John Randall, , is a former president of the
National Union of Students, a position he held between 1973 and 1975. He was educated at
Wallington County Grammar School
Wallington County Grammar School (WCGS) is a selective state boys' grammar school with a coeducational Sixth Form located in the London Borough of Sutton. From 1968 to the mid-1990s the school was known as Wallington High School for Boys. One ...
and the
University of York
, mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £8.0 million
, budget = £403.6 million
, chancellor = Heather Melville
, vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery
, students ...
.
From 1987 to 1997 he was director, professional standards and development of the Law Society of England and Wales.
[ From 1997 to 2001 he was chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.][ Since 2001, he has worked as an independent consultant on higher education and professional training.][ He was chair of the Justice Sector Skills Council (Skills for Justice) for six years until 2010. From 2004 to 2015 he chaired the ]Police Negotiating Board The Police Negotiating Board (PNB) was a United Kingdom non-departmental public body established by Act of Parliament in 1980 to negotiate the pay and terms and conditions of employment of the British police. It was funded by the Home Office, and t ...
. He retired in 2018.
Awards
He was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 2015 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebratio ...
.
References
External links
John Randall at gov.uk
Presidents of the National Union of Students (United Kingdom)
Alumni of the University of York
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Living people
People educated at Wallington County Grammar School
Year of birth missing (living people)
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