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Russell Keith Hobby (born 22 January 1972) is the General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)
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Early life
He was born in Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. His father, a plasma physicist for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, was knocked off his moped and killed when he was eight. His mother was a qualified primary school teacher. He attended a comprehensive school, the John Mason School. He went to Corpus Christi College, Oxford to read PPE, leaving in 1993.
Career
He became General Secretary of the NAHT in September 2010. He was re-elected General Secretary in January 2015. He has never worked as a teacher, nor is he trained as one.
The NAHT is headquartered in Haywards Heath.
Personal life
He lives in Hove. He has two children. A girl called Erin and a boy called James.