Gillian May
Biography
Gillian May was appointed Deputy Further Education (FE) Commissioner in June 2026.
She is a chartered accountant with over 30 years’ experience in education and business leadership.
She has held senior roles in the FE sector, including:
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Group Principal and Chief Executive of Windsor Forest Colleges Group
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Principal and Chief Executive of Berkshire College of Agriculture
She previously held senior roles in secondary education and earlier worked in logistics and distribution in the consumer goods sector.
Deputy Further Education Commissioner
The Deputy FE Commissioners work with FE colleges to help improve the quality and sustainability of their provision, and reduce the risk of failure. This includes:
- providing support to colleges in intervention
- preventing colleges from going into intervention
- contributing to policy development for colleges in the FE sector
More information is available in the college oversight: support and intervention guide.