Hugh Wright (schoolmaster)
Hugh Raymond Wright (born 24 August 1938) is an English
In his early career Wright taught at
Early life
The son of the Rev. Raymond Blayney Wright and his wife Alice Mary Hawksworth, Wright was educated at
Career
His first post was as an assistant schoolmaster at
He was elected Chairman of the Headmasters' Conference in 1995, a year before it became the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, having previously chaired its North West District from 1983 and its Community Service Sub-Committee from 1985 to 1990.[2]
In Birmingham in the mid-1990s, Wright worked with Tim Brighouse, the city's chief education officer, to develop a partnership between King Edward's and the state sector of education, commenting "We are looking at a new era of public-private co-operation reinforcing the community base. We are talking about one-off initiatives, not grandiose schemes". He chaired a group called the 'Children's University', providing Saturday schools, and a summer literacy scheme for eleven-year-olds was held at King Edward's in 1997.[2][4]
Other appointments
- Admiralty Interview Board Panel, 1982–95[2]
- Advisory Council for the Church's Ministry), 1982–[2]
- Chairman of National Steering Committee for Children's University, 1995–2001[2]
- Member of Bloxham Project Committee, 1993–1998, and Trustee, 1998–2006[2]
- Chairman of Governors, Kingswood School, Bath, 1998–2006 (and governor, 1995–1998)[2][3]
- Member of Governing Bodies Association Committee, 2000–03[2]
- Member of Chaplaincy Team, Shepton Mallet Prison, 2001–[2]
Publications
- The Origins of Christianity and the Medieval Church (1980)[2]
- Auden and Gresham's in Conference Common Room, Vol. 44, No. 2, Summer 2007[5]
Private life
In 1962, Wright married Jillian Mary McIldowie Meiklejohn, and they have three sons.[2]
He is a member of the East India Club and gives his recreations in Who's Who as "music, theatre, hill walking, wildfowl, gardening, Rugby football".[2]
References
- ^ Kingswood Association Magazine, Vol. 2, no. 12, April 2004 Archived 20 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine online at ka.typepad.com (Retrieved 25 April 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n WRIGHT, Hugh Raymond MA in Who's Who 2007 (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)
- ^ a b The Role of the Governors Archived 15 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at kingswood.bath.sch.uk (Retrieved 25 April 2008)
- Adonis, Andrew & Bright, Martin, Labour's private agenda unravels in The Observeronline dated 1 February 1998 (Retrieved 25 April 2008)
- ^ Conference Common Room Vol. 44, No. 2, Summer 2007 online at schoolsearch.co.uk (Retrieved 25 April 2008)