Serco Learning strengthens its management team with the appointment of Colin Watson as Programme Director, Serco Learning Progresso
Serco Learning has further strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Colin Watson as Programme Director for Serco Learning Progresso.
- (1888PressRelease) April 27, 2011 - Serco Learning has further strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Colin Watson as Programme Director for Serco Learning Progresso. In his new role, Colin is responsible for the development of its fourth generation information management platform, Serco Learning Progresso, for both UK and international markets. Also falling within Colin's remit is the product management of Serco Learning's CMIS resource management system for universities and SkillSpace, its learning platform for schools and the work space. Third party products including learner data analytics, financial management, school development planning, curriculum and behaviour management and e-portfolios are headed up by Colin as well.
Formerly Managing Director, Education Management Systems Division, RM, Colin is a trusted and well established figure within the education sector, who brings with him over 27 years experience in education IT gained working in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, North America and India.
Commenting on his appointment, Mohamad Djahanbakhsh, Managing Director, Serco Learning, said, "Colin is passionate about developing products which are highly differentiated from those of our competitors and ones that truly meet future needs and deliver the educational outcomes demanded by schools, colleges, universities, local authorities and governments.
"Colin is particularly excited to join a company that is investing heavily in next-generation products and one that is dedicated to pushing the boundaries to deliver in real-time personalised learner data to teaching professionals. Such data will enable teachers to intervene early, instigate improvements and so drive up standards."
Serco Learning Progresso is the first online solution to intelligently manage school information to support school leaders, teachers and administrators in working more efficiently and effectively, converting data on pupil attainment, attendance and behaviour into meaningful information at the point of use, without the need for teacher time to search and retrieve. It is tipped to improve efficiency and reduce school management system costs by up to 40 percent.
For further information about Serco Learning Progresso, please contact Serco Learning on Tel: +44(0)1 332 660 555, e-mail: enquiries ( @ ) sercolearning dot com or visit the website: www.sercolearning.com/products/progresso.
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