Tom Bentley
Tom Bentley is an author and policy analyst based in Australia. Bentley was born and educated in the United Kingdom where he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.
Bentley was formerly Executive Director for Policy and Cabinet for the Premier of Victoria, Australia,[1] and is currently Deputy Chief of Staff to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard[2] and part-time director of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.[3] Between 1998 and 2006 he was director of DEMOS[4] - described by The Economist as ‘Britain's most influential think tank'. Prior to his role at Demos he was a special adviser to David Blunkett MP, then Secretary of State for Education and Employment,[5] where he worked on issues including school curriculum reform, social inclusion, creativity, citizenship, adult skills and area-based regeneration. He has been a Trustee and Chair of the Learning Programme for the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)[6] and a Trustee of the Community Action Network in London.
Bentley has been a regular contributor to The Guardian, The Observer,[7] the Financial Times and the New Statesman as well as regularly being interviewed for print and broadcast media.
Publications
- Learning beyond the classroom: education for a changing world, (Routledge, 1998)
- The Creative Age: knowledge and skills for a new economy (Demos, 1999),
- The Adaptive State: strategies for personalising the public realm (Demos 2003),
- Letting go: complexity, individualism and the left (Renewal, 2002),
- Everyday Democracy: why we get the politicians we deserve (Demos, 2005)
References
- ^ "Former Blair 'policy wonk' to advise Bracks". The Age (Melbourne). 2006-07-13. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/former-blair-policy-wonk-to-advise-bracks/2006/07/12/1152637740569.html. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Business Spectator. 2010-11-11. http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/FE92B86A9DE270D7CA2577C9000CE893?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ Bentley, Tom (2006-11-23). "Innovation drives growth". The Courier-Mail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20803189-27197,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Adcock, Robert; Bevir, Mark; Stimson, Shannon C. (2007). Modern Political Science. Princeton University Press. pp. 292. ISBN 9780691128740. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Jdi5zH_PovAC&pg=PA292&dq=demos+%22Tom+Bentley%22+-inauthor:bentley&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&sig=ACfU3U2bxijcAsNthRiSv0Nc8zpmzNhMFQ. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Bentley, Tom (2002-02-10). "Time to stop 'teaching the test'". The Observer (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/feb/10/uk.comment. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS". NESTA. http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/TOMBENTLEY.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Bentley, Tom (2002-08-04). "The view from above". The Observer (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/aug/04/thinktanks.religion. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
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