About our prison services

Mark is currently the Implementation Director, overseeing the introduction of our 10 new prisons based in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. He started his career in Hotel Management after studying Hospitality at his local FE College. After working as an industry trainer for hospitality, he switched across to the world of FE and has focused on several areas, including Business Admin, Retail, Hospitality, Teacher Education, Schools Partnerships, and Community Projects. He developed his skills by managing education in a Hospital School, Young People’s Homeless Centre, and a provision for excluded school children.

Following this, he moved into the management of Prison Education and has managed the provision in over 50 prisons across the country covering all types of prison, including young people, Young Offenders, Adult Male (Cat A, B, C, D and Therapeutic), Women, Foreign National, Private and Immigration Removal. He started to work for us at Milton Keynes College in 2015 and has been an integral part of the prison leadership team ever since.

Phil has worked in Further Education for over 25 years, starting his career lecturing in professional construction then progressing to management and senior leadership roles. He has previously been involved in setting up offender learning opportunities in Birmingham and joined MK College in 2016, taking on the management of the East Midlands OLASS provision. Under the new PEF contract, Phil is responsible for all our Long Term High Security Estate sites in the North. Phil is passionate about education making a difference and transforming lives for everyone, resulting in the reduction of reoffending and a brighter future for offenders, their families and the wider community.

Lisa joined MK College in 1993 as the administrator for the Education Department at HMP Woodhill. Lisa soon decided to develop her career and moved into teaching, which became the catalyst for a long career in offender learning. After qualifying as a teacher in 2004 she progressed to Deputy Education Manager and then in 2008 became Education Manager. In 2010, Lisa joined the MK College regional team, managing prisons in the East of England and then became Deputy Director responsibility for the OLASS contract in the West Midlands. Under the new PEF contract, Lisa is now responsible for all prisons in the South Central region. Over the years Lisa has witnessed many learners reach a potential they never thought possible and it is this and the fact that every day is different that motivates and inspires Lisa in her work.