Robert Hill

Robert Hill’s early working life involved a wide experience of public services, politics and public policy. Following a period working for the Audit Commission in the 1990s, Robert served as Tony Blair’s adviser on health and local government during Labour’s first term. In 2001 he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s political secretary. When Charles Clarke became Education Secretary in late 2002 Robert joined him as his special adviser and worked on a wide range of policy issues relating to children, schools, skills and higher education. Robert accompanied Charles Clarke when he became Home Secretary and continued working for him until May 2005. Robert now works as an independent consultant with a range of organisations helping them to think about and implement public policy. In particular he acts as a consultant for ASCL and in 2006 authored for them a report on sustainable school leadership entitled Leadership that Lasts. He is now working with ASCL on a further publication on effective partnership working between schools and colleges. Robert also teaches and writes for the Times Educational Supplement and other journals.