As Director of Group Facilities Operations, Alan is responsible for the operational facilities across the group and leads the Property and Environment Team. This includes the maintenance and upgrades of our infrastructure as well as maintaining compliance. He has worked in both the private and public sectors for over 40 years, including NSPCC and Guardian Media Group, and joined Activate Learning in September 2019, as Group Facilities Manager, and became Director of Group Facilities Operations in February 2021. The P&E Team work closely with the IT and H&S teams to keep our colleges functioning on a daily basis as well as future proofing our environments and improving efficiency.