Anthony Seldon is an authority on contemporary British history and headmaster of Wellington College, one of Britain’s most famous independent schools. He is also author or editor of over 25 books on contemporary history, politics and education. His book, Trust: How we lost it and how to get it back, was published in October 2009, and his latest book, Brown at 10, is published this month. In March 2010 he presented the BBC Two programme, Trust in Politics. 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, He has two honorary doctorates and is Professor at the College of Teachers. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. He founded, with Professor Peter Hennessy, the Institute of Contemporary British History. Dr Seldon appears regularly on television and radio and in the press, and writes for several national newspapers. His views on education have regularly been sought by the government and political parties. |
Trust: How We Lost it and How to Get it Back (Biteback, 2010)
Brown at 10 (Biteback, 2010)
BoI 2007 Vox Pop 10
"Only the Battle of Ideas could provide the platform for a discussion about a GCSE Science exam where the atmosphere was so electric. It felt like a battle for the soul of British education."
Philip Walters, chairman, Rising Stars educational publishers