External Member

Dr Wilf Hudson

Previously a governor of Exeter College before the Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group was formed.

Wilf has spent most of his working life in and around post sixteen education and training. He taught science and mathematics at five large FE colleges, before his last college role which was as Assistant Principal at Exeter College.

He left Exeter in 1993 to join the inspectorate and spent the next 25 years as an HMI working across England. During his time as HMI he inspected colleges, primary and secondary school, training/apprenticeship providers and was responsible for several years for the training programmes for new and part time inspectors. As well as leading national survey, for example into mathematics, he also led a team of inspectors and industrialists on a visit to South Korea to compare their education and training with the UK system.

When he retired fully in 2016, he joined the Board of The Cornwall College Group and spent 8 years undertaking a range of roles, including chairing the Quality and Curriculum Committee. He resigned from the Board in 2024.

Wilf has lived in Newton Poppleford for around 40 years. As well as playing golf very badly, he enjoys reading, walking and trying to keep up with the activities and adventures of his children and grandchildren.