Benjamin Rory Slade was born on 22 April 1976 and is a British educator.
14 Facts About Ben Slade
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Ben Slade last appeared as a guest presenter on the final series directed by Trevor Stephenson-Long before pursuing a career in arts education and school leadership.
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Ben Slade is credited as the longest-serving presenter in the cult television show's near 21-year run on network BBC 1.
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Ben Slade is adopted and hails from Cardiff where he attended Whitchurch High School.
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Ben Slade is featured in Russell T Davies' biography: T is for Television: The Small Screen Adventures of Russell T Davies.
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Ben Slade is a keen musician with ABRSM grade 8s in both piano and violin.
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In 2012 Ben Slade was appointed by Sir Chris Woodhead to the role of Executive Headteacher with Cognita the largest independent school group in the UK now owned by Jacobs Holding.
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Ben Slade was responsible for 8 all through schools in the UK.
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Ben Slade has made regular contributions to both print and broadcast media on a wide range of educational issues.
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Ben Slade contributed to Channel 5's "50 Greatest Kids TV Shows" and to a number of other media productions, most recently a radio documentary for BBC Radio Wales with Russell T Davies and Tim Vincent.
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In 2015, Ben Slade was appointed chief executive officer of the military ethos education charity SkillForce.
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Ben Slade is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Leadership and Management.
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Ben Slade holds the Institute of Directors Certificate in Company Direction and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute In 2018 he was made an honorary senior research fellow of the University of Birmingham Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.
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On 1 March 2017, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, launched The Prince William Award, Ben Slade's brainchild developed in partnership with colleagues, Headteachers, Transforming Education, and the University of Birmingham.