Lizzie Watts is the Director of Accreditation and Standards at Pearson (Edexcel) and works across Vocational and Academic qualifications in the examination board part of the organisation. She runs a small division of experts looking after the design and standards set in assessments; the regulatory compliance of qualifications that include Academic qualifications such as GCSEs and A levels, Vocational qualifications such as Apprenticeships, Functional Skills, BTECs and T- Levels as well as some English Language tests and international qualifications. Lizzie has an MSc in Occupational Psychology, is a women in leadership mentor and an active member of a local college and school governing board. Lizzie has been part of a project team exploring what the Future of Qualifications & Assessment for 14-19 year olds should look like.