Lesley Ann Smith

Job title: Pathway College Director

Email address: lesley2.smith@northumbria.ac.uk

Qualifications:

• Currently studying a Master’s in leadership in a Professional context with Aberdeen University.
• PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET)
• BSc Major Psychology and Human Resource Management
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

About Lesley

As Director of the Northumbria University Pathway at QAHE Ltd, Lesley leads on strategic partnership development and organisational growth. Drawing on a strong background in teaching and coaching, she manages both academic and student support teams while building a productive relationship with Northumbria University to drive the centre’s continued development.

Lesley is committed to raising the academic quality of our programmes. By embedding robust university quality management systems and processes. Her focus on organisational development is geared towards maximising opportunities for students and for QAHE at Northumbria University.

Professional areas of interest: strategic partnerships, organisational growth, leadership, academic quality assurance, and student opportunity.

Outside of work Lesley likes to visit art exhibitions, reading and travelling.