Gabriel Manthorp

Gabe is an internationally produced playwright with an MA in writing and background in the creative and leisure industries. Gabe has worked in FE, HE, and skills for over a decade, including current roles as: Assistant Director: HE at Newham College; Quality and Standards Assessor with the OfS; and a range of consultancy and advisory positions across the sector. Gabe’s specific expertise is in College-based HE and higher technical education, which he has written about extensively, including through institutional strategies; policy consultation; quality assessment reports; contribution to sector-wide networks; newsletters; and personal channels. In 2024, Gabe was keynote speaker at AdvanceHE’s College-based HE Conference with, “What the F do we do with the H? – The role of FE Colleges in the future of English HE”.