Ronald Groves MA BSc (Oxon); FRIC, (19 August 19088 February 1991) was a noted educationalist and academic and was Master of

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from 1954 to 1966.

Early life

He was born the son of John Ackroyd and Annie Groves in Bradford. He was educated at

Bradford Grammar School Bradford Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational independent day school located in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Entrance is by examination, except for the sixth form, where admission is based on GCSE results. The school ...

and went on to Christ Church, Oxford from where he received a

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degree in

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(Chemistry) in 1931. In 1939 he married Hilary Annot (the younger daughter of a former Master of

, George Smith) with whom he had two sons.''Who’s Who 1975'', page 1302, (A&C Black: London)

Career

Having completed his education he went on to become Assistant Master from 1931 to 1932 at

Bradfield College Bradfield College, formally St Andrew's College, Bradfield, is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils aged 11–18, located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. It is note ...

, and then from 1932 to 1935 at

Worksop College Worksop College (formerly St Cuthbert's College) is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 13 to 18, in Worksop. It sits at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. Founded ...

. In 1935 he took up the role of Senior Science Master at

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and became Bursar of that school in 1937. In 1943 he began his first Headmastership at Campbell College, Belfast and remained at that school until 1954. He left Campbell College in 1954 to become Master of

where he remained until 1966. During his time at Dulwich College he also became Chairman of the Food Standards Committee from 1959 to 1962. Following his retirement from Dulwich College in 1966 he became an adviser to the Joint Working Party of Governing Bodies' Association and Headmasters' Conference until 1973. From 1969 he was secretary of the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust. He was also a Trustee of

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and a Member of the Council of the King's College Hospital Medical School. He was a member of the Athenaeum Club as well as the MCC.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Groves, Ronald 1908 births 1991 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Bradford Grammar School English educational theorists Masters of Dulwich College