Dame Kathleen (Kate) Dethridge, (''née'' Caldon; born 1962) is a British educator born in

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, to Frederick and Patricia Caldon. After attending Brentwood Ursuline Convent, she studied at

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, graduating with a

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degree in Geography. She subsequently received a

postgraduate certificate in education The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE/PGCertEd) is a one- or two-year higher education course in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and South Africa -where it can take up to three years- which provides training in order to allow graduate ...

from the University."Dethridge, Dame Kathleen, (Dame Kate)"
(online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2017). Retrieved 20 January 2018. Caldon became a teacher in 1985 and married Rod Dethridge the following year. In 1988, she became a deputy head teacher and in 1998 became head teacher of Churchend Primary School in

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. She was an

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Inspector from 2000 and sat on several of its reform groups since 2011. She was a school improvement adviser between 2005 and 2010, a national leader of education after 2008 and an associate director of the

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from 2011. She was also a founding trustee if the College of Teaching. In 2015, Dethridge published 'A Practical Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage and was appointed a

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(DBE). She also became Regional Schools Commissioner for North West London and South Central England.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dethridge, Kate 1962 births Living people People from Barking, London People educated at Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Alumni of Trevelyan College, Durham Schoolteachers from Essex Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire