# Les Walton CBE > A Life in Education ## Posts - [Hello World 2](https://northerneducation.com/hello-world-2-2/): LES WALTON CBE A life in education.A belief in people. Teacher. Leader. Author.Six decades working to give every child the opportunity to flourish. Meet Les Explore the books Chair, Association of Education AdvisersVisiting Professor, University of Sunderland 01 / ABOUT From the classroomto the bigger picture. A Northern perspective.A lifelong commitment. Les Walton has spent more than six decades helping people and institutions find a better way forward. Beginning as a history teacher, he went on to lead schools, a local education authority and a further education college before helping shape national education policy. Entrusted by successive governments, he established and […] - [Hello World 3](https://northerneducation.com/hello-world-3-2/): LES WALTON CBE A life in education.A belief in people. Teacher. Leader. Author.Six decades working to give every child the opportunity to flourish. Meet Les Explore the books Chair, Association of Education AdvisersVisiting Professor, University of Sunderland 01 / ABOUT From the classroomto the bigger picture. A Northern perspective.A lifelong commitment. Les Walton has spent more than six decades helping people and institutions find a better way forward. Beginning as a history teacher, he went on to lead schools, a local education authority and a further education college before helping shape national education policy. Entrusted by successive governments, he established and […] - [Hello World 1](https://northerneducation.com/hello-world-1-2/): LES WALTON CBE A life in education.A belief in people. Teacher. Leader. Author.Six decades working to give every child the opportunity to flourish. Meet Les Explore the books Chair, Association of Education AdvisersVisiting Professor, University of Sunderland 01 / ABOUT From the classroomto the bigger picture. A Northern perspective.A lifelong commitment. Les Walton has spent more than six decades helping people and institutions find a better way forward. Beginning as a history teacher, he went on to lead schools, a local education authority and a further education college before helping shape national education policy. Entrusted by successive governments, he established and […] - [Hello World 2](https://northerneducation.com/hello-world-2/): LES WALTON CBE A life in education.A belief in people. Teacher. Leader. Author.Six decades working to give every child the opportunity to flourish. Meet Les Explore the books Chair, Association of Education AdvisersVisiting Professor, University of Sunderland 01 / ABOUT From the classroomto the bigger picture. A Northern perspective.A lifelong commitment. Les Walton has spent more than six decades helping people and institutions find a better way forward. Beginning as a history teacher, he went on to lead schools, a local education authority and a further education college before helping shape national education policy. Entrusted by successive governments, he established and […] - [Hello World 3](https://northerneducation.com/hello-world-3/): LES WALTON CBE A life in education.A belief in people. Teacher. Leader. Author.Six decades working to give every child the opportunity to flourish. Meet Les Explore the books Chair, Association of Education AdvisersVisiting Professor, University of Sunderland 01 / ABOUT From the classroomto the bigger picture. A Northern perspective.A lifelong commitment. Les Walton has spent more than six decades helping people and institutions find a better way forward. Beginning as a history teacher, he went on to lead schools, a local education authority and a further education college before helping shape national education policy. Entrusted by successive governments, he established and […] - [Hello World 1](https://northerneducation.com/hello-world-1/): LES WALTON CBE A life in education.A belief in people. Teacher. Leader. Author.Six decades working to give every child the opportunity to flourish. Meet Les Explore the books Chair, Association of Education AdvisersVisiting Professor, University of Sunderland 01 / ABOUT From the classroomto the bigger picture. A Northern perspective.A lifelong commitment. Les Walton has spent more than six decades helping people and institutions find a better way forward. Beginning as a history teacher, he went on to lead schools, a local education authority and a further education college before helping shape national education policy. Entrusted by successive governments, he established and […] - [Hello world!](https://northerneducation.com/hello-world/): LES WALTON CBE A life in education.A belief in people. Teacher. Leader. Author.Six decades working to give every child the opportunity to flourish. Meet Les Explore the books Chair, Association of Education AdvisersVisiting Professor, University of Sunderland 01 / ABOUT From the classroomto the bigger picture. A Northern perspective.A lifelong commitment. Les Walton has spent more than six decades helping people and institutions find a better way forward. Beginning as a history teacher, he went on to lead schools, a local education authority and a further education college before helping shape national education policy. Entrusted by successive governments, he established and […] ## Pages - [Home](https://northerneducation.com/): Les Walton CBE — teacher, leader and author. Explore a life in education, books, articles and resources for the next conversation. ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/northerneducation.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)