Matthew Raggett

Matthew Raggett, Headmaster, The Doon School

Matthew Jonathan Raggett is the current headmaster of The Doon School, the all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, India. He succeeded Peter McLaughlin in 2016, becoming the tenth headmaster of the school. [1][2][3] He is the fourth Englishman in Doon's history to head the school, appointed after a gap of 46 years after the last English headmaster, C. J. Miller retired in 1970. (McLaughlin was from Ireland.) He is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, UK. [4]

Education

Raggett went to the University of Newcastle and received a BSc in Maths and Applied Physics, a PGCE from the University of Worcester and then an MBA from Charles Sturt University in Australia.[5][6]

Career

Raggett was the principal of Leipzig International School till 2016. He then joined the Doon School, succeeding Peter McLaughlin as the tenth headmaster of the all-boys school in Dehradun. [7][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Read. "It's a spartan life at 'the Eton of India'". The Spectator. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  2. ↑ "After 8 decades, Doon School looks to South, East for students | dehradun". Hindustan Times. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  3. ↑ "Educationists deliberate on enabling students to meet 'VUCA' challenges | lucknow". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  4. ↑ "The Doon School". HMC. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Raggett is Principal of Doon School". Tribuneindia.com. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  6. ↑ Share on FacebookShare on Twitter (2017-06-17). "Kedar child survivors say education helping them rebuild lives | Dehradun News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  7. 1 2 "Matthew Raggett joins The Doon School as 10th headmaster - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  8. ↑ "Dehradun: Keeping the traditional schools company in the rash of new-age institutions". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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Preceded by
Peter McLaughlin		 Head master of The Doon School
2016–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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