Key Contacts in the North East
North East Skills for Life Professional Development Network
Caryn Loftus, Network Manager
Email: carynloftus@googlemail.com
Tel: 01642 723137
Mob: 0777 3048250
Skills Funding Agency
Sue O’Hara, Learner Services Manager
Email: sue.ohara@skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk
Telephone: 0191 492 6309
NIACE
Jan Novitzky, Regional Development Manager
Email: jan.novitzky@niace.org.uk
Skills for Life Support Programme
Janet Gathercole, Learning and Skills Adviser
Email: jgathercole@cfbt.com
Telephone: 07887 777179
Functional Skills Support Programme
Functional Skills for Adults
Joan Vallely, Functional Skills Regional Facilitator
Email: northeast@fssupport.org
Telephone: 0191 2156800
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
Viv Brown, NCETM Regional Coordinator North East and
Regional Subject Specialist Post-16 STEM Programme
Email: viv.brown@ncetm.org.uk
Telephone: 01661 886 641
Mobile: 07787 568 327
