Eileen Gordon is the Head of 14-19 Strategy and Commissioning for Hertfordshire County Council. She leads the county’s strategy and developments on 14-19 reform, working closely with partner organisations such as Youth Connexions and Education Business Links, schools, Work Based Learning providers and colleges and drives collaboration on behalf of the county. She was heavily involved in preparing for LSC transition and spoke from a local authority’s perspective at the East of England LSN/React Big Debate. Since April 2010 she has been responsible for 16-19 strategic commissioning and leads a team of staff, some of whom have transferred from the LSC.

She joined Hertfordshire local authority in September 2006 before which she was Chief Executive of the Learning Warehouse, a vocational centre in Bedfordshire which was also a 14-19 Pathfinder. Eileen was in secondary education for over 30 years and has held a variety of senior roles such as Head of Sixth, Deputy Headteacher and Acting Headteacher.