Jim Knight is chief education and external officer at TES Global Ltd, and a visiting professor at the London Knowledge Lab of the Institute of Education in London.
14 Facts About Jim Knight
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Jim Knight first stood for Parliament at the 1997 general election as the Labour Party candidate for South Dorset, but narrowly lost by just 77 votes.
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Jim Knight was elected on the same day to Mendip District Council, on which he served until 2001; including as Labour group leader.
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At the 2005 general election, Jim Knight increased his majority to 1,812 votes, but with a small decrease in his share of the vote.
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Jim Knight was the campaign co-ordinator for Ed Balls's unsuccessful Labour Party leadership campaign in 2010.
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Jim Knight then moved to become Minister of State for Schools in the Department for Education and Skills.
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On 28 June 2007, when Gordon Brown disbanded the department, Jim Knight moved to the newly created Department for Children, Schools and Families, as the Minister for Schools and Learners.
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In October 2008 following the reshuffle, Jim Knight became a member of the Privy Council.
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Jim Knight was created a life peer on 23 June 2010, taking the title Baron Jim Knight of Weymouth, of Weymouth in the County of Dorset.
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Jim Knight was appointed chief education and external officer at TES Global.
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In 2011, Jim Knight was appointed as chair of digital and social inclusion charity Tinder Foundation.
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Jim Knight stood down as chair in 2016 but remains a patron of the Technology, Pedagogy and Education professional association.
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Jim Knight is the co-owner of XRapid, an app that diagnoses malaria and is a board member of Apps for Good.
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Jim Knight is the deputy chair of the Nominet Trust, and an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.