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Tate began his career as a schoolteacher, later working in teacher training colleges in England and Scotland, and in the world of school examinations boards. In 1989, he joined the [[National Curriculum Council]] for England. In 1994, he was appointed as chief executive of the [[School Curriculum and Assessment Authority]] and in 1997 of the [[Qualifications and Curriculum Authority]].<ref name=IBO/> |
Tate began his career as a schoolteacher, later working in teacher training colleges in England and Scotland, and in the world of school examinations boards. In 1989, he joined the [[National Curriculum Council]] for England. In 1994, he was appointed as chief executive of the [[School Curriculum and Assessment Authority]] and in 1997 of the [[Qualifications and Curriculum Authority]].<ref name=IBO/> |
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In July 1994, in an article in the ”[[Times Educational Supplement]]”, and in a widely reported speech in July 1995, Tate caused a ‘great history debate’ when he stated that the school curriculum in general, and the history curriculum in particular, did not pay enough attention to national identity. He argued for “a history curriculum which more explicitly introduces pupils to the majority national culture and… makes clear some of its greatest achievements”.<ref>Martin Roberts, ”After the Wall: History Teaching in Europe Since 1989” (Hamburg: Körber Foundation, 2004), pp. 27, 40</ref> The speech in 1995 led to an article in ”[[The Daily Telegraph]]” headed “Curriculum chief backs Britishness” and one in ”[[The Guardian]]” headed “Teach children to be British stirs up a storm”.<ref>John Beck, “A Nation in Decline the |
In July 1994, in an article in the ”[[Times Educational Supplement]]”, and in a widely reported speech in July 1995, Tate caused a ‘great history debate’ when he stated that the school curriculum in general, and the history curriculum in particular, did not pay enough attention to national identity. He argued for “a history curriculum which more explicitly introduces pupils to the majority national culture and… makes clear some of its greatest achievements”.<ref>Martin Roberts, ”After the Wall: History Teaching in Europe Since 1989” (Hamburg: Körber Foundation, 2004), pp. 27, 40</ref> The speech in 1995 led to an article in ”[[The Daily Telegraph]]” headed “Curriculum chief backs Britishness” and one in ”[[The Guardian]]” headed “Teach children to be British stirs up a storm”.<ref>John Beck, “A Nation in Decline the of Conservative Cultural Pessimism” in ”Morality and Citizenship in Education” (London: Bloomsbury / Cassell, 1998), pp. 13–15</ref> |
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In August 2000, shortly after leaving his post to return to teaching, Tate pressed his point in ”[[The Sunday Times]]”, in an article entitled “They come not to praise England but to bury it”. He proposed that |
In August 2000, shortly after leaving his post to return to teaching, Tate pressed his point in ”[[The Sunday Times]]”, in an article entitled “They come not to praise England but to bury it”. He proposed that |
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Edward Nicholas Tate CBE (born 18 December 1943) is an English historian and educationist.
He was headmaster of Winchester College and director general of the International School of Geneva. He has also led national curriculum bodies in England.
A son of Joseph Edwin Tate and his wife Eva Elsie Hopkinson, Tate was educated at Huddersfield New College, Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a scholar, the University of Bristol, where he gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and the University of Liverpool, where he graduated PhD in 1985.[1]
Tate began his career as a schoolteacher, later working in teacher training colleges in England and Scotland, and in the world of school examinations boards. In 1989, he joined the National Curriculum Council for England. In 1994, he was appointed as chief executive of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority and in 1997 of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.[2]
In July 1994, in an article in the Times Educational Supplement, and in a widely reported speech in July 1995, Tate caused a ‘great history debate’ when he stated that the school curriculum in general, and the history curriculum in particular, did not pay enough attention to national identity. He argued for “a history curriculum which more explicitly introduces pupils to the majority national culture and… makes clear some of its greatest achievements”.[3] The speech in 1995 led to an article in The Daily Telegraph headed “Curriculum chief backs Britishness” and one in The Guardian headed “Teach children to be British stirs up a storm”.[4]
In August 2000, shortly after leaving his post to return to teaching, Tate pressed his point in The Sunday Times, in an article entitled “They come not to praise England but to bury it”. He proposed that
education “should include the transmission to the next generation of British values”.[5]
From September 2000 to August 2003, Tate was headmaster of Winchester College; then until 2011 he was director general of the International School of Geneva, home of the International Baccalaureate. He then became Chairman of International Education Systems, retiring in 2013.[1]
Tate also writes history books for schools and articles on history and education.[1][2]
In 1973, Tate married Nadya Grove, and they have one son and two daughters.[1]
Selected publications
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- The Conservative Case for Education: against the current (New York & Abingdon: Routledge, 2017, ISBN 978-1-138-05551-3)
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“Tate, Dr (Edward) Nicholas”, Who’s Who online edition by Oxford University Press published online 1 December 2007, accessed 3 January 2026 (subscription required) - ^ a b “Nicholas Tate”, International Baccalaureate Organization, 27 April 2004, Archive.org, accessed 3 January 2026
- ^ Martin Roberts, After the Wall: History Teaching in Europe Since 1989 (Hamburg: Körber Foundation, 2004), pp. 27, 40
- ^ John Beck, “A Nation in Decline: the Limitations of Conservative Cultural Pessimism” in Morality and Citizenship in Education” (London: Bloomsbury / Cassell, 1998), pp. 13–15
- ^ John Marsh, The Liberal Delusion: The Roots of Our Current Moral Crisis (Arena Books, 2012), pp. 92–93
