A college principal known for leading sector efforts to improve mental health and community action has suddenly left his role.
Stuart Rimmer, who had led East Coast College for nearly a decade, quit as chief executive on December 31. Neither Rimmer nor the college would publicly confirm the reason why.
FE Week understands college staff were informed the week before he left, but no public statement was made until Rimmer’s last day.
In a statement sent to college stakeholders on New Year’s Eve, chair of governors David Blake simply said: “I would like to share that Stuart Rimmer MBE, chief executive officer, is leaving East Coast College.
