hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐdvˈaɪzɚɹ ˌɔn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ pˈoʊst hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ænd wʌz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐn ˌoʊbˌiːˈiː fɔːɹ hɪz wˈɜːk.
He was also appointed as a government advisor on education, from which post he retired in 1999, and was subsequently awarded an OBE for his work.