Tony Neal was elected onto the General Teaching Council by teachers in Spring 2000 and nominated onto the Council in 2004 by the Secondary Heads Association.

Tony began his career as a maths teacher in Hertfordshire: he has a total of 38 years teaching experience including 25 years in Head and Deputy Head roles. Tony has brought to the GTC his understanding of teaching and school leadership as well as his extensive experience over 15 years as county, and then national officer for the SHA. Tony was national President of SHA in 2001/2.

He has published two books under the SHA imprimatur - Managing Targets and Managing Value-Added - as well as numerous articles on educational matters. Tony is proud to have been involved in the earliest years of the GTC. He looks forward to raising the profile of the Council in influencing national educational policy. Tony is Chair of the GTC’s Policy and Research Committee.