Ben Figgis

Headmaster, Ardingly College UK

Ben began his career with advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather before moving into television news with Sky News in London and Pro7 in Munich. His mid-life career move into teaching started at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire before moving to Oakham School as the Deputy Head. He has been the Head at Ardingly since 2014, during which time the College has grown to 1,000 students on roll and has achieved success in academic results and school sports competitions.

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