The vision / mission strapline:
Becoming the best place to learn ….. for everyone
The purpose of the OLSP is to:
- provide the learning infrastructure necessary to deliver highly skilled and motivated people who can make a contribution to their communities in whatever field of endeavour they choose
- join up the thinking in education, business, local government and health
- bring together the individuals and organisations that have the drive to tear down the silos and work together to create a strategy for developing people who can achieve more than their obvious potential
- Develop the Big Idea into a reality
The OLSP’s work is mostly done in the following action groups (AGs):
- Raising Educational Output
- Employment and Skills Board
- Back to Work
- Community Learning
The OLSP is chaired by John Knights. The steering group representatives are:
- John Knights – Chair Dir. OEP, Vice Chair IoD, Chair LeaderShape
- Sally Dicketts – Vice Chair Principal, Oxford & Cherwell Valley College
- Mel Barrett Exec. Director, Oxford City Council
- Antony David MD, Solid State Logic
- Jane Dixon – Chair AG4 Head of Adult Learning – Oxfordshire CC
- David Doughty CEO, Oxfordshire Economic Partnership
- Nick Hindmarsh – Chair AG1 Headteacher, Warriner School
- Huw Jones Director Environment & Economy, Oxford County Council
- Bianca Kerley – Chair AG3 Snr Relationships Mgr – Job Centre Plus
- Adrian Lockwood CEO, Integration Technology
- Craig Marshall Dir. Engineering, Siemens Magnet Technology
- Frank Nigriello – Chair AG2 Chair OEP, Dir. Unipart Group
- Keith Slater Chair Oxfordshire Chambers of Commerce
- Kathleen Simcock Director Operations, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
- Kelvin Thomas Oxford United Football Club
Secretariat: Rosie Franklin