People and groups

The central Education and Student Experience team

Emma McCoy

Professor Emma McCoy – Pro-Vice Chancellor, Education

Email: e.mccoy@lse.ac.uk

Emma leads and directs work on Education and Student Experience at the School, including the strategic change work. 

 

Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson – Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management, Education and Student Experience

Email: t.watson@lse.ac.uk

Working with the VP Education, Thomas has day-to-day responsibility for the development and delivery of LSE’s Education and Student Experience Strategy, and manages the School's strategic change work in this space.

 

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Priyanka Kumar – Strategy and Portfolio Support Officer, Education and Student Experience

Email: p.kumar17@lse.ac.uk Priyanka supports Thomas in managing the School's strategic educational change work, with a focus on governance and the Student Communities, Inclusion and Wellbeing (SCIW) board (see below for membership).

 

Justina Gapper – Change Communications Lead, Education and Student Experience

Email: j.gapper@lse.ac.uk

Justina leads on communicating the Education and Student Experience Strategy to the wider School community.

 

Key groups and meetings

Education and Student Experience (ESE) Steering Group: twice termly portfolio governance meetings to oversee the work of the portfolio. 

Group members:

Professor Emma McCoy, Chair – Pro-Vice Chancellor, Education

Professor Sarah Ashwin – Head of Department, Management

Alice Beneyto, Secretary – EA to PVC Education

Sam Colegate – Department Manager, Geography and Environment

Dr Claire Gordon – Director, LSE Eden Centre for Education Enhancement 

Professor Veerle Heyvaert – Deputy Head of School, Law School

Professor Mark Hoffman – Associate Vice-President (Education)

Louisa Lawrence – Department Manager, Sociology

Tito Molokwu – LSESU General Secretary 

Nooralhoda Tillaih – LSESU Education Officer

Dr Claudine Provencher – Director, Student Learning and Personal Development and Head, LSE LIFE

Mark Thomson – Academic Registrar

Thomas Watson – Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management, Education and Student Experience

Imogen Withers – Director of Communications

Attending: Priyanka Kumar - Strategy and Portfolio Support Officer, Education and Student Experience

VPE Advisory Group: the VPE's monthly business meeting

Group members: 

Professor Emma McCoy, Chair – Pro-Vice Chancellor, Education

Martyn Annis – Head of Business Change (ARD)

Jeni Brown – Head of Digital Skills Lab

Anne Clinton – Director, LSE Careers

Lizzie Darlington – Director, LSE Careers

Stella Ekebuisi – Head, Digital Education Futures and Deputy Director, Eden Centre

Victoria Frost – Head of Student Services

Dr Claire Gordon – Director, LSE Eden Centre for Education Enhancement 

Professor Mark Hoffman – Associate Vice-President (Education)

Mike Page – Head of Systems and Business Processes (ARD)

Dr Claudine Provencher – Director, Student Learning and Personal Development and Head, LSE LIFE

Adrian Thomas – Director of Recruitment and Admissions

Mark Thomson – Academic Registrar 

Thomas Watson – Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management, Education and Student Experience

Imogen Withers – Director of Communications