Barnaby Lenon
Barnaby Lenon CBE | |
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Born | Barnaby John Lenon 10 May 1954 |
Education | Eltham College |
Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Cambridge |
Employer(s) | University of Buckingham Independent Schools Council Harrow School Trinity School of John Whitgift Highgate School Eton College Sherborne School Holland Park School |
Spouse |
Penelope Thain (m. 1983) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Barnaby John Lenon
Education
Lenon, the son of a clergyman, was born in Chelsea in 1954 and was educated at Eltham College, an independent school in Eltham in south London, followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he read geography.[6] He then went on to St John's College, Cambridge to train for a career in teaching and won the university prize for education.[citation needed]
Career
Lenon began his career with a year at Sherborne School in Dorset,[7] then moved on to Eton College, an independent school in Berkshire, where he taught for twelve years. He was in the state sector for a short while at Holland Park School in west London. He became deputy headmaster of Highgate School and then headmaster of the Trinity School of John Whitgift in Croydon, south London. He was appointed as headmaster of Harrow in 1999 and during his tenure the school increased in both popularity and academic results. He was appointed Chairman of the Independent Schools Council in 2011 to oversee lobbying, research, the press and legal advice for the 1250 schools in ISC.
Lenon is often quoted in the media about his views, complaining of what he regards as the 'dumbing down' of educational standards since the demise of
Media appearances and publications
Lenon has appeared in newspapers and on the television a number of times in the past decade, mostly speaking about educational reforms. He appeared in the
Lenon has published a number of successful textbooks for schools including Techniques and Fieldwork in Geography (1983),[ISBN missing] London (1988), London in the 1990s (1993), The United Kingdom (1995), Fieldwork Techniques and Projects in Geography (1996),[ISBN missing] Geography Fieldwork and Skills (2015).[ISBN missing]
In 2017 he published a review of the national education system Much Promise: successful schools in England
In 2018 he published 'Other Peoples Children', an account of what happens to those in England's bottom 50% academically and the state of vocational education in the country.
Honours and awards
In 2005
Personal life
Lenon married Penelope Anne Thain in 1983.[2] The couple have two daughters: India, born in 1989, and Flora, born in 1992.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Mills, Steve. "Prince Charles hands CBE to Buckingham University's Barnaby". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U24275. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Harrow School – Home page, Harrow Association
- ^ "5 minutes with Professor Barnaby Lenon, Dean of Education". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Dean of Education recognised in the Queen's birthday honours". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Chelsea Academy". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ The Sherborne Register, Eighth Edition, 1925–2015
- ^ 'Worthless qualifications' give false hope to state pupils, says Harrow head | Education | guardian.co.uk
- ^ BBC News – Poor children 'deceived' by qualifications
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B9.