Principal meets Prime Minister

Nick Brown with Prime Minister Gordon Brown Nick Brown with Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Nick Brown with Lord Mandelson Nick Brown with Lord Mandelson

College Principal Nick Brown OBE was one of a group of leaders of the highest performing and most quickly improving colleges in England who were invited to celebrate their institutions’ achievements in Downing Street on Monday 15th March.

During the reception, Nick Brown  met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson and Further Education Minister Kevin Brennan.  He commented: “This was another opportunity to raise the strategic importance of the Oldham Science Centre and is another indication that we are one of the highest quality providers of any sort in the land.”

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: “These colleges are among the very best and most improving in the country and I am hugely impressed by their commitment to helping people get the skills, the training, and inspiration to achieve their full potential.“The Principals, staff and students should be very proud of their achievements, and I am delighted to celebrate their success here in Downing Street.“Colleges are at the heart of their communities, helping people through the recession and key to the UK’s economic recovery. Training the next generation of engineers, scientists, teachers and designers, they are developing the skills we need to prosper in the decades ahead."

Lord Mandelson said: “It is right that we celebrate excellence and these colleges are beacons of success that we can all be proud of.“They are playing a major role making sure people have the skills they need to fulfil their potential and drive the economy forwards. The success of these colleges and others like them will help everyone share in the proceeds of growth.”