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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]].<ref>James Tooley, [http://research.ncl.ac.uk/egwest/aboutus.html About Us], E''.G. West Centre'', Accessed 17-February-2011</ref> 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]].<ref>Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/60501/response/152112/attach/2/Document.pdf Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010], ''Newcastle University'', Accessed 17-February-2011</ref>He is also the founding director of the [[The Education Fund]] and [[Orient Global]].<ref> Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/60501/response/152112/attach/2/Document.pdf Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010], ''Newcastle University'', Accessed 17-February-2011</ref> | + | [[James Tooley]] has been described as "the high priest of privatised education in Britain".<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/nov/12/professor-james-tooley-low-cost-schools Professor James Tooley: A champion of low-cost schools or a dangerous man?], ''Guardian'', 12 November 2013</ref> |
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| + | He is the director of the [[E.G. West Centre]] at Newcastle University and a member of the academic advisory board of the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]].<ref>James Tooley, [http://research.ncl.ac.uk/egwest/aboutus.html About Us], E''.G. West Centre'', Accessed 17-February-2011</ref> 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]].<ref>Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/60501/response/152112/attach/2/Document.pdf Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010], ''Newcastle University'', Accessed 17-February-2011</ref>He is also the founding director of the [[The Education Fund]] and [[Orient Global]].<ref> Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/60501/response/152112/attach/2/Document.pdf Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010], ''Newcastle University'', Accessed 17-February-2011</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 30 August 2015
James Tooley has been described as "the high priest of privatised education in Britain".[1]
He is the director of the E.G. West Centre at Newcastle University and a member of the academic advisory board of the Taxpayers' Alliance.[2] 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.[3]He is also the founding director of the The Education Fund and Orient Global.[4]
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'.[5]
Activities
James Tooley attended a Heritage Foundation event entitled 'Resource Bank 2004' in 2004 on behalf of the E.G. West Centre. The subject was 'Social Entrepreneurship: Building Constituencies for Limited Government'.[6]
Affiliations
E.G. West Centre | Taxpayers' Alliance | Reform | Civitas | Institute of Economic Affairs | Globalisation Institute | The Education Fund | Orient Global
Resources
- Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010, Newcastle University, Accessed 17-February-2011
Notes
- ↑ Professor James Tooley: A champion of low-cost schools or a dangerous man?, Guardian, 12 November 2013
- ↑ James Tooley, About Us, E.G. West Centre, Accessed 17-February-2011
- ↑ Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010, Newcastle University, Accessed 17-February-2011
- ↑ Correspondence Between James Tooley and the Taxpayers' Alliance, Response to FOI Request from 31st January 2010, Newcastle University, Accessed 17-February-2011
- ↑ James Tooley, About Us, E.G. West Centre, Accessed 17-February-2011
- ↑ James Tooley, 27TH ANNUAL RESOURCE BANK MEETING APRIL 29-30, 2004 - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Heritage Foundation, 29-April-2004, Accessed 08-May-2010
