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MA, PhD, FRSA, MBA, FRHisS
Anthony Seldon is an authority on contemporary British history and headmaster of one of Britain's most historic independent schools. He became the 13th Master of Wellington College in January 2006, having been Headmaster of Brighton College since September 1997. He is also author or editor of over 25 books on contemporary history, politics and education and has been historical consultant on the memoirs of several former prime ministers and foreign secretaries.
After gaining an MA at Worcester College, Oxford, and a PhD at the London School of Economics, he qualified as a teacher at King’s College, London, winning the top teaching prize in his year. His first teaching appointment was at Whitgift School in Croydon in 1983, where he was head of politics, and in 1989 he returned to his old school, Tonbridge, and became head of history and general studies. In 1993, he was appointed deputy headmaster and, ultimately, acting headmaster of St Dunstan’s College in South London.
Dr Seldon appears frequently on television and radio, and writes for several national newspapers. He founded, with Professor Peter Hennessy, the Institute of Contemporary British History, the internationally respected body whose aim is to promote research into, and the study of, British history since 1945. His recent education booklets include Public and private education: The divide must end and Partnership not paternalism.