Brian Peter Leon Lightman (born 15 June 1955) is a British trade union leader who is the former General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL, based in

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

). The ASCL has around 18,000 teachers.

Early life

He attended Westminster City Grammar School from 1966 to 1973. At the

University of Southampton The University of Southampton (abbreviated as ''Soton'' in post-nominal letters) is a public university, public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universit ...

he gained a BA in German in 1978 and a Modern Languages PGCE in 1979.

Career

He taught German and French from 1979 to 1984 at

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. From 1989 to 1991 he was Curriculum Development Manager and from 1991 to 1995 Deputy Head at

St Martin's School, Brentwood St Martin's School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Hutton area of Brentwood, Essex, England. Background The school used to separate boys and girls school, but these were combined in the ...

. From 1995 to 1999 he was Headmaster at Llantwit Major School in the

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, and from 1999 to 2010 at St Cyres School.

ASCL

He was a representative for the Secondary Heads Association, being the Welsh representative of the National Council from 1998 to 2010. He was President from 2007 to 2008. He became General Secretary of the ASCL on 1 September 2010. He succeeded John Dunford, who had been there since 1998, and who is now involved with the

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. On 28 January 2016 he left his position,ASCL
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Malmesbury School Malmesbury School in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, was founded in 1971 with the merger of Malmesbury Grammar School at Filands with Bremhilam Secondary Modern at Corn Gastons. History Until 2002, the school operated on two sites, with the lo ...

(former Malmesbury Grammar School). In January 2006 the Secondary Heads Association became the ASCL; the Secondary Heads Association had been formed in 1977

Personal life

He married Eva in 1981. They have four daughters. He currently lives off the B582 in the south-east of Leicester near the

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. Until recently he lived in

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, in the north of

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References

External links

Careers & Enterprise Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lightman, Brian Living people 1955 births Alumni of the University of Southampton Schoolteachers from London General secretaries of British trade unions Language teachers People educated at Westminster City School Trade unionists from Cardiff Schoolteachers from Sussex Welsh schoolteachers Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts