Sir Alexander Bradshaw Clegg (13 June 1909 – 20 January 1986 in Yorkshire) was an English educationalist. He was the innovative Chief Education Officer of the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council for whom he worked from 1945 to 1974.
Between 1939 and 1945, Clegg worked for Birmingham, Cheshire, and Worcestershire education authorities before being appointed, in 1945, to the post of Deputy Chief Education Officer of the West Riding at the age of 34. The West Riding started on the road to becoming a pioneering and innovative authority when later that year he was appointed Chief Education Officer.[3] During his tenure at the West Riding, Clegg was instrumental in introducing the first of thousands of Middle schools to the United Kingdom as part of a change to three-tier education initially in Hemsworth.[4]
He was instrumental in founding Bretton Hall College which opened in 1949. His focus was always on children as learners.[5]
"Recipe for Failure" (National Children's Home convocation lecture, 1972)
Changing Primary School: Its Problems and Priorities (1972)
Enjoying Writing: Further Collection of Children's Poetry and Prose (1973)
Referencesedit
^‘Clegg, Sir Alec (Alexander Bradshaw Clegg)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 15 Nov 2008
^Woodland, Jenny (2001). Bootham School Register. York, England: BOSA.
^ abDarvill, Peter (2000). Sir Alec Clegg. A Biographical Study. Knebworth: Able Publishing. ISBN0-907616-67-4.
^Crook, David (April 2008). "The middle school cometh' . . . and goeth: Alec Clegg and the rise and fall of the English middle school". Education 3–13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. 36 (2): 117–135. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^Davies, Alyn (2007). . Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
Talk given by Sir Alec Clegg at Bingley College of Education in 1974
Lecture by Clegg, 1970, The Arthur Mellows Memorial Lecture: Education in Society
December 15, 2023
alec, clegg, alexander, bradshaw, clegg, june, 1909, january, 1986, yorkshire, english, educationalist, innovative, chief, education, officer, west, riding, yorkshire, county, council, whom, worked, from, 1945, 1974, schoolmaster, clegg, born, long, eaton, der. Sir Alexander Bradshaw Clegg 13 June 1909 20 January 1986 in Yorkshire was an English educationalist He was the innovative Chief Education Officer of the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council for whom he worked from 1945 to 1974 The son of a schoolmaster Clegg was born in Long Eaton Derbyshire and was educated at Long Eaton Grammar School 1 and Bootham School 2 before attending Clare College Cambridge where he took a degree in modern languages When he completed his degree he attended the London Day Training College He then got a job at St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Grammar School where he taught French and games between 1932 and 1937 3 Between 1939 and 1945 Clegg worked for Birmingham Cheshire and Worcestershire education authorities before being appointed in 1945 to the post of Deputy Chief Education Officer of the West Riding at the age of 34 The West Riding started on the road to becoming a pioneering and innovative authority when later that year he was appointed Chief Education Officer 3 During his tenure at the West Riding Clegg was instrumental in introducing the first of thousands of Middle schools to the United Kingdom as part of a change to three tier education initially in Hemsworth 4 He was instrumental in founding Bretton Hall College which opened in 1949 His focus was always on children as learners 5 Clegg was knighted in the birthday honours list of June 1965 6 Papers of Sir Alec Clegg are held at West Yorkshire Archive Service in Wakefield His nephew is David Attenborough Bibliography editThe Excitement of Writing 1964 Children in Distress 1969 Excitement of Writing 1970 Changing Primary School 1972 Recipe for Failure National Children s Home convocation lecture 1972 Changing Primary School Its Problems and Priorities 1972 Enjoying Writing Further Collection of Children s Poetry and Prose 1973 References edit Clegg Sir Alec Alexander Bradshaw Clegg Who Was Who A amp C Black 1920 2007 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2007 accessed 15 Nov 2008 Woodland Jenny 2001 Bootham School Register York England BOSA a b Darvill Peter 2000 Sir Alec Clegg A Biographical Study Knebworth Able Publishing ISBN 0 907616 67 4 Crook David April 2008 The middle school cometh and goeth Alec Clegg and the rise and fall of the English middle school Education 3 13 International Journal of Primary Elementary and Early Years Education 36 2 117 135 Retrieved 29 December 2013 Davies Alyn 2007 Sir Alec Clegg Memorial Lecture 5th May 2007 Archived from the original on 25 March 2008 Retrieved 1 May 2008 No 43667 The London Gazette Supplement 4 June 1965 p 5472 External links editTalk given by Sir Alec Clegg at Bingley College of Education in 1974 Lecture by Clegg 1970 The Arthur Mellows Memorial Lecture Education in Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alec Clegg amp oldid 1188434450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
