Anthony R. M. Little

Anthony Richard Morell Little MA (Cantab) (born 1954), also known as Tony Little, is a leading English educationalist who was headmaster of Chigwell School and Oakham School before becoming headmaster of Eton College in 2002.

Education

Little was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University. He gained an upper second class honours degree in English language and literature at Corpus Christi College (University of Cambridge) [http://www.roxburylatin.org/home/news_item.asp?id=235] , where he was a choral scholar, then a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Homerton.

Outline of career

*Assistant master teaching English, later housemaster, at Tonbridge School, Kent, 1977–1983
*Head of English & Drama and housemaster at Brentwood School, Essex, 1983–1990
*Headmaster of Chigwell School, Essex, 1990–1997
*Headmaster of Oakham School, Rutland, 1997–2002
*Headmaster of Eton College, 2002 to date

Other appointments

*Member of Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, 1990 to date
*Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 1991
*Honorary Educational Advisor to "The World Trust"
*Governor of Westminster Abbey Choir School
*Governor of Northwood College, 1990 to 1998
*Governor of St Albans School, 1994 to date
*Member of the Inspectorate of the Independent Schools Inspectorate
*Member of the East India Club

Family

Little is the son of Edward and Margaret Little. In 1978, he married Jennifer Anne Greenwood, and they have one daughter.

Quotations

*"Eton is a four-letter word."
*"Prince Harry is a scholar and a gentleman."

References

*"Who's Who 2007" (A. & C. Black, London, 2007)
* [http://www.etoncollege.com/default.asp EtonCollege.com]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/main.jhtml;$sessionid$RFYZN2DEYAUBPQFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/education/2002/09/04/teeton04.xml&sSheet=/education/2002/09/04/ixtetop.html Interview with Anthony Little] in "Daily Telegraph" newspaper, 4 September 2002
* [http://www.janusz.org/worldtrust/trustofficers.html The World Trust]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23110-2203552,00.html Article] in "The Times"
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/education/1456026.stm Anthony Little news] from the BBC
* [http://www.iu-bremen.de/news/iubnews/09325/ Article of Anthony Little at IUB]
* [http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/article/articleview/356/1/83 Families Online]
* [http://wabbey-affairs.tripod.com/governors.htm Westminster Abbey Choir School]
* [http://www.isinspect.org.uk/reports/2000/0206_00_r.htm ISI Report] — Independent Schools Inspectorate
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/story/0,2763,1521029,00.html Report of Eton unfair dismissal case] in "The Guardian" newspaper
*"The Importance of Being Eton: Inside the World’s Most Powerful School" by Nick Fraser (Short Books, 2006)