David Bell | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sunderland | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shirley Atkinson |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading | |
| In office 2012 – September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Downes (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Van de Noort |
| Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education[a] | |
| In office January 2006 – September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | David Normington |
| Succeeded by | Tom Jeffery (acting) |
| Chief Inspector of Ofsted | |
| In office 1 May 2002 – 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Tomlinson |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Smith (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow Jordanhill College of Education (PGCE) |
Sir David Robert Bell KCB DL (born March 1959) is a public policy analyst who is Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Sunderland. He was previously Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading for six years. Prior to that, he was Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education and its predecessor departments from January 2006 until 2012. Before that he was Chief Inspector of Schools at the Office for Standards in Education from 2002.
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