About this episode

Janet Smith discusses rebuilding Nottingham College amidst various challenges.

In this episode Janet Smith, CEO and Principal of Nottingham College, joins Nick MacKenzie to discuss what it takes to rebuild a college after years of mergers, low morale, financial pressure and the fallout of Covid-19. Janet talks openly about the personal experience that shaped her approach to leadership, and why resilience and humour matter when the challenges don't let up. She explains how she arrived at a college with no shared identity, an Ofsted ‘Requires Improvement’ grad...

People in this episode

Host: Nick MacKenzie

Guest: Janet Smith

Topics covered

• college leadership
• resilience
• education reform
• Covid-19 impact
• organizational identity

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Organizations: Nottingham College

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