David Bell is the leader of the University of Reading taking the unusual route from being a senior civil servant straight to the top of an institution. He was Permanent Secretary at the Department of Education and also a former Chief Inspector of Schools. He didn’t last long under Michael Gove’s leadership of DoE and made a swift exit to take the reigns of Reading. But government’s loss was the sector’s gain as his insider knowledge of Whitehall and his great network makes him a critical part of the Universities UK leadership team. Also well-liked by fellow vice chancellors, as his feet get ever firmer under the table in the sector, expect to see more of him on the scene.
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David Bell
David Bell is the leader of the University of Reading taking the unusual route from being a senior civil servant straight to the top of an institution. He was Permanent Secretary at the Department of Education and also a former Chief Inspector of Schools. He didn’t last long under Michael Gove’s leadership of DoE and … Continued
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