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John Claughton

b. 1956

Schoolmaster and cricketer (born 1956)

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Born 1956. John Claughton is a British cricketer.

John Alan Claughton (born 17 September 1956, in Guiseley, Leeds) is a former Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham (K.E.S.), and a former English first-class cricketer. Claughton was a right-handed batsman.

Cricket career In 1975, Claughton was captain of his school cricket team (K.E.S.) where he later became chief master. where he was also in charge of cricket, and then was appointed Headmaster at Solihull School (2001–2005). In 2006, he returned to his own old school to become Chief Master at King Edward's School, Birmingham where he introduced the International Baccalaureate. Claughton retired from his post as Chief Master in July 2016, a decision he announced in 2015 after suffering a stroke, and was succeeded by Dr Mark Fenton. In 2016, in the Tatler Schools Awards Claughton was named as 'Best Head of Public School'. Since his retirement, Claughton has been critical of independent education in the UK.

Writing Claughton has written 2 books, and contributed to one more:

Herodotus and the Persian Wars (Greece and Rome: Texts and Contexts) Aristophanes: Clouds (Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama). Ancient History (with Robin Osborne, in The Teaching of Classics ed. James Morwood, Cambridge University Press, 2003)

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Merton College, King Edward's School
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John Alan Claughton

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Who is John Claughton?

schoolmaster and cricketer (born 1956)

When was John Claughton born?

John Claughton was born on 17 September 1956 in Guiseley.

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John Claughton is a cricketer.

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John Claughton is British.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: John Claughton

Β· Wikidata: Q10996670

Β· DBpedia: John Alan Claughton

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