Tony Little

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Anthony Richard Morell "Tony" Little FRSA (born 1954, Hillingdon) is a British schoolmaster. Little spent seven years as housemaster of Brentwood School, seven years as the headmaster of Chigwell School, six years as headmaster of Oakham School, and 13 years as Head Master of Eton College. As of 2015 he is Chief Education Officer of GEMS Education; he is responsible for ensuring the quality of education across the global chain.EducationLittle was educated at Eton College in Berkshire where he was a music scholar, and at Corpus Christi College at the University of Cambridge where he was a choral scholar and gained an upper second class honours degree in English language and literature. He received a Master of Arts in English as well as Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Distinction) at Homerton College, Cambridge.CareerLittle was an assistant master, teaching English, and then later a housemaster at Tonbridge School in Kent from 1977 to 1982. He served as a housemaster and head of English and drama at Brentwood School, Essex from 1982 to 1989. From 1989 to 1996, Little was headmaster of Chigwell School in Essex. He then served as Headmaster of Oakham School in Rutland from 1996 to 2002.In July 2001, he was appointed Head Master of Eton College, and assumed the post in September 2002.Little stepped down from Eton in 2015, and was appointed Chief Education Officer of GEMS Education. He is responsible for ensuring the quality of education across the global chain.He is the author of An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in July 2015, ISBN 978-1472913111