Timothy Hands

Dr Timothy Roderick Hands (born 30 March 1956, in London) is an English teacher, writer and educator, who is headmaster of Magdalen College School, Oxford.[1]

Education

Hands comes from a family of teachers.[2] He was educated in the state sector, later he studied the violin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, before reading English at King's College London, where he also gained a qualification in Theology. He then became a graduate student at Oxford,[3] where he was senior scholar at St Catherine’s and then Oriel College.[4]

Career

Hands was a Lecturer in English at Oriel College before becoming a housemaster at The King’s School Canterbury, and Second Master at Whitgift School.[4] In 1997 he became Headmaster of The Portsmouth Grammar School[5] before moving in January 2008 to Magdalen College School as its 61st Master.[6] Hands has appeared as a spokesman for the independent sector[7] on educational matters,[8] especially partnership between the sectors, and university admissions.[9] He was elected to the Committee of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference in 2003,[10] becoming chairman of its University Committee one year later, and serving in that capacity for seven years.[11] In 2012 he was elected as Chairman of the Conference for 2013-14.[12] In July 2015 it was announced that Dr Hands would be taking up the position of Headmaster of Winchester College in September 2016.[13]

Academic Publications

Hands has written books on English literature, especially on the author Thomas Hardy.[14] These include A Hardy Chronology,[15] Thomas Hardy: Distracted Preacher?,[16] and the Hardy volume in Macmillan’s Writers in their Time series.[6] He contributes to other books about Hardy including the Oxford Reader’s Guide and the Ashgate Companion.[1][17]

Personal life

Hands is married to Jane, a London solicitor, and they have two children.

References

  1. 1 2 'HANDS, Timothy Roderick’, Who’s Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013, online edn Oxford University Press” : UK Who's Who
  2. ↑ "You don't raise standards skewing them". New Statesmen. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Politicians are in his sights". Oxford Times. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 "HMC executive". HMC. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Magdalen College School". Conde Nast. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Timothy Roderick Hands". Debretts. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Davidson, Lynn (27 September 2011). "Plan to give poor pupils extra credit to discriminate against private school classes". Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Gove is stuck on a scottish moor firing off rockets". Questia. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Henry, Julie (17 February 2013). "Leading Headmasters defend values of Independent Schools". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "THE HEADMASTERS’ AND HEADMISTRESSES’ CONFERENCE" (PDF). HMC. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "HMC Chair Elect Tim Hands says academic potential should be the only requirement". ITN. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nick Clegg using 'old-style Communist' tactics, says private school head". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.wincollsoc.org
  14. ↑ "Magdalen College School". Gabbitas Education. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Select Publications". Magdalen College School. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "A Short Bibliographical Survey of Thomas Hardy Studies". Warsaw University. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "The Ashgate Research Companion to Thomas Hardy" ed. Rosmarie Morgan (London: Ashgate,2010)
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