Tom Jeffery
Sir Thomas Baird Jeffery,
Director General for Children, Young People and Families at the Department for Education
. He served as Acting Permanent Secretary on several occasions, notably for three months from December 2011 to March 2012.
Early life
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Jeffery, son of George Herbert Jeffery and Margaret (née Thornton), was educated at
King's School, Canterbury, before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge. He graduated from Cambridge with the degree of MA, before further attending the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham
.
Career
Jeffery joined the Civil Service in 1981 in the
Director-General of Children Young People & Families at the Department for Education
from 2003 until 2011.
Personal life
In 1987 he married Alison Nisbet, and they have two children, Caroline and Hugh.
He is the author of various articles on educational matters and is a member of
Lewes FC
.
Honours
Jeffery was appointed a
Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor 'for services to the Department for Education', and therefore granted the title 'sir'.[1]
References
- ^ "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2015. p. B2.