Anthea Christine Millett,

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(2 November 1941 – 5 December 2022) was a British educator who held a number of appointments and posts in the public sector, including Chairman of the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire

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(2002–2006).

Teaching career

A graduate of the

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, Millett began her teaching career in

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, moving from there to

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and

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, where she was deputy head of a large comprehensive school.

Career with HM Inspectorate

In 1978, she entered HM Inspectorate, and in 1984 became Staff Inspector for assessment and examinations. In 1978, she became Chief Inspector with responsibility for Special Educational Needs (SEN), educational disadvantage and

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, inspection policy and Schools 11-16. She became Director of Inspection at

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in August 1992. From January 1995 until December 1999, she was Chief Executive of the Teacher Training Agency (TTA).

Voluntary work

Millett's voluntary contributions included: * Vice Presidency/Education –

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* Governorship – The Commonwealth Institute * Chief Executive – Governing Body of the Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust * Director – The Dyslexia Institute

Personal life and death

Millett died in

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on 5 December 2022, at the age of 81.

Honours

Millett was awarded: *

"for services to teacher training" in 2000 * Fellow and former Vice President (Education) of the

(FRGS) * Fellow of the

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(FRSA) * Member of Council of the

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References

External links

BBC article

(currently available only through ) {{DEFAULTSORT:Millett, Anthea 1941 births 2022 deaths British educational theorists Schoolteachers from London Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Alumni of the University of London Place of birth missing Schoolteachers from the West Midlands