Ralph Tabberer
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Ralph Edwin Tabberer CB (born 5 August 1954 in Romford) was the Director General of Schools in the UK government department, the Department for Children, Schools and Families. He held the position from March 2006 until March 2009.
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[edit] Early life
He attended Plymouth College and then Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, gaining a MA in Economics, Social and Political Science in 1976. He gained a PGCE from Brunel University in 1977.
[edit] Career
He worked as a teacher in Hillingdon LEA, then entered education administration in 1989. He also worked at the National Foundation for Educational Research. He first joined the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in 1997 where he worked in the School Effectiveness Unit. He was Head of the National Grid for Learning from 1999-2000. From February 2000 - March 2006, he was Chief Executive of the TTA (Teacher Training Agency), which became the TDA (Training and Development Agency for Schools) in March 2005. He left his position as Director General of Schools at the DCSF for family reasons in March 2009 (although had partly left in May 2008), being replaced by Jon Coles. He is now Chief Schools Officer at GEMS Education, based in Dubai, which he joined in March 2009.
[edit] Recognition
In the 2009 New Years Honours, he received the Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB).
He was awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of East London in 2009.[1]
[edit] Personal life
He married Jennifer Sutton in January 2012. He has a daughter, named Holly, and a son, Joseph. He has three stepsons and two stepdaughters by his previous marriage. When in England, he lived in Farnham.
