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

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). The ASCL has around 18,000 teachers.

Early life

He attended Westminster City Grammar School from 1966-73. At the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

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

Career

He taught German and French from 1979-84 at

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. From 1989-91 he was Curriculum Development Manager and from 1991-95 Deputy Head at St Martin's School, Brentwood. From 1995-99 he was Headmaster at Llantwit Major School in the

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, and from 1999-2010 at St Cyres School.

ASCL

He was a representative for the Secondary Heads Association, being the Welsh representative of the National Council from 1998-2010. He was President from 2007-08. 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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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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lightman, Brian Living people 1955 births Alumni of the University of Southampton Schoolteachers from London General secretaries of British trade unions Language teachers Trade unionists from Cardiff Schoolteachers from Sussex Welsh schoolteachers