Jason Turton

There is no biographical profile of the Principal on the College's website. This detail is from the FE Week 2025 appointment article.

The college said Turton brings "extensive experience" in both further and higher education leadership, with a "proven track record of driving improvement, forging powerful partnerships, and embedding innovation across institutions".

Turton joins from Barking and Dagenham College where he spent six years in leadership roles, with the last four as deputy principal for curriculum and quality.

Prior to that he worked at Preston College for 15 years before holding roles at Havering College of Further and Higher Education and Salford City College.

https://feweek.co.uk/new-principal-takes-the-reins-at-cumbrian-college/

Previous Principals/CEOs

Kelvin Nash

There is no biographical profile of the Principal on the College's website. This detail is from the now unpublished 2018 appointment article.

Kelvin Nash, 46 originally from South Wales, moves from the Heart of Worcestershire College where he has been Vice Principal for almost six years.

Kelvin was educated in Aberdare and studied Business at the University of Glamorgan before training as a teacher in Economics at the University of Worcester. Despite having a few years in Retail Management early in his career, he has worked in the Further Education sector for 19 years.

A keen visitor to the Lake District, Kelvin will initially be relocating to the Penrith area and is looking forward to getting to know more of Cumbria, its businesses and people.

https://kendal.ac.uk/news/kelvin-nash-set-to-take-control-at-kendal-college