Meet the ACT Team

Director

Neil is a director of ACT Education. He has over 20 years of experience in health, social care and security management.

He specialises in risk management, the management of violence and aggression and physical interventions.

Director/Safeguarding Team Member

Amy is a director at ACT Education. With 20 years of experience in specialist education, she has a passion for providing excellence in training delivery to all learners and employers.

She is the driving force behind our amazing team of tutors and ensures that the same passion is embedded throughout the ACT Education team.

Along with her job role she is also readily available as a safeguard team member, She oversees the implementation of policies and procedures to prevent abuse and neglect, and provides support to those who have experienced harm.

Managing Director

Blake has worked in the education sector for over 20 years starting as a trainer in the engineering sector to working his way through to management and then senior management in some of the largest training and education providers in the North East. He is passionate about improving the learner journey and forging strong relationships with employers to ensure the continual development of staff and businesses.

Quality Director

Alan is a highly experienced EQA, IQA and Assessor working with numerous awarding bodies. Alan works as quality lead supporting and promoting the active training interventions developed by the group and assist the learners progression.

Head of Operations/Safeguarding Team Member

Donna has worked in administration her whole career and has held a number of secretarial and personal assistant positions in her career, supporting legal teams and executives in different sectors.

Donna is a member of the domestic violence champions network supported by Northumbria police. She attends twice annual meetings and regularly attends training courses to keep her knowledge current.

Content Creator Tutor/Content Creator

Anthony is a tutor on the Content Creator course, bringing his knowledge of graphic design, web design, marketing and digital art with him. Anthony also has the skills to assist ACT in developing their website and creating ACT’s social media content.

He has been a graphic designer for the past few years, working in advertising, website construction, digital art and content creation.

Content Creator Tutor

Amy is a tutor on the content creator course and has trained students of all backgrounds in the digital sector for over 6 years. Currently, she is off on leave.

Passionate about storytelling in digital spaces, her goal is to help her learners better understand their creative abilities and translate these through content produced for a modern digital marketing strategy.

Learning and Development Manager

With over 30 years of experience in the care industry, Leanne is Industry recognised and shows responsibility for the learning of her delegates. She always makes time for her staff members and does everything she can to help with staff issues or questions.

She is a member of the local authority sab and regularly attends the meetings bringing back this vital information to the team.

Tutor/Trainer

Paul is an assessor, facilitating and assessing diplomas in health and social care up to level 5. Paul has in-depth knowledge of challenging behaviours, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.

Care Tutor

Graham started with us as a learner, his experience in the care sector displays his own personal development.

With this regard he is now focusing on training needs using his own development as an example to his leaner group.

Internal Quality Assurer

Helen has worked in the adult social care sector for over 30 years and brings a wealth of experience to the team.

Helen qualified as an assessor in 2005, gaining experience and knowledge as a nationwide assessor before qualifying as an IQA in 2012. Her role at ACT Education is to support our learners in achieving their goals and aspirations.

Administration Assistant/Content Creator Apprentice

Taylor is the newest team member of ACT Education. Taylor has worked in a number of admin jobs over the years, taking on different admin roles for different companies.

Taylor is also currently a content creator apprentice for ACT Education, working alongside our team to create new content and assist our admin team.