Ed Elliott

Ed Elliott was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Worcester. He gained a College scholarship, a University Prize and a First Class degree reading Geography at St Anne’s College, Oxford. On graduation, he joined banknote printers De La Rue plc as a management trainee and held posts in marketing, purchasing, and production in the UK, Malta and the Republic of Ireland. In 1992, Ed left the industry and began his teaching career at Whitgift School in Croydon becoming Assistant Head of Sixth Form in 1995.

In 1997, Ed joined The Perse as Head of Sixth Form, and in 2001 became Director of Studies with responsibility for the curriculum.

In 2004, Ed became Deputy Head (Staff), and took over as Head in September 2008. During his time as Head, Ed has led the move to full co-education with a doubling of pupil numbers and the construction of new facilities including two classroom blocks, an extended science faculty, the Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre, and The Perse Sports Centre, featuring a 25 metre, six-lane swimming pool and climbing wall.

Ed was the first person in his family to go to university and is passionate about the transformative effects of a 3D education that develops students’ academic abilities and extra-curricular interests whilst providing high-quality pastoral care.

Ed has been an Independent Schools Inspector and Vice-Chair of HMC’s Education Committee. He is also a founder member of SAGE – the Strategic Alliance of Global Educators, which is an association of some of the world’s best schools.

Ed’s publications include University Applications, Making a Success of Them and Leading Schools in the Twenty First Century. He sits on the Standards and Regulatory Compliance Committees of Cambridge Assessment, and is a member of the Advisory Board for The Perse School (Singapore).