Christopher Woodhead | |
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 Woodhead in a BBC interview, May 1999 | |
| Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills | |
| In office 1994–2000 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major Tony Blair |
| Minister | John Patten Gillian Shephard David Blunkett |
| Preceded by | Stewart Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | Sir Mike Tomlinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Anthony Woodhead 20 October 1946 Southgate, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 23 June 2015 (aged 68) London, England |
| Spouses |
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| Domestic partner | Amanda Johnston (c. 1970s–1980s) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
Sir Christopher Anthony Woodhead (20 October 1946 – 23 June 2015) was a British educationalist. He was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England from 1994 to 2000, and was one of the most controversial figures in debates on the direction of English education policy.[1] He was Chairman of Cognita, a company dedicated to fostering private education, from 2004 to 2013.[2]
- ^ The Times 3 February 1997 Valerie Grove interview
- ^ "Executive Team". Cognita. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2011.