At SMB College group, you are one of the family - whether you're a student, alumni, staff member, governor or one of our fantastic partners. Below you can find out a little more about each of our Senior Team, the area they are responsible for in the college, and a little about what they bring to the college.
James Thorne
Assistant Principal of Quality and Learner Experience
James started at Brooksby Melton College as Head of Sport in 2017, after previously being Head of HE Sport at Heart of Worcestershire College. James led Land Based and Sport faculty through merger, before progressing into an executive role at the SMB College Group, taking on further responsibility across the college in the key areas of Quality Improvement and Student Experience and Services. James also leads on the Leicester Tigers partnership that continues to bring success and growth. James enjoys keeping fit, playing and watching sport and exploring new countries in his spare time. He is currently adding to his Sociology of Health MSc through studying an MBA part time, which he hopes to finish in April 23.
Jon Laud
Assistant Principal
Jon’s commercial background is in broadcast engineering and post production. He has nearly 20 years’ experience in the Further Education sector, with over 12 years in management positions. Jon has worked from the east coast to the east midlands at colleges and training providers. His areas of expertise include, curriculum development, partnership stakeholder engagement and resilience management leading to successful outcomes.
