
Debra Gray CBE on Education, Inclusion & Championing Hull | The Pacecast
“Until every single learner and every single community is served the way they need to be served, it won’t be right.”In this episode of The Pacecast, Anita Pace is joined by Debra Gray CBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Hull College.Debra shares her remarkable journey from growing up in poverty in Sheffield to becoming one of the UK’s most respected leaders in further education. She opens up about her difficult childhood, the teachers who changed the direction of her life and how education became both her purpose and passion.From being the first in her family to sit exams and attend university, to leading colleges across the Humber region and receiving both an MBE and CBE for services to education, Debra reflects on the resilience, determination and values that shaped her leadership style.This is an honest and inspiring conversation about social mobility, leadership, inclusion, ambition and the life-changing power of education.Don’t forget to like, subscribe and share for more inspiring conversations with leaders making an impact.#podcast #education #leadership #hullcollege #socialmobility #business #hull #yorkshire #pacecast #inspiration



