Russell Hobby (trade unionist)

Russell Keith Hobby CBE (born 22 January 1972[1]) is the CEO of Teach First. He was the General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) until September 2017.

Early life

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He was born in Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. His father, a plasma physicist for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. His mother was a qualified primary school teacher. He attended a comprehensive school, the John Mason School. He went to Corpus Christi College, Oxford to study PPE, leaving in 1993.

Career

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He became General Secretary of NAHT in September 2010.[2] He was re-elected General Secretary in January 2015.[3] In May 2017, he was appointed CEO of Teach First.[4]

Hobby was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to education.[5]

Personal life

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References

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  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ Greensheets
  3. ^ Re-election
  4. ^ "Russell Hobby appointed Teach First chief executive".
  5. ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N9.
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Trade union offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the NAHT
September 2010 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent