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Nicola McLeod has spent over 25 years in public service and enjoyed 13 years in leadership positions in three large secondary schools across Greater Manchester with a strong focus on quality teaching and learning and curriculum planning. Nicola changed career and gained a strong locality understanding working for Salford Local Authority to deliver on 14-19 Diploma implementation and developed a youth strategy approach to reflect the government’s policy on the raising of the participation age continuing her drive for improved outcomes for all young people.
Nicola took a leadership position at New Economy, developing a sub-regional approach to youth participation including driving a 12-year commitment to driving up high quality careers education, advice, and guidance through innovative practice and delivery across the education and employer system. Nicola now works as Assistant Director for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Education, Work and Skills Team supporting the implementation of the Devolution Trailblazer Deal for post-16 and expanding the career work through its new mandate for an all-age careers strategy.
For the past two years Nicola has been the strategic lead on the development and design of the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate, a key mayoral manifesto ambition.
