Director of Education retires

Freda Andrews, our Director of Education, will be retiring at the beginning of April after nearly 16 years at the College.

Freda (pictured above with RCVS President Stuart Reid) joined the College as Head of Education in September 1999 and became Director of Education in 2013, with strategic responsibility for both veterinary and veterinary nursing education. She leaves the College on Thursday 2 April.

Nick Stace, CEO, comments: “We will miss Freda for her professionalism, her encyclopaedic knowledge of all things related to veterinary education and her attention to detail, but she leaves behind a team that is stronger-than-ever and a considerable legacy for the profession as a whole.

We will miss Freda for her professionalism, her encyclopaedic knowledge of all things related to veterinary education and her attention to detail.

Nick Stace, CEO

“Under her watch the Education Department has seen a significant number of achievements.

"This includes the introduction of the Professional Development Phase which has helped veterinary graduates develop their confidence and competence during the first few years of practice and the accreditation of the University of Nottingham’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Science – the first new UK vet school in 50 years.”

Freda’s responsibilities as Director of Education will now be split between Christine Warman, Head of Education, and Julie Dugmore, Head of Veterinary Nursing.

“I have really enjoyed working with such a fascinating profession and I think that through working very closely with our colleagues in the vet schools, as well as with practising vets, veterinary education has made some significant advances.

"For example, there is more focus now on communication and professional skills and greater alignment of accreditation standards internationally, to name but two things,” commented Freda.

“I am sad to leave but I know that the future of veterinary and veterinary nursing education has been left in the very safe hands of Christine and Julie and their respective teams.”