Ruth Silver
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Dame Dr. Ruth Muldoon Silver, DBE
is a British
educator.
Ruth Silver was born in Lanarkshire
, Scotland
. She was the Principal of Lewisham College
, was chair of the Working Men's College
governing board from 2002 to 2005, and, at 2010, is the chair of The Learning and Skills Improvement Service
(LSIS), a public body dedicated to Further Education and skills development. She has written and broadcast on education and is committed to inclusiveness, particularly in the inner city..Ofsted
's report for Lewisham College praised its "outstanding" work.
An adviser to the Select Committee in the House of Commons and a member of the Skills Commission, Silver also sits on the Edge Foundation (ADHD), which is devoted to raising the status of vocational learning; the Horse's Mouth, an online peer-mentoring enterprise; and the Trinity Laban Conservatoire.
Silver was appointed Chief Assessor for the Centre of Excellence in Leadership's Principals Qualifying Programme. Her employment has spanned child guidance, teaching and inspection, and in-service at the Department for Education and Skills, developing national education policy on personal development in young people. She is a member of the London Skills and Employment Board.
Silver said the recognition (of what) was "fabulous", but getting an outstanding report from the education watchdog Ofsted was "the real honour". Silver retired as Principal of Lewisham College in 2009, a post she held for 17 years.
She commented when receiving her damehood:
Order of the British Empire
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is a British
United Kingdom
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educator.
Ruth Silver was born in Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. She was the Principal of Lewisham College
Lewisham College
Lewisham College is a further education college in Lewisham, south-east London.Lewisham College is located in the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. The college comprise campuses in Lewisham Way, New Cross and at Deptford Church Street...
, was chair of the Working Men's College
Working Men's College
The Working Men's College- WMC, being among the earliest adult education institutions established in the United Kingdom, is Europe's oldest extant centre for adult education and perhaps one of its smallest...
governing board from 2002 to 2005, and, at 2010, is the chair of The Learning and Skills Improvement Service
Learning and Skills Improvement Service
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service is the sector-owned body supporting the development of excellent and sustainable Further Education provision across the learning and skills sector...
(LSIS), a public body dedicated to Further Education and skills development. She has written and broadcast on education and is committed to inclusiveness, particularly in the inner city..Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
's report for Lewisham College praised its "outstanding" work.
An adviser to the Select Committee in the House of Commons and a member of the Skills Commission, Silver also sits on the Edge Foundation (ADHD), which is devoted to raising the status of vocational learning; the Horse's Mouth, an online peer-mentoring enterprise; and the Trinity Laban Conservatoire.
Silver was appointed Chief Assessor for the Centre of Excellence in Leadership's Principals Qualifying Programme. Her employment has spanned child guidance, teaching and inspection, and in-service at the Department for Education and Skills, developing national education policy on personal development in young people. She is a member of the London Skills and Employment Board.
Silver said the recognition (of what) was "fabulous", but getting an outstanding report from the education watchdog Ofsted was "the real honour". Silver retired as Principal of Lewisham College in 2009, a post she held for 17 years.
Damehood
In 2006 Silver was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition for her services to Further Education.She commented when receiving her damehood: