Career
He was head of politics and sixth form at Whitgift School from 1983–89, head of history and general studies at Tonbridge School 1989–93, deputy headmaster of St. Dunstan's College 1993–97 and headmaster of Brighton College 1997–2005. He is currently the 13th Master of Wellington College, where he has introduced co-education in all years and pledged to return the school to the top academic division. Seldon founded, with Peter Hennessy, the Institute of Contemporary British History.
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