Pauline Waterhouse

Pauline Waterhouse is the former Principal and Chief Executive of Blackpool and The Fylde College, a National Beacon of Excellence, and one of the UK's largest colleges of further and higher education.

Pauline is driven by a passionate belief in the power of education to transform the life chances and economic prospects of individuals and their families. She has led and engaged in many initiatives to widen participation and to raise standards of education and training. These included strong involvement with the government's National Challenge initiative, and the subsequent academy programme, both as a Trustee and a Chair of Governors.

Pauline led the initiative to develop a University Centre in one of the country's most deprived communities in the North West - including raising capital funding and working as design champion for the project. The establishment of the University Centre led to significant growth in student numbers and it is now a thriving provider of higher education in a college setting.

Pauline is a governor of LTE Group and the Chair of its Manchester College Divisional Board. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Pauline was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2010 for services to education.