James Tooley

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James Tooley is the director of the E.G. West Centre at Newcastle University and a member of the academic advisory board of the Taxpayers' Alliance.[1] He has also been the professor of education policy at Newcastle University since 1998. According to the copy of his C.V. held by Newcastle University he is also an advisor to Reform, Civitas, the Institute of Economic Affairs, and the Globalisation Institute.[2]

Background

Tooley has been working in the field of education for over 25 years beginning with a teaching post in Zimbabwe after he left university. According to his E.G. West Centre biography he 'works to assist in improving entrepreneurs' access to loans and improvement of the curriculum for budget private schools' and 'to bring private schools for low income families to the top of the agenda when discussing Education for All'.[3]


Affiliations

E.G. West Centre | Taxpayers' Alliance | Reform | Civitas | Institute of Economic Affairs | Globalisation Institute

Resources

Notes

  1. James Tooley, About Us, E.G. West Centre, Accessed 17-February-2011
  2. Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010, Newcastle University, Accessed 17-February-2011
  3. James Tooley, About Us, E.G. West Centre, Accessed 17-February-2011