UCAN Team

We are a highly experienced group of professional educators brought together to deliver innovation in bespoke skills programmes. These programmes far exceed the expectations of our students, our employers and all of our stakeholders.

Governance Board

Rory Hugh Finlay Finlayson

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Julie Anne Cavalli

Director of Delivery and Quality Assurance

Craig Stark

Director of IT and Compliance

Anita Kaur Finlayson

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Alan David Pearce

Director of Teaching, Learning and Assessment & Careers Counselling Lead

Robert Finlayson

Executive Assistant, HR Business Partner & Data Protection Officer (DPO)


Senior Management Team

Della King

Performance Manager & Lead Internal Quality Assurance & Apprenticeship Assessor Coach and Functional Skills Tutor & Mental Health Officer and DSL


Operations & IT

Tracy Jayne Simmons

MIS Coordinator


Apprenticeships North East

Sarah Horsley

Apprenticeship Assessor Coach and Functional Skills Tutor & IQA

Wendy Adey

Apprenticeship Assessor Coach and Functional Skills Tutor & IQA

Shelley Worthington

Apprenticeship Assessor Coach and Functional Skills Tutor


Apprenticeships London

Tracy Kim Chesterton

Apprenticeship Assessor Coach and Functional Skills Tutor & IQA


Functional Skills London & SE

Rotimi Aina

Assessor and Functional Skills Tutor

Rabiul Islam

Assessor and Functional Skills Tutor

Dennis Onwuka

Assessor and Functional Skills Tutor

Chiroshree Chakraborty

Assessor and Functional Skills Tutor