Russell Hobby (trade unionist)
Russell Keith Hobby (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[]
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[]
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]
Personal life[]
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