Mandy Telford
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Mandy Telford was President of National Union of Students (United Kingdom) from 2002 to 2004, having served the previous two years as President of NUS Scotland
. She was the fifth woman to hold the NUS presidency and was twice elected as the Labour Students
candidate.
and was educated at the University of Strathclyde
. For the final year of her Education course (1999-2000) she was vice-President of the Students' Association at the Jordanhill campus
.
From 2000-1, she served as NUS Scotland's Women's Officer before being elected to consecutive one-year terms as NUS Scotland President.
, becoming a regular writer for The Guardian
and a broadcaster on BBC
Radio 5 Live.
She went on to work for the British trade union Amicus
(now part of UNITE the union) as the Dignity at Work (bullying) campaign coordinator and was Special Adviser
to Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell
MP, Minister for the London 2012 Olympic Games
. She is married to John Woodcock former Special Adviser to Rt Hon John Hutton
, Secretary of State
for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
and now MP for Barrow-in-Furness
National Union of Students Scotland
The National Union of Students Scotland is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of 530,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of...
. She was the fifth woman to hold the NUS presidency and was twice elected as the Labour Students
Labour Students
Labour Students is a student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party.Membership comprises affiliated college and university clubs . Membership of Labour Students is through membership of a university or college Labour Club. Affiliation is open to any Labour Club generally supportive of...
candidate.
Early life
She attended the prestigious Scottish private school Dollar AcademyDollar Academy
Dollar Academy was founded in 1818, which makes it the oldest co-educational day and boarding school in the world. The open campus occupies a site in the centre of the thriving town of Dollar in Central Scotland, less than 40 minutes drive from the two main Scottish cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh...
and was educated at the University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
. For the final year of her Education course (1999-2000) she was vice-President of the Students' Association at the Jordanhill campus
Jordanhill College
Jordanhill Campus, in Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland, is now home to the Faculty of Education of the University of Strathclyde. Within the University of Strathclyde faculty of education, departments include Childhood and Primary Studies, Creative and Aesthetic Studies, Curricular Studies,...
.
From 2000-1, she served as NUS Scotland's Women's Officer before being elected to consecutive one-year terms as NUS Scotland President.
NUS President
As President of National Union of Students (United Kingdom), Telford led the campaign against the government's controversial policy to charge university top-up feesTop-up fees
Tuition fees were first introduced across the entire United Kingdom in September 1998 as a means of funding tuition to undergraduate and postgraduate certificate students at universities, with students being required to pay up to £1,000 a year for tuition...
, becoming a regular writer for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and a broadcaster on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Radio 5 Live.
She went on to work for the British trade union Amicus
Amicus
Amicus was the United Kingdom's second-largest trade union, and the largest private sector union, formed by the merger of Manufacturing Science and Finance, the AEEU agreed in 2001, and two smaller unions, UNIFI and the GPMU...
(now part of UNITE the union) as the Dignity at Work (bullying) campaign coordinator and was Special Adviser
Special advisers in the United Kingdom
A special adviser works in a supporting role to the British government. With media, political or policy expertise, their duty is to assist and advise government ministers.-Role:...
to Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane...
MP, Minister for the London 2012 Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. She is married to John Woodcock former Special Adviser to Rt Hon John Hutton
John Hutton (Labour MP)
John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness in Cumbria from 1992 to 2010, and has served in a number of Cabinet offices, including Defence Secretary and Business Secretary...
, Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Secretary of State or State Secretary is a commonly used title for a senior or mid-level post in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the Government....
for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was a United Kingdom government department. The department was created on 28 June 2007 on the disbanding of the Department of Trade and Industry , and was itself disbanded on 6 June 2009 on the creation of the Department for Business,...
and now MP for Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...