Robert Bellfield, Principal, Craven College
College welcomes a new principal for the New Year.
Robert Bellfield, newly appointed Principal, Craven College has worked in further education for the past 29 years, beginning his career as a teacher of Agriculture at Northumberland and then Myerscough College in Lancashire. Over the past 15 years he has been involved in the management of education departments and colleges coming to Craven College from the post of Director of Resources for Learning at Aberdeen College.
Born in Wakefield and educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Robert has a Degree in Agriculture from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and an MBA from the Open University. He is presently living in Settle and is looking forward to making a home in the Craven area.
Robert has a wide range of interests involving education, agriculture and the environment. As Chair of the Royal Northern Countryside Initiative he was involved in developing links between schools, teachers and farmers in the north east of Scotland to ensure school pupils understood the importance of food production, farming and a viable working countryside. Robert is also a Director of the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC). The EAUC is the environmental and sustainability champion within Further and Higher Education in the UK with over 300 institution members. Robert also worked for 14 years as an Associate Assessor for Education Scotland reviewing and reporting on the performance of Scotland’s colleges.
Robert says; “‘I am proud to have taken over as Principal of Craven College. Having been involved in further education for almost 30 years I have a wealth of experience to bring to ensure that both the learning environment and learner experience meet the high expectations that the students and employers have come to expect from Craven College. I believe that the college is in an enviable position to continue to grow and develop and provide excellent services to the region.”
