Changing tides at Oxbridge: Introducing our new Principal, Carol Scott-Mchale.

Carol Scott-Mchale, PGCE (Cons), MA, BA (Hons), Cert Ed (FE) 

Carol has over 20 years teaching experience in the secondary and post-16 sectors within the UK.

She initially trained as an ICT teacher and lecturer and has held several management positions leading teams to successfully improve the quality of teaching and learning from KS3 to GCSEs and A levels along with other vocational subjects. As an Education Consultant the breadth and depth of her experience is reflected in some of the projects she has undertaken, including working in an inner London Education Authority where she was responsible for improving ICT results across the borough, the Department for Education & National Strategies.

She has worked with the University of London’s Institute of Education and the Windsor Fellowship where she developing their Initial Teacher Education Programme for international teachers and carried out training at a Teacher Training College in Guyana, South America. She was featured in the Times Educational Supplement (2005), after implementing innovative teaching and learning strategies in classroom management and was approached by Head Teachers in neighbouring schools both secondary and primary to do the same in their establishments.

Carol was also responsible for leading a school to become a national success in the development of the UK’s Functional Skills programme and has been invited to be a keynote speaker at several national conferences where she describes how she was able to manage and co-ordinate this project successfully.

She has a wealth of experience and a sound understanding of some of the challenges faced by schools. Having been partly educated in Nigeria in her formative years, her intimate and local knowledge of the environment places her in a unique position where she can provide invaluable, leadership and management at Oxbridge. Currently she is applying to do her National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH).

During her spare time she enjoys, reading, travel, current affairs (particularly educational issues) and engaging in social activities. She enjoys sports and plays netball for a local team in London.

We look forward to welcoming Carol to the college in the coming weeks. 

Very exciting times :-)