Sir George Sweeney (born 26 January 1946) is a retired British educator.
Educated at
Prescot Boys' Grammar School
The Prescot School is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational secondary school located in Prescot, Merseyside, England. It was previously called Prescot Grammar School. It was announced in late 2015 by the headteacher, Judy Walker, that the histori ...
and
Hull University (graduating firstly with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 and then a
Master of Arts degree in 1973), Sweeney began teaching in 1967; in 1983, he became Vice Principal at
Grimsby College of Technology. In 1990, he became Principal of
Knowsley Community College, and retired in 2007. He was
knighted
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in the
2000 Birthday Honours
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and was awarded an honorary
Doctor of Education degree by the
University of Chester in 2008.
"Sweeney, Sir George"
''Who's Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2017). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
References
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1946 births
Living people
Knights Bachelor
Schoolteachers from Merseyside
People educated at Prescot Grammar School