Mr Robert W Sutcliffe BEd

Appointed 2014. Robert Sutcliffe was educated at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, graduating from there in 1968. Having worked his way through the education system both as teacher and headteacher at schools in Bedfordshire, Rob moved to Dorset in 1985 as head of two large middle schools until his retirement in 2007. He also served as External Final Moderator for the University of Exeter, giving the final assessment on individual student’s teaching proficiency.

Rob is one of the five founding members of Leukaemia Busters and has acted as chairman of trustees since 2009. Following his long career in education Rob brings a vast wealth of experience and understanding to the board not just professionally but also as a parent with a personal experience of lymphoma. Rob has twice sailed the Atlantic, is a Board of Trade qualified Ocean Yachtmaster and for fifteen years taught navigation at all levels through Adult Education courses.

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