External Member

Sue Clarke OBE

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

Sue retired as Head of Education for Devon County Council in 2016 after forty years in education. She was headteacher of an inner London primary school before moving to Devon in 1996 when she became a primary phase adviser and school inspector. After undertaking a range of local and national roles, Sue was appointed Head of Education in 2011.

Sue has also led Peer Reviews for the Local Government Association and worked as an independent consultant.

Sue gained a MSc in Education Research from the University of Exeter and was awarded an OBE in the 2011 New Year’s Honours List for Services to Education.

Sue is Lead Governor for Safeguarding at Exeter College and Chair of the Quality and Standards Committee.