Meet the team

As well as leading the PD team, I coordinate the following areas; Policies, Mandatory training, Onboarding and Induction, Mentoring and am the lead for the University’s staff e-learning system LearnUpon. I also oversee much of the Personal and Professional Development Portfolio , PDR training for Professional Service Staff and connect with the Exeter Professional workstream.

Areas of expertise: Mandatory training, LearnUpon, learning needs analysis, PDRs, mentor training, training and learning delivery, course design, evaluation, programme design, team development and consultancy relating to the wider People Development portfolio. I hold two PGCEs and a Masters in Education.

Armed Forces Covenant Champion: Additionally I am a veteran (Army: Educational and Training Services Branch) and am happy to talk to anyone from the service community, find out more about the Armed Forces Covenant.

Part-time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday (9am – 5pm)

I support the development and delivery of the Exeter Academic Programme, tying together a wealth of Academic development opportunities across education, research and leadership development. As a key contact for Educators, Programmes, Disciplines and Colleges within this area, I work across People Development, Academic Development and Research Development to provide tailored support to help Academics achieve personal and professional goals and ambitions.

I am a Fellow of the HEA and have many years’ experience within Higher Education, supporting the development of teaching and learning.

Areas of expertise: Academic Development, eLearning, Leadership and Management development, management qualifications, Innovation, Research-informed practice.

I lead a sector-leading Active Bystander Intervention Programme, fostering meaningful conversations among students and staff about strategies to create a more inclusive environment. 

I provide operational oversight to the University's Gender Safety Group and collaborate closely with the Students' Guild, Athletic Union, and the Students' Union (Penryn Campus). Additionally, I align my work with communications colleagues to ensure our community receives consistent and impactful messaging on healthy relationships and student safety. 

I also manage the university's in-house consent training programme for students, which is part of our commitment to delivering preventative initiatives and awareness training to ensure a safe and equitable environment for all. For staff development, I support the leadership training portfolio, including the prestigious Exeter Future Leaders programme, and the Empower programme. 

Before this role, I worked for the Students’ Union in Cornwall supporting academic representation, sabbatical officers, campaigns and events and large-scale student events. I have a background in primary education. More recently I have consulted externally on harmful online narratives and real-world impact.  

Full-time: Monday to Friday 

I support work, programmes and projects alongside the Learning Development Managers.  I specifically focus on staff Apprenticeships but am also involved in Exeter Leader, Exeter Academic and Exeter Professional.  I am the key contact for LearnSmart, our self-learning resource bank.

Full-time: Monday to Friday

I am the administrative contact for the People Development Events team, supporting all the administrative functions required for our programme of courses. I have day to day responsibility for the People Development finances through T1.

Full-time: Monday to Friday 

James provides administrative support to Exeter Academic as well as supporting other Learning and Development activities.

Part-time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday