- VESA strategy & operational delivery
- Financial planning & budget monitoring
- Strategic links with partner organisations
- Shared management of Leicester's Post-16 Zonel Planning Board

Megan Jones
megan.jones@vesa.org.uk

• Web Development and Web Site enquiries