Matthew Raggett

Matthew Raggett
Raggett at the IIT Delhi Dec 2017
Raggett at the IIT Delhi Dec 2017
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Bristol
OccupationAcademic, writer, former headmaster of The Doon School
NationalityBritish
Alma materNewcastle University (BSc)
University of Worcester (PGCE)
Charles Sturt University (MBA)
SubjectMathematics, Theoretical Physics, Philosophy of Education
SpouseLindsay Raggett
Children3
Website
Official website

Matthew Jonathan Raggett (born 1972) is a British educator, writer and the former Headmaster of The Doon School, the all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, India. He succeeded Peter McLaughlin in 2016, becoming the tenth headmaster of the school.[1][2][3] Raggett left Doon in January 2020[4] and returned to Germany. He was the fourth Englishman in Doon's history to head the school and was a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, UK.[5] Jagpreet Singh succeeded him as headmaster, and joined the school in June 2020. He is currently the Director of the Thuringia International School (ThIS), Weimar, DE.

  1. ^ Read. "It's a spartan life at 'the Eton of India'". The Spectator. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "After 8 decades, Doon School looks to South, East for students | dehradun". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Educationists deliberate on enabling students to meet 'VUCA' challenges | lucknow". Hindustan Times. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.doonschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2559-final-weekly.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "The Doon School". HMC. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.