hiː tˈɔːt kˈɛmɪstɹi æt sənt pˈɔːlz skˈuːl, lˈʌndən ænd, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz hɛdmˈæstɚɹ ʌv bˈɛdfɚd skˈuːl, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl ðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
He taught chemistry at St Paul's School, London and, in 1991, he was appointed as Headmaster of Bedford School, a position which he held until the summer of 2008.