Bill has spent most of his career in Further Education (FE) and was appointed CEO and Principal of Bishop Burton College in October 2018. Bishop Burton College is a specialist land-based college, but one with a wide-ranging curriculum which includes Further Education, Higher Education and Apprenticeships.
Bill is the current Chair of the Humber Principals’ Group and represents the group on the Employment and Skills Board. He is also a national director of Landex – a consortium of colleges which was formed to promote excellence in teaching and learning within the land-based sector.
In 2012 Bishop Burton College acquired Riseholme College near Lincoln and, shortly after, Bill was heavily involved in the establishment of an entirely new specialist land-based campus on the Lincolnshire Agricultural Showground.
In 2019 Bishop Burton College was successful in its application to become part of two new regional Institutes of Technology: the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology and the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology. Bill is a director of both of these institutions which have a remit to work with employers to deliver higher level technical skills training.
Bill is passionate about sustainable farming and skills development. He has 3 adult children and lives in Ellerker, East Yorkshire.
