Decisions at 18 2010 - Flexibility for careers of the future20 April 2010 - 22 April 2010

Mr Paul Phillips

Presenter Organisation

Royal Holloway, University of London

Presenter Job

Head of Admissions & UK Recruitment

Sessions & Workshops

Panel session - Ask the admissions officers

Biography

Paul Phillips is Head of Admissions and UK Recruitment at Royal Holloway, University of London. Paul joined Royal Holloway in 2004 as Widening Participation Manager. One of his first responsibilities was writing the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) ‘access agreement' and overseeing the introduction of measures to help safeguard and promote fair access to higher education.

Paul was formerly Director of the Thames Region Accrediting Consortium Open College Network hosted by Thames Valley University.  Before working in Higher Education Paul qualified as a teacher and held several posts of responsibility in further education. He began his teaching career teaching early years education. He has been an A level examiner and moderator and an OCN and Access to HE moderator. He is currently a member of the Southern Area Access Validating Agency Awards Committee.

Paul is currently Chair of the West London Lifelong Learning Network, a member of QAA's Access Recognition and Licensing Committee, a member of the Access Quality & Development Committee of the OCN South East Region, and a member of the Runnymede 14-19 Steering Group. In 2008 he worked with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to ensure the fitness of purpose of the principal learning elements of qualifications for two 14-19 Diploma lines of learning.