Jane is a member of the Senior Leadership and Management Team at Colchester Institute, having joined the College in this post in 2004. The College is the largest college of further and higher education in North Essex. Colchester Institute is highly vocational and aims to support the Widening Participation Agenda, working in a complementary relationship with the University of Essex.

Jane represents Colchester Institute at meetings of the Mixed Economy Group of colleges, is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association for Collaborative Provision of HE in FE, and undertakes IQER review activity.

Jane’s academic discipline is Technology Enhanced Learning and she is studying as a part-time student on a Doctoral programme at Lancaster University.