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Who’s Who?

Welcome to the CWU Education & Training Who's Who listing.

The CWU Education and Training Department is responsible for developing and providing our CWU activist training and education programme and for promoting lifelong learning opportunities for our members.

We work according to the policies set by the CWU membership each year at our Annual Conference and under the direction of the National Executive Committee.

The Education and Training Department is led by Trish Lavelle, who is the Head of Education and Training. Trish works with a team of 29 staff who all fulfil different roles, and who are all committed to making sure that you can have access to a really good experience of learning with your union.

Our staff work in the CWU Headquarters in Wimbledon, London, at the CWU Education and Training Centre at Alvescot Lodge in Oxfordshire, and in each of the 10 CWU regions.

For a guide to our Education and Training Centre at Alvescot Lodge, please click here.

To find out what we do and where we can be contacted, please click on the list as appropriate.

Name Job Title Location
Trish Lavelle Head of Education & Training Headquarters/Alvescot
Lee Wakeman Policy Assistant to the
Head of Education and Training
Headquarters/Alvescot
Michelle Simpson Senior Secretary Headquarters
Maxine Todd Course Administrator Alvescot
Mary Wheeler Reception / Admin Assistant Alvescot
Rob Crew IT and Facilities Technician Alvescot
Tracey Wheeler Catering Supervisor Alvescot
Paul Dovey Learning Project Manager (England) Headquarters
Simon Massen Learning Project Worker Headquarters
Craig Anderson Learning Project Worker Scotland
Ray Atkinson Learning Project Worker Headquarters
Neil Coleby Learning Project Worker Headquarters
Kim Johnson Learning Project Worker Wales
Gerry Robinson Learning Project Worker Northern Ireland
Phil Sutton Learning Project Worker Headquarters