Whilst at university he enrolled on an Education course and he discovered that not only did he have passion for learning he also had a love for passing on knowledge by being a teacher.
In 1959 he was appointed to the role of Youth Officer for Central Shropshire, England's largest inland county.
Not only did he have a passion for imparting knowledge, he also found that he had a natural gift for leadership.
After his start in central Shropshire, he worked in three counties as an education officer. Eventually he moved on to other roles where he was responsible for leading a number of educational initiative and was also responsible for helping to develop some new schools.
His last role was that of Director of Education for the county of Lincolnshire.
After taking early retirement from working in local government he became an educational consultant, taking leading roles in a number of national projects.
He decided to take an active role in local politics, becoming a county council member and he became the chairman of a county educational committee.
In his entertaining and thoughtful book he records how educational was subject to a wide range of reforms between 1960 to 1990.
He was involved in a number of initiatives including County Youth Drama competitions, working with youth workers, the development of many different educational programmes and new schools.
It is an interesting book that should be on the bookshelves of anyone who has an interest in the recent history of education.
It is to be published by Matador on November 28th at £8.99.
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